DCS func getHeight

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Envrioment: Mission Scripting
Function: getHeight Added with: 1.2.0
Member Of: land
Syntax: number land.getHeight(table vec2 )
Description: Returns the distance from sea level (y-axis) of a given vec2 point.


Return Value: number
Return Example: 25
Examples: The following example will convert a vec3 point lacking y-axis data to a vec3 point at ground level.
 newPoint= {x = point.x, y = land.getHeight({x = point.x, y = point.z}), z= point.z}
Related Functions: land functions: getHeight, getSurfaceHeightWithSeabed, getSurfaceType, isVisible, getIP, profile, getClosestPointOnRoads, findPathOnRoads
Notes: