How to pick the nearest unut?

[stan0033]

How to pick the nearest unit in 500 aoe? triggers/vjass ideas?

 

[Bannar]

GetClosestWidget awaits your orders. Look at demo code how easy it is to find closest unit/item/destructable via this snippet.

 

[GreeN!X]

Pick every unit in XX aoe, then compare each and every unit's distance from your main unit. The one with the least distance from your unit is the closest.

I think that's the only way.

EDIT: I guess that one is better.

 

[muzzel]

- Pick all units in 500 aoe
- Loop through them and calculate distance for each of them
- Take the one with smallest distance

Like (pseudocode):

real minDist = 10000000
real minUnit = null
for all units in 500 aoe do:
    if distance(picked unit) < minDist then
        minDist = distance(picked unit)
        minUnit = picked unit
    endif
endloop
-> minUnit is nearest unit. if there is no unit in 500 aoe minUnit is null