On Collision With Do

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The on collision with do block

Tells the "owner" of the block what to do when it bumps into an agent of the selected breed. The “owner” is an agent of the breed whose page is where this collision block is put.

on collision with [▼] do is a code block from the Detection drawer.

Usage

on collision with [▼] do begins the execution of a stack of code when a collision is detected with a specific type of agent denoted in the drop down selector. The agent collided with is known as the "collidee". This agent can be referenced using the collidee block.

Syntax

On Collision With Do

Inputs:

  1. a breed from the dropdown menu
  2. relevant code

Example

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On Collision With Do example code

When the fish prey agents collides with the whale predator agent (i.e. they have the same x, y, and z coordinates) the prey agent deletes itself. This interaction makes it appear as if the predator eats the prey.

Nuances

on collision with [▼] do cannot be used as a conditional such as if. on collision with [▼] do must begin a stack of code.

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