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Description:

Converts position in world space into screen (UI) space. If a specified position is not within the current screen view, an empty array is returned.

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SafeZones should be considered:

the result can be out of the [0,0]..[1,1] range
the result can be a filled array even if the position is not displayed on screen if it would appear on a triplescreen setup

Groups:

Positions

Syntax:: worldToScreen position
Parameters:: position: Array - world position 2D [x,y] or PositionAGL
Return Value:: Array - screen position in SafeZone format [x, y]. Returns an empty array [] if not on-screen.

Syntax:: camera worldToScreen position
Parameters:: camera: Object - camera object
: position: Array - world position 2D [x,y] or PositionAGL
Return Value:: Array - screen position in SafeZone format [x, y], for the specified camera. Returns an empty array [] if not on-screen.

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 |s1= [[worldToScreen]] position
-|p1= position: [[Array]] - World position 2D [x,y] or [[PositionAGL]]
+|p1= position: [[Array]] - world position 2D [x,y] or [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]]
-|r1= [[Array]] - Screen position in [[SafeZone]] format [x, y]. Returns an empty array {{ic|[]}} if not on-screen.
+|r1= [[Array]] - screen position in [[SafeZone]] format [x, y]. Returns an empty array {{hl|[]}} if not on-screen.
-|x1= <code>_screenPos = [[worldToScreen]] [[getPos]] soldier1;</code>
+|s2= camera [[worldToScreen]] position
+|s2since= arma3 2.18
-|x2= <code>_screenPos = [[worldToScreen]] ([[player]] [[modelToWorld]] [0,10,0]);</code>
+|p21= camera: [[Object]] - camera object
-|seealso= [[screenToWorld]], [[SafeZone]]
+|p22= position: [[Array]] - world position 2D [x,y] or [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]]
+|r2= [[Array]] - screen position in [[SafeZone]] format [x, y], for the specified camera. Returns an empty array {{hl|[]}} if not on-screen.
+|x1= <sqf>_screenPos = worldToScreen ASLToAGL getPosASL soldier1;</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>_screenPos = worldToScreen (player modelToWorld [0,10,0]);</sqf>
+|seealso= [[screenToWorld]] [[SafeZone]]
 }}