====== ScrollObject Start Position ======

While an object can simply be given a starting position using the ''Position'' [[en:orx:config:settings_structure:orxobject|property in config]]. The position can even be a [[en:examples:spawners:spawning_random_objects|range of random positions]]. This could be enough, however you may wish to customise the position, for example to ensure that the object only appears on the edges of the screen, and nowhere else.

This can achieved by changing the object position using the ScrollObject's ''OnCreate'' function.

<code=c>

void Enemy::OnCreate()
{
	orxConfig_SetBool("IsObject", orxTRUE);

	int directionChoice = orxMath_GetRandomFloat(0, 4);
	
	orxFLOAT maxX = 300;
	orxFLOAT maxY = 200;
	
	orxVECTOR thisPosition = {};
	this->GetPosition(thisPosition, orxFALSE);

	switch(directionChoice) {
	   case 0: //top
		  thisPosition = { orxMath_GetRandomFloat(-maxX, maxX), -maxY };
		  break;
	   case 1: //right
		  thisPosition = { maxX, orxMath_GetRandomFloat(-maxY, maxY) };
		  break; 
	   case 2: //bottom
		  thisPosition = { orxMath_GetRandomFloat(-maxX, maxX), maxY };
		  break; 
	   case 3: //left
		  thisPosition = { -maxX, orxMath_GetRandomFloat(-maxY, maxY) };
		  break; 	  
	}
	
	this->SetPosition(thisPosition, orxFALSE);
}


</code>