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NPC:GetGoalTarget

Entity NPC:GetGoalTarget()

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Description

Returns the entity we are trying to reach, if any.

Returns

The entity we are trying to reach, or NULL.

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DMenu
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DMenuOptionCVar
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DModelSelect
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DNotify
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DNumberScratch
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- SetShouldDrawScreen
- SetValue
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DNumberWang
- OnValueChanged
- GetDecimals
- GetFloatValue
- GetFraction
- GetInterval
- GetMax
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- GetTextArea
- GetValue
- HideWang
- SetDecimals
- SetFloatValue
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- SetInterval
- SetMax
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- SetMinMax
- SetValue
DNumSlider
- OnValueChanged
- GetDecimals
- GetDefaultValue
- GetMax
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- GetRange
- GetTextArea
- GetValue
- IsEditing
- ResetToDefaultValue
- SetConVar
- SetDark
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- SetValue
- TranslateSliderValues
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- ValueChanged
DPanel
DPanelList
DPanelOverlay
DPanelSelect
DPanPanel
DProgress
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DProperties
DProperty_Combo
DProperty_Float
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DProperty_Generic
- GetRow
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- Setup
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DProperty_VectorColor
- Setup
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DPropertySheet
DRGBPicker
- OnChange
- GetPosColor
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DScrollPanel
DShape
DSizeToContents
- GetSizeX
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DSlider
DSprite
- GetColor
- GetHandle
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- GetRotation
- SetColor
- SetHandle
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- SetRotation
DTab
DTextEntry
DTileLayout
- OnModified
- ClearTiles
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- Copy
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- FindFreeTile
- FitsInTile
- GetBaseSize
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- GetSpaceX
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- GetTile
- Layout
- LayoutTiles
- SetBaseSize
- SetBorder
- SetMinHeight
- SetSpaceX
- SetSpaceY
- SetTile
DTooltip
DTree
DTree_Node
DVerticalDivider
- DoConstraints
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- GetDragging
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- SetDragging
- SetHoldPos
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- SetTopHeight
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- StartGrab
DVScrollBar
- AddScroll
- AnimateTo
- BarScale
- GetHideButtons
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- Grip
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- SetUp
IconEditor
ImageCheckBox
- GetChecked
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- SetMaterial
Material
- SetAlpha
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MatSelect
PropSelect
SpawnIcon
SpawnmenuContentPanel
TextEntry
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UGCPublishWindow
AchievementIcon
AvatarImage
Awesomium
Button
CheckButton
ContentSidebarToolbox
CtrlListBox
DCategoryHeader
DListLayout
DListView_ColumnPlain
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DListViewHeaderLabel
DListViewLabel
DListViewLine
DNumPad
DProperty_Boolean
DProperty_Entity
DProperty_Int
DScrollBarGrip
DTree_Node_Button
EditablePanel
fingerposer
FingerVar
Frame
HTML
Label
ModelImage
PanelList
PresetEditor
RadioButton
RichText
SlideBar
Slider
TGAImage
URLLabel

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