Moved some of the low level scene graph construction code over to simgear.

[flightgear.git] / src / ATC / commlist.hxx

diff --git a/src/ATC/commlist.hxx b/src/ATC/commlist.hxx
index 873d870be6d0b45dc329791f95a6e2196e14cc38..74ee43a4350c2cbc783bd432d92036b1f429548d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ATC/commlist.hxx
+++ b/src/ATC/commlist.hxx
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ public:
        // ** stations is erased before use **
     int FindByPos( double lon, double lat, double elev, double range, comm_list_type* stations, atc_type tp = INVALID );
        
+       // Returns the distance in meters to the closest station of a given type,
+       // with the details written into ATCData& ad.  If no type is specifed simply
+       // returns the distance to the closest station of any type.
+       // Returns -9999 if no stations found within max_range in nautical miles (default 100 miles).
+       // Note that the search algorithm starts at 10 miles and multiplies by 10 thereafter, so if
+       // say 300 miles is specifed 10, then 100, then 1000 will be searched, breaking at first result 
+       // and giving up after 1000.
+       // !!!Be warned that searching anything over 100 miles will pause the sim unacceptably!!!
+       //      (The ability to search longer ranges should be used during init only).
+       double FindClosest( double lon, double lat, double elev, ATCData& ad, atc_type tp = INVALID, double max_range = 100.0 );
+       
        // Find by Airport code.
        bool FindByCode( string ICAO, ATCData& ad, atc_type tp = INVALID );