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Distance

     Returns distance to a unit


Lua ID	get_distance
Category	Global
Icon	Closest Enemy.png
Argument One: Type	Input
Argument One: Name	Target
Argument One: Description	Target unit
Argument One: Data Type	entity
Argument Two: Type	Output
Argument Two: Name	Distance
Argument Two: Description	Unit and its distance in the numerical part of the value
Argument Three: Type	Input
Argument Three: Name	Unit
Argument Three: Description	The unit to measure from (if not self)
Argument Three: Data Type	entity

Using the signal register as an input set to an entity in the world and storing the distance value as a variable.

The "Distance" component takes a location based input (unit world location) and stores the distance from the that input to the unit your script is being run on in the result. This can be used identify how far one unit is away from another.

Instructions
Unit	Check Altitude:Check Battery:Check Blightness:Check Grid Efficiency:Check Health:Clear All Links:Clear Link:Connect:Count Items:Count Slots:Disable Transport Route:Disconnect:Drop Off Items:Enable Transport Route:Equip Component:First Item:Fix Item Slots:Get Active Order:Get Closest Entity:Get Closest Unit:Get First Locked Id:Get Inventory Item:Get Item Info:Get Unit Info:Get Unit Power Info:Get Unit Type:Inventory Total:Is Docked:Is Equipped:Is Fixed:Is Inside Logistics Network:Is Moving:Is Same Grid:Is Unit A:Lock Itemslot:Loop Nearby Resources:Match:Order to Shared Storage:Order Transfer To:Package All:Pick Up Items:Read Radio:Read Signal:Request Item:Request Wait:Set Link:Solve Explorable:Sort Storage:Switch:Turn Off:Turn On:Unequip Component:Unfix Item Slots:Unlock Itemslot:Unpackage All
Move	Move Unit (Range):Attack Move:Is Passable:Move Away (Range):Move East:Move North:Move South:Move Unit:Move Unit (Async)*:Move West:Scout:Scout Range:Stop Unit
Component	Deploys held unit:Mine:Radar:Set Signpost
Flow	Loop Signal:Break:call:Call:Clear Research:Compare Entity:Compare Item:Compare Register:Compare Unit:Data type switch:Exit:Get Max Stack:Get Research:Get Research Requirement:Have Item:Is a:Is Empty:Is Unlocked:Jump:Label:Lock:Loop Components:Loop Entities (Range):Loop Inventory Slots:Loop Number:Loop Producers:Loop Recipe Ingredients:Loop Research:Loop Research Ingredients:Loop Research Unlocks:Loop Signal (Match):Loop Units (Range):Restart:Select Nearest:Set Research:Unit Type:Unlock:Wait Ticks
Math	Add:Check space for item:Combine Coordinate:Combine Register:Compare Number:Copy:Divide:Get Battery:Get Entity At:Get Equipped Num:Get from Component:Get Grid Efficiency:Get Health:Get Resource Num:Get Self:Get Shield:Get space for item:Get Unit At:Is Working:Modulo:Multiply:Random Coordinate:Random Number:Separate Coordinate:Separate Register:Set Number:Set to Component:Subtract
Global	Abort Construction:Can Produce:DebugPrint:Distance:Faction Item Amount:Get Home:Get Ingredients:Get Location:Get Season:Get Stability:Get Trust:Get Type:Is Day/Night:Land:Launch:Lookat:Notify:Percent:Pings a Unit:Place Construction:Produce Registered Unit:Produce Unit:Read Key:Remap:Resource Type

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 Using the signal register as an input set to an entity in the world and storing the distance value as a variable.
-The "Distance" component takes a location based input (unit world location) and stores the distance from the that input to the unit your script is being run on in the result. This can be used identify how far one unit is away from another.<blockquote>
+The "Distance" component takes a location based input (unit world location) and stores the distance from the that input to the unit your script is being run on in the result. This can be used identify how far one unit is away from another.
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