AimTarget

Actor AimTarget ()

Usage

Fires a hitscan at the direction the caller is facing to find another actor. This function is also used by A_Mushroom and A_JumpIfCloser.

Return value

Returns a pointer to the actor that was found by the hitscan, if no actor was found, then no pointer will be returned.

Examples

This Pistol-derived class has a special alt fire, that prints out the class name of the of the actor in front of the player to the console, if any.

Class ScannerPistol : Pistol
{
	Actor FoundActor; //Pointer to the actor that was found.
	States
	{
		AltFire:
			PISG A 16
			{
				Invoker.FoundActor = AimTarget(); //Set the actor found by AimTarget() as the FoundActor.
				
				If (Invoker.FoundActor)
				{
					A_StartSound ("Misc/Chat",CHAN_WEAPON,CHANF_OVERLAP);
					Console.Printf ("There is a %s in front of you.",Invoker.FoundActor.GetClassName());
					Invoker.FoundActor = Null; //Remove pointer for the next AltFire.
				}
				Else
				{
					A_StartSound ("Misc/Chat",CHAN_WEAPON,CHANF_OVERLAP);
					Console.Printf ("No actor was found !");
				}
			}
			Goto Ready;
	}
}