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llGetRootPosition

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function
Function syntax
vector llGetRootPosition();
Returns
vector
Energy
10

Returns a vector representing the position (in region coordinates) of the root prim of the linkset containing the script.

Returns a vector that is the region position of the root object of the object script is attached to

How to use
vector result = llGetRootPosition();

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
Example 1
default{
  touch_start( integer vIntTouched ){
    string vStrMessage = "The prim with this script is ";
    if (llGetPos() != llGetRootPosition()){
      vStrMessage += "NOT ";
    }
    llSay( PUBLIC_CHANNEL, vStrMessage + "centered on the root prim." );
  }
}

Helper functions

Section titled “Helper functions”
//-- there is no llSetLocalPos, this adds the functionality
//-- to match llGetLocalPos() in a child prim
fSetLocalPos( vector vPosOffset ){
  llSetPos( llGetRootPosition() + vPosOffset );
}
//-- this will move a root prim by the offset, or set the
//-- position of a child prim relative to the root.

See also

Section titled “See also”

Functions

Section titled “Functions”
  • llGetLocalPos — Gets the child prims position relative to the root
  • llGetPos — Gets the prims global position
  • llSetPos — Sets the prims global position
Original wiki source

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From the Second Life Wiki

Community documentation adapted from LlGetRootPosition, by Linden Research, Inc. and contributing residents.View contributors and history.

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