MapToScreenX

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Returns the screen X coordinate of a position on the map.

1 Usage
2 Examples
3 Notes
4 See also

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Usage

number MapToScreenX(layer, x);

layer Number, non-negative. The layer of the map that the X coordinate to convert is on.
x Number. The map X coordinate to change into a screen X coordinate.
number is returned, which is the final screen X coordinate.

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Examples

One use of map-to-screen functions is to manually find the coordinates of persons on the map.

/** In a script file. */
const name = "bob";

var font = GetSystemFont();

/** In a render script. */
var layer = GetPersonLayer(name);
var x = MapToScreenX(layer, GetPersonX(name));
var y = MapToScreenY(layer, GetPersonY(name));

// Adjust text position
x -= font.getStringWidth(name);
y += font.getHeight();

font.drawText(x, y, name);

The above example will draw the name of the person named "bob" on the map while the map engine is running.

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