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Description:: Returns currently monitored trigger area. Since Arma 3 v1.60, the command returns 3rd dimension for the monitored area. If height is not set, the value for it would be -1.
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The trigger could be local or remote but the result returned by this command will be for the trigger area set up locally on the client that executed the command. See createTrigger for more info.
Groups:: Triggers

Syntax:

triggerArea trigger

Parameters:

trigger: Object

Return Value:

Array with [a, b, angle, isRectangle, c]:

Example 1:: _area = triggerArea sensor1; // result is [200, 120, 45, false, -1];

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 |p1= trigger: [[Object]]
-|r1= [[Array]] in format [a, b, angle, isRectangle, c], where:
+|r1= [[Array]] with [a, b, angle, isRectangle, c]:
-* a - trigger area X size / 2
+* a: [[Number]] - trigger area X size / 2
-* b - trigger area Y size / 2
+* b: [[Number]] - trigger area Y size / 2
-* angle
+* angle: [[Number]] in range 0..360
-* isRectangle
+* isRectangle: [[Boolean]]
-* c - trigger area Z size / 2 (since {{arma3}} v1.60)
+* c: [[Number]] - trigger area Z size / 2 (since {{arma3}} v1.60)
 |x1= <sqf>_area = triggerArea sensor1; // result is [200, 120, 45, false, -1];</sqf>