help [HELP] getNearestElement gets the incorrect element

[-Note]

I have this code (client-side) which gets the nearest element but the problem was something I don't want. I mean the element it gets is not the nearest but the second nearest element.

Example:

Me (localPlayer)

Player 1 (v)

Player 2 (v)

the camera target will be element Player 2 not element player 1 which what I want.

 

 

function exampleCode()
	for ik, v in ipairs (getElementsByType("player")) do
		if v ~= localPlayer then
			x, y, z = getElementPosition(localPlayer)
			xv, yv, zv = getElementPosition(v)
			distance = getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(x, y, z, xv, yv, zv)
			if distance < 10 then
				setCameraTarget(xv, yv, zv)
			end
		end
	end
end

 

[srslyyyy]

1 hour ago, -Note said:

I have this code (client-side) which gets the nearest element but the problem was something I don't want. I mean the element it gets is not the nearest but the second nearest element.

Example:

Me (localPlayer)

Player 1 (v)

Player 2 (v)

the camera target will be element Player 2 not element player 1 which what I want.

 

 

function exampleCode()
	for ik, v in ipairs (getElementsByType("player")) do
		if v ~= localPlayer then
			x, y, z = getElementPosition(localPlayer)
			xv, yv, zv = getElementPosition(v)
			distance = getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(x, y, z, xv, yv, zv)
			if distance < 10 then
				setCameraTarget(xv, yv, zv)
			end
		end
	end
end

 

Faster, and working way.

function getNearestPlayer()
	local pX, pY, pZ = getElementPosition(localPlayer)
	local playersTable = getElementsWithinRange(pX, pY, pZ, 10, "player")
	local nearestPlayer = false
	local currentPlayer = false

	for i = 1, #playersTable do
		currentPlayer = playersTable[i]

		if currentPlayer ~= localPlayer then
			nearestPlayer = currentPlayer
			break
		end
	end
	
	return nearestPlayer
end