Can player reach entity?

[Mango]

I can't find any function that would tell me if player can reach the entity he is pointing at.
Currently im using this:

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if player.reach_distance >= math.abs(entity.position.x - player.position.x) and
player.reach_distance >= math.abs(entity.position.y - player.position.y) then

is there any function doing this?

[Bilka]

http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaC ... ach_entity or http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaP ... rom_cursor if the entity isnt placed yet