Instructions/Get Entity At

Get Entity At
Lua ID	get_entity_at
Category	Math
Icon	Power.png
Argument One: Type	Input
Argument One: Name	Coordinate
Argument One: Description	Coordinate to get Entity from
Argument One: Data Type	coord_num
Argument Two: Type	Output
Argument Two: Name	Result

Description

Gets an entity that is at the specified coordinate.

Uses

Used for capturing which entity exists on a coordinate.

Effectively the inverse of Get Location, which gets a coordinate based on an entity.

Could use to check if there is an entity at a coordinate you were going to build a building on, ie, to check if a building is already there.

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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
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