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Interpolates a 3D Vector between a source value and a target value using either linear interpolation or any other easing function. It can also be used to interpolate 2D vectors or scalars by only setting some of the x, y, z values and putting 0 to the others.

Syntax

 interpolateBetween ( )

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

server

This clientside example uses interpolateBetween to create position and color interpolation(with effect) on a marker. The command to test it is "/marker". The position is interpolated with "OutBounce" as strEasingType to make the marker bounce off the ground and "Linear" interpolation for the color.

local g_Marker = nil
addCommandHandler("marker",
function ()
  if g_Marker then return end

  local x, y, z = getElementPosition(getLocalPlayer())
  z = z - 1

  g_Marker = {}
  g_Marker.startPos = {x, y, z + 5}
  g_Marker.startTime = getTickCount()
  g_Marker.startColor = {255, 0, 0, 0}
  g_Marker.endPos = {x, y, z}
  g_Marker.endTime = g_Marker.startTime + 2000
  g_Marker.endColor = {0, 0, 255, 255}

  local x, y, z = unpack(g_Marker.startPos)
  local r, g, b, a = unpack(g_Marker.startColor)
  g_Marker.marker = createMarker(x, y, z, "cylinder", 1, 255, r, g, b, a)

  addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popMarkerUp)
end)

function popMarkerUp()
  local now = getTickCount()
  local elapsedTime = now - g_Marker.startTime
  local duration = g_Marker.endTime - g_Marker.startTime
  local progress = elapsedTime / duration

  local x1, y1, z1 = unpack(g_Marker.startPos)
  local x2, y2, z2 = unpack(g_Marker.endPos)
  local x, y, z = interpolateBetween (
    x1, y1, z1,
    x2, y2, z2,
    progress, "OutBounce")

  setElementPosition(g_Marker.marker, x, y, z)

  local r1, g1, b1, a1 = unpack(g_Marker.startColor)
  local r2, g2, b2, a2 = unpack(g_Marker.endColor)
  local r, g, b = interpolateBetween (
    r1, g1, b1,
    r2, g2, b2,
    progress, "Linear")
  local a = interpolateBetween (
    a1, 0, 0,
    a2, 0, 0,
    progress, "Linear")

  setMarkerColor(g_Marker.marker , r, g, b, a)

  if now >= g_Marker.endTime then
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popMarkerUp)
    setTimer(
      function ()
        destroyElement(g_Marker.marker)
        g_Marker = nil
      end, 3000, 1)
  end
end

server

This clientside example uses interpolateBetween to create size and position interpolation (with effect) on a gui-window. The command to test it is "/window". When the window pops up it uses "OutElastic" as the strEasingType to create the bouncing/elastic effect. When it fades away, it uses "InQuad" to have an accelerating fading.

local g_Window = nil
addCommandHandler("window",
function ()
  if g_Window then return end

  g_Window = {}

  local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize()
  g_Window.windowWidth, g_Window.windowHeight = 400, 315
  local left = screenWidth/2 - g_Window.windowWidth/2
  local top = screenHeight/2 - g_Window.windowHeight/2

  g_Window.window = guiCreateWindow(left, top, g_Window.windowWidth, g_Window.windowHeight, "Interpolation on GUI", false)

  g_Window.closeBtn = guiCreateButton(320, 285, 75, 23, "Close", false, g_Window.window)

  guiWindowSetSizable(g_Window.window, false)
  guiWindowSetMovable(g_Window.window, false)
  guiSetEnabled(g_Window.window, false)
  guiSetVisible(g_Window.window, false)

  g_Window.startTime = getTickCount()
  g_Window.startSize = {0, 0}
  g_Window.endSize = {g_Window.windowWidth, g_Window.windowHeight}
  g_Window.endTime = g_Window.startTime + 1000
  addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popWindowUp)
end)

function on_closeBtn_clicked(button, state, absoluteX, absoluteY)
  if (button ~= "left") or (state ~= "up") then
    return
  end

  if not g_Window then return end

  showCursor(false)
  guiSetEnabled(g_Window.window, false)
  guiWindowSetMovable(g_Window.window, false)

  local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize()
  local posX, posY = guiGetPosition(g_Window.window, false)

  g_Window.startTime = getTickCount()
  g_Window.startSize = {g_Window.windowWidth, g_Window.windowHeight}
  g_Window.startCenter =
  {
    posX + g_Window.windowWidth/2,
    posY + g_Window.windowHeight/2,
  }

  g_Window.endSize = {0, 0}
  g_Window.endTime = g_Window.startTime + 1000
  g_Window.endCenter =
  {
    screenWidth,
    screenHeight
  }

  addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popWindowDown)
end

function popWindowUp()
  local now = getTickCount()
  local elapsedTime = now - g_Window.startTime
  local duration = g_Window.endTime - g_Window.startTime
  local progress = elapsedTime / duration

  local width, height, _ = interpolateBetween (
    g_Window.startSize[1], g_Window.startSize[2], 0,
    g_Window.endSize[1], g_Window.endSize[2], 0,
    progress, "OutElastic")

  guiSetSize(g_Window.window, width, height, false)

  local screenWidth, screenHeight = guiGetScreenSize()
  guiSetPosition(g_Window.window, screenWidth/2 - width/2, screenHeight/2 - height/2, false)

  if not guiGetVisible(g_Window.window) then
    guiSetVisible(g_Window.window, true)
    guiBringToFront(g_Window.window)
  end

  if now >= g_Window.endTime then
    guiSetEnabled(g_Window.window, true)

    guiBringToFront(g_Window.window)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popWindowUp)
    addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", g_Window.closeBtn, on_closeBtn_clicked, false)
    showCursor(true)
    guiWindowSetMovable(g_Window.window, true)
  end
end

function popWindowDown()
  local now = getTickCount()
  local elapsedTime = now - g_Window.startTime
  local duration = g_Window.endTime - g_Window.startTime
  local progress = elapsedTime / duration

  local width, height, _ = interpolateBetween (
    g_Window.startSize[1], g_Window.startSize[2], 0,
    g_Window.endSize[1], g_Window.endSize[2], 0,
    progress, "InQuad")

  guiSetSize(g_Window.window, width, height, false)

  local centerX, centerY, _ = interpolateBetween (
    g_Window.startCenter[1], g_Window.startCenter[2], 0,
    g_Window.endCenter[1], g_Window.endCenter[2], 0,
    progress, "InQuad")

  guiSetPosition(g_Window.window, centerX - width/2, centerY - height/2, false)

  if now >= g_Window.endTime then
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), popWindowDown)
    destroyElement(g_Window.window)
    g_Window = nil
  end
end

server

This clientside example uses interpolateBetween to create and position interpolation (with effect) on a camera. The command to test it is "/ccam". When the camera pops up it uses "OutQuad" as the strEasingType to create the slow down effect.

local enabled = false

addCommandHandler("ccam", function()
    enabled = not enabled
    if enabled then
        start = getTickCount()
        dx, dy, dz, lx, ly, lz = getCameraMatrix()
        addEventHandler("onClientPreRender", root, interpolateCam)
    else
        start = nil
        setCameraTarget(localPlayer)
        removeEventHandler("onClientPreRender", root, interpolateCam)
    end
end)

function interpolateCam()
    local now = getTickCount()
    local endTime = start + 2000
    local elapsedTime = now - start
    local duration = endTime - start
    local progress = elapsedTime / duration
    local px, py, pz = getElementPosition(localPlayer)
    local x, y, z = interpolateBetween ( dx, dy, dz, dx+4, dy+4, dz, progress, "OutQuad")
    setCameraMatrix(x, y, z, px, py, pz+0.6, 0, 0)
end

See Also

Utility Functions

• addDebugHook
• bitAnd
• bitArShift
• bitExtract
• bitLRotate
• bitLShift
• bitNot
• bitOr
• bitReplace
• bitRRotate
• bitRShift
• bitTest
• bitXor
• createTrayNotification
• debugSleep
• decodeString
• deref
• downloadFile
• encodeString
• fromJSON
• generateKeyPair
• getColorFromString
• getDevelopmentMode
• getDistanceBetweenPoints2D
• getDistanceBetweenPoints3D
• getEasingValue
• getFPSLimit
• getKeyboardLayout
• getLocalization
• getNetworkStats
• getNetworkUsageData
• getPerformanceStats
• getProcessMemoryStats
• getRealTime
• getServerIp
• getTickCount
• getTimerDetails
• getTimers
• gettok
• getUserdataType
• getVersion
• hash
• inspect
• interpolateBetween
• iprint
• isOOPEnabled
• isShowCollisionsEnabled
• isShowSoundEnabled
• isTimer
• isTimerPaused
• isTransferBoxAlwaysVisible
• isTransferBoxVisible
• isTrayNotificationEnabled
• killTimer
• md5
• passwordHash
• passwordVerify
• pregFind
• pregMatch
• pregReplace
• ref
• removeDebugHook
• resetTimer
• setClipboard
• setDevelopmentMode
• setFPSLimit
• setTimer
• setTimerPaused
• setTransferBoxVisible
• setWindowFlashing
• sha256
• showCol
• showSound
• split
• teaDecode
• teaEncode
• tocolor
• toJSON
• utfChar
• utfCode
• utfLen
• utfSeek
• utfSub

Reference

• Scripting Functions