get_turf()

ID:2115918
 
Jul 14 2016, 4:47 am
Applies to:DM Language
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
atom/movable proc, returns the turf the mob is on, after you go down the loc tree of atoms in atoms in atoms.

same for get_area() as well
Jul 14 2016, 5:06 am
I don't think this is needed that much. It can already be done very quickly by doing get_step(atom, 0).
Jul 14 2016, 5:46 am
http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=2110095

It *can* be done with get_step(Ref, 0), but it's not as fast as it could be.
Jul 14 2016, 5:53 am
What would be the difference between this and directly getting mob.loc?
Jul 14 2016, 5:55 am
mob.loc would be another atom/movable if the mob is in an atom/movable

get_turf(mob) would be the turf the atom is eventually on, eg if mob is in A, A is in B, and B is on turf T, get_turf(mob) == T
Jul 14 2016, 6:10 am
In response to GinjaNinja32
I thought this might be the case (even more-so after re-reading the OP).

I'm kinda skeptical on this, I think, since an object contained inside another technically has no turf loc. Wouldn't hurt I guess, but I'm impartial as to whether a majority would ever need something like this.
Jul 14 2016, 9:42 pm
I would like get_area() specifically since I tend to use it semi-frequently.
get_turf() I don't have any particular use for but it seems like it's something that could be quite useful.
May 3 2021, 2:51 pm
bump
Dec 9 2023, 9:53 am
This would be nice to have given how often it's performed.