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Description:: Returns position of an object (alias of getPos) or location (alias of locationPosition).
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Do not use this command to get an object's position in 3D. See getPos for an explanation and alternatives.
Groups:: Positions

Syntax:: position location
Parameters:: location: Location
Return Value:: Array format PositionAGL - see locationPosition
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This position is the location's position regardless of attachObject usage - see Example 3.

Example 1:: private _pos = position player;
Example 2:: _myLocationHomePos = position myLocation;
Example 3:: private _location = createLocation ["b_inf", [1000, 1000], 1, 1]; _location attachObject player; locationPosition _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208] getPos _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208] position _location; // [1000,1000,0]

See also:: getPos getPosATL getPosASL getPosASLW visiblePosition getPosVisual visiblePositionASL locationPosition

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 |p1= object: [[Object]]
-|r1= [[Array]] - format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]]
+|r1= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]]
 |s2= [[position]] location
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 |p21= location: [[Location]]
-|r2= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] - see [[locationPosition]] being the location's position
+|r2= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] - see [[locationPosition]]
 {{Feature|important|This position is the location's position '''regardless of [[attachObject]] usage''' - see {{Link|#Example 3}}.}}