getWorldFromScreenPosition

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This function allows you to retrieve the world position corresponding to a 2D position on the screen, at a certain depth.

Syntax

 getWorldFromScreenPosition ( )

Code Examples

client

This example binds the local player's "i" key to a function that creates an explosion in the middle of the screen.

function explosion ()
  local w, h = guiGetScreenSize ()
  local x, y, z = getWorldFromScreenPosition ( w/2, h/2, 10 )
  createExplosion ( x, y, z, 11 )
end
bindKey ( "i", "down", explosion )

getWorldFromScreenPosition

Syntax

Code Examples

See Also

World Functions

Reference