pointed thing

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Table {type = …, under = …, above = …, ref = …}

• type

• "nothing"
• "node"
• "object"

• under — position or nil
• above — position or nil
• ref — ObjectRef or nil

Notes

• The utility function minetest.get_pointed_thing_position(pointed_thing, above) can be used to calculate the position of pointed_thing without having to distinguish all possible types.

Examples

{type="nothing"}
{type="node", under=pos, above=pos}
{type="object", ref=ObjectRef}

image	Node coordinates	pointed_thing.above	pointed_thing.under
	(49,6,-13)	{x = 49, y = 7, z = -13}	{x = 49, y = 6, z = -13}
	(50,7,-13)	{x = 49, y = 7, z = -13}	{x = 50, y = 7, z = -13}
	(49,7,-14)	{x = 49, y = 7, z = -13}	{x = 49, y = 7, z = -14}