entity_area()
Syntax
entity_area(type, center, distance)
Returns entities of a specified type in an area centered on center
and at most
distance
blocks away from the center point/area. Uses the same type
selectors as entities_list
.
center
and distance
can either be a triple of coordinates or three
consecutive arguments for entity_area
. center
can also be represented as a
block, in this case the search box will be centered on the middle of the block,
or an entity - in this case entire bounding box of the entity serves as a
‘center’ of search which is then expanded in all directions with the
'distance'
vector.
In any case - returns all entities which bounding box collides with the bounding
box defined by 'center'
and 'distance'
.
entity_area is simpler than entity_selector
and runs about 20% faster, but is
limited to predefined selectors and cuboid search area.