distance between entity and ground

[neat hinge]

Is there a way to return the distance between the ground and an entity (its height relative to the ground) ?

[ruby pilot]

you mean ground like the first block under entity or ground like a specified y level?

[neat hinge]

The first block under entity

[ruby pilot]

import {world, system} from '@minecraft/server'

function entityHeight(dimension) {
    for (let e of world.getDimension(dimension).getEntities()) {
        if (e != undefined) {
            const eloc = e.location
            let currentBlock = world.getDimension(dimension).getBlock(eloc)
            for (let i = 0; i < 320; i++) {
                let nextBlock = currentBlock.below(1)
                if (nextBlock.isAir == false) {
                    world.sendMessage(`${i} ${e.typeId}`)
                    break;
                } else {
                    currentBlock = nextBlock
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

const dimensions = [
    "nether", "overworld", "the_end"
]

system.runInterval(()=> dimensions.forEach(dimension => {entityHeight(dimension); }),10)

[ruby pilot]

it gets all entities id and their height from ground works in all dimensions

this function only gets int numbers for height if you want it to be also for decimals you have to use y instead of block.below(1)

[neat hinge]

Thank u so much 🙏

[ruby pilot]

np

[wheat ravine]

hey, new scripter here - how can I use this to set an entity's property? I've been trying to make a script that detects an entity's distance from the ground and setting an entity property to that value

[hot mica]

dynamic property?

[wheat ravine]

basically its an entity property that is stored in an entity and the value is it's distance from the ground

[faint inlet]

entity.setProperty("property:example", <value>)