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//
// Get distance between objects
//
public float GetDistanceBetweenObjects(int startSectionIndex, float startOffset, int startDirection,
int endSectionIndex, float endOffset)
{
int thisSectionIndex = startSectionIndex;
int direction = startDirection;
TrackCircuitSection thisSection = signalRef.TrackCircuitList[thisSectionIndex];
float distanceM = 0.0f;
int lastIndex = -2; // set to non-occuring value
while (thisSectionIndex != endSectionIndex && thisSectionIndex > 0)
{
distanceM += thisSection.Length;
TrPin nextLink = thisSection.GetNextActiveLink(direction, lastIndex);
lastIndex = thisSectionIndex;
thisSectionIndex = nextLink.Link;
direction = nextLink.Direction;
if (thisSectionIndex > 0)
{
thisSection = signalRef.TrackCircuitList[thisSectionIndex];
}
}
// use found distance, correct for begin and end offset
if (thisSectionIndex == endSectionIndex)
{
distanceM += endOffset - startOffset;
return(distanceM);
}
return(-1.0f);
}
