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-rw-r--r--builtin/client/util.lua4
-rw-r--r--doc/client_lua_api.txt2
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/client/util.lua b/builtin/client/util.lua
index e85727436..aea15e00f 100644
--- a/builtin/client/util.lua
+++ b/builtin/client/util.lua
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ end
function core.close_formspec(formname)
return core.show_formspec(formname, "")
end
+
+function core.get_nearby_objects(radius)
+ return core.get_objects_inside_radius(core.localplayer:get_pos(), radius)
+end
diff --git a/doc/client_lua_api.txt b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
index c7bbe1609..94d40fe2a 100644
--- a/doc/client_lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
@@ -934,6 +934,8 @@ Call these functions only at load time!
* `minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, radius)`: returns a list of
ClientObjectRefs.
* `radius`: using an euclidean metric
+* `minetest.get_nearby_objects(radius)`
+ * alias for minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(minetest.localplayer:get_pos(), radius)
* `minetest.disconnect()`
* Disconnect from the server and exit to main menu.
* Returns `false` if the client is already disconnecting otherwise returns `true`.