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Description

Description:: Checks whether given position or object is inside given area. Use inAreaArray to check multiple positions/objects within area.
⚠
By default all positions given as Array or as objects are treated as PositionAGL. Since 2.20 there is an option to force them to PositionWorld format.

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This command also supports hexagon area which can be created from ellipse when both a and b are negative. Hexagon ellipses are also supported by both marker creation and drawEllipse.
Groups:: Triggers Markers Locations Positions

Syntax

Syntax:

position inArea area

Parameters:

position: Object or Array in format Position2D or Position3D (must be PositionAGL if area is checked in 3D)

area: Object, String, Location

Object - trigger
String - marker name
Location - location

Return Value:

Boolean

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: position inArea [center, a, b, angle, isRectangle, c, usePosWorld]
Parameters:: position: - Object and/or Position to check. Position must be PositionAGL if area is checked in 3D (see note in description)
: center: Array or Object - center of the area in format Position2D, Position3D (must be PositionAGL if area is checked in 3D), Object or Group
: a: Number - x axis (x / 2)
: b: Number - y axis (y / 2)
: angle: Number - (Optional since 2.20, Default: 0) rotation angle
: isRectangle: Boolean - (Optional since 2.20, Default: false) true if rectangle, false if ellipse
since 1.60: c: Number - (Optional, default -1 (unlimited)) z axis (z / 2)
since 2.20: usePosWorld: Boolean - (Optional, default false) set to true to treat all positions as PositionWorld
Return Value:: Boolean

Examples

Example 1:: _playerIsInside = player inArea _myTrigger;
Example 2:: _positionIsInside = _myPosition inArea [[100, 100, 0], 20, 30, 45, false];

Additional Information

See also:: inAreaArray triggerArea in inPolygon drawEllipse drawRectangle createTrigger createMarker createLocation

Notes

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-| arma3dev |= Game name
+|game1= arma3
+|version1= 1.58
-|1.57|= Game version
+|gr1= Triggers
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| Checks whether given position is inside given area. The area is usually a rectangle or an ellipse defined similar to [[triggerArea]] format. Hence argument for this command could be a trigger, a marker, a location or an array in format [center, a, b, angle, isRectangle]. This command also supports hexagon area which can be created from ellipse when both a and b are negative. Hexagon ellipses are also supported by both marker creation and [[drawEllipse]]  |= Description
+|gr2= Markers
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-| position '''inArea''' trigger|= Syntax
+|gr3= Locations
-|p1= position: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - position in format [[Position3D]], [[Position2D]] or [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
-|p2= trigger: [[Object]] - existing trigger |= Parameter 2
-| [[Boolean]] |= Return value
+|gr4= Positions
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|s2= position '''inArea''' marker|= Syntax
+|descr= Checks whether given position or object is inside given area. Use [[inAreaArray]] to check multiple positions/objects within area.
-|p21= position: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - position in format [[Position3D]], [[Position2D]] or [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
+{{Feature|important| By default all positions given as [[Array]] or as objects are treated as [[PositionAGL]]. Since {{GVI|arma3|2.20|size= 0.75}} there is an option to force them to [[PositionWorld]] format.}}
-|p22= marker: [[String]] - existing marker |= Parameter 2
+{{Feature|informative|This command also supports hexagon area which can be created from ellipse when both a and b are negative.
+Hexagon ellipses are also supported by both marker creation and [[drawEllipse]].}}
-|r2= [[Boolean]] |= Return value
+|s1= position [[inArea]] area
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|s3= position '''inArea''' location|= Syntax
+|p1= position: [[Object]] or [[Array]] in format [[Position#Introduction|Position2D]] or [[Position#Introduction|Position3D]] (must be [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] if area is checked in 3D)
-|p41= position: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - position in format [[Position3D]], [[Position2D]] or [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
-|p42= location: [[Location]] - existing location |= Parameter 2
-|r3= [[Boolean]] |= Return value
+|p2= area: [[Object]], [[String]], [[Location]]
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+* [[Object]] - trigger
+* [[String]] - marker name
+* [[Location]] - location
-|s4= position '''inArea''' [center, a, b, angle, isRectangle]|= Syntax
+|r1= [[Boolean]]
-|p61= position: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - position in format [[Position3D]], [[Position2D]] or [[Object]] |= Parameter 1
-|p62= [center, a, b, angle, isRectangle]: [[Array]]|= Parameter 2
-|p63= center: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - center of the area in format [[Position3D]], [[Position2D]], [[Object]] or [[Group]] |= Parameter 2
-|p64= a: [[Number]] - horizontal axis (width / 2)|= Parameter 2
-|p65= b: [[Number]] - vertical axis (height / 2) |= Parameter 2
-|p66= angle: [[Number]] - rotation angle  |= Parameter 2
-|p67= isRectangle: [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if rectangle, [[false]] if ellipse|= Parameter 2
-|r4= [[Boolean]] |= Return value
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|s2= position [[inArea]] [center, a, b, angle, isRectangle, c, usePosWorld]
-|x1= <code>_playerIsInside = [[player]] [[inArea]] _myTrigger;</code>|=
+|p21= position: - [[Object]] and/or [[Position]] to check. [[Position]] must be [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] if area is checked in 3D (see note in description)
-|x2= <code>_positionIsInside = _myPosition [[inArea]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[100, 100, 0], 20, 30, 45, false];</code>|=
-|[[in]], [[inPolygon]], [[drawEllipse]], [[drawRectangle]], [[createTrigger]], [[createMarker]], [[createLocation]]  |= See also
-}}
+|p22= center: [[Array]] or [[Object]] - center of the area in format [[Position#Introduction|Position2D]], [[Position#Introduction|Position3D]] (must be [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] if area is checked in 3D), [[Object]] or [[Group]]
+|p23= a: [[Number]] - x axis (x / 2)
+|p24= b: [[Number]] - y axis (y / 2)
+|p25= angle: [[Number]] - (Optional since 2.20, Default: 0) rotation angle
+|p26= isRectangle: [[Boolean]] - (Optional since 2.20, Default: false) [[true]] if rectangle, [[false]] if ellipse
+|p27= c: [[Number]] - (Optional, default -1 (unlimited)) z axis (z / 2)
+|p27since= arma3 1.60
+|p28= usePosWorld: [[Boolean]] - (Optional, default [[false]]) set to [[true]] to treat all positions as [[PositionWorld]]
+|p28since= Arma3 2.20
+|r2= [[Boolean]]
+|x1= <sqf>_playerIsInside = player inArea _myTrigger;</sqf>
-<h3 style="display:none">Notes</h3>
+|x2= <sqf>_positionIsInside = _myPosition inArea [[100, 100, 0], 20, 30, 45, false];</sqf>
-<dl class="command_description">
-</dl>
-<h3 style="display:none">Bottom Section</h3>
+|seealso= [[inAreaArray]] [[triggerArea]] [[in]] [[inPolygon]] [[drawEllipse]] [[drawRectangle]] [[createTrigger]] [[createMarker]] [[createLocation]]
-[[Category:Arma_3:_New_Scripting_Commands_List|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+}}
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