/// <summary>
/// Checks the N/E/S/W/Up/Down directions of the Center block for any SegmentEntitys of T;
/// Will report whether there was a failure because a segment wasn't loaded.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The SegmentEntity class to search for.</typeparam>
/// <param name="center">The MachineEntity to Search Around</param>
/// <param name="encounteredNullSegments">Whether or not a Null Segment was Encountered</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <T> CheckSurrounding <T>(this MachineEntity center, out bool encounteredNullSegment) where T : SegmentEntity
{
List <T> ret = new List <T>();
long[] coords = new long[3];
encounteredNullSegment = false;
for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
{
for (int j = -1; j <= 1; j += 2)
{
Array.Clear(coords, 0, 3);
coords[i] = j;
long x = center.mnX + coords[0];
long y = center.mnY + coords[1];
long z = center.mnZ + coords[2];
Segment segment = center.AttemptGetSegment(x, y, z);
// Check if segment was generated (skip this point if it doesn't
if (segment == null)
{
encounteredNullSegment = true;
continue;
}
T tmcm = segment.SearchEntity(x, y, z) as T;
if (tmcm != null)
{
ret.Add(tmcm);
}
}
}
return(ret);
}
