Search for Object with largest y-Coordinates

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Hello there! I want to search for an Object in Objects with the same Tag who has the highes / largestt y-coordinates in the scene. I know i could do it with put the objects when they spawn in an array and then ckeck with loops the highest position, but may there is a better way and smoother way. I need this because my Camera needs to go move up on the y-coordinates if the objects pile and become more and more higher, other hints for my solutions would be great aswell. :)

Ty for reading and coming answers, excuse my bad english.

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Answer by jgodfrey · Mar 17, 2016 at 10:39 PM

Well, something is going to have to iterate through the objects in question and find the one with the largest Y value. You should be able to find the objects in question using something like:

  GameObject[] gos = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("yourTag");

Then, just spin through the objects in the returned array and find the one you're interested in.

Alternatively, you could probably use some LINQ to get what you want. Caution - typed directly into the forum and completely untested...

 GameObject go = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("yourTag")
    .OrderByDescending(go => go.transform.position.y).First();

If you choose to use some LINQ, you'll need to add a "using System.Linq;" to the top of your file.

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perendl · Mar 17, 2016 at 10:57 PM 0

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Yeah i got this aswell 10$$anonymous$$ after i opened this thread, but my problem is now that i dindt get how i can move my camera and cameraobject smoothly if an object become higher y-coord. in my code it just instantly changes the position and its not good cause the physics are not working if it jumps so fast between the positions.

  public Vector3 Hoehstgelegen;
     public GameObject[] Liste { get; private set; }
     public GameObject Boden;
 ...
 ...
 ...
 
 Liste = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Objekt1").OrderBy(liste => -liste.transform.position.y).ToArray();
         Hoehstgelegen = new Vector3(Liste[0].transform.position.x, Liste[0].transform.position.y, 0);
 
         float distanz;
         distanz = Vector3.Distance(Boden.transform.position, Hoehstgelegen);
 
         transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x,4+distanz,transform.position.z);

perendl perendl · Mar 17, 2016 at 11:02 PM 0

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got it!

 float distanz;
         distanz = Vector3.Distance(Boden.transform.position, Hoehstgelegen);
         Vector3 testen;
         testen = new Vector3(transform.position.x, 4 + distanz, transform.position.z);
 
         transform.position = Vector3.$$anonymous$$oveTowards(
             transform.position,
             testen,
             Time.deltaTime);
     }

jgodfrey · Mar 17, 2016 at 11:00 PM 0

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Do yourself a favor and open a new thread as you now have a completely different question.

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