game.getDistanceTo

Section: Game / Entities

What it does

game.getDistanceTo reads DistanceTo on a game object. It takes otherId.

Signature

game.getDistanceTo(otherId)

Arguments

  • otherId

Example · generated

function update(dt) {  const distanceTo = game.getDistanceTo('main');}

game.getDistanceTo is called with values of the shape its signature asks for. The code sits in update(dt), which the engine calls every frame: dt is the time since the last one, in seconds.

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