Camera.getX()
| Type | function |
| Library | wattageTileEngine.Camera.* |
| Return value | Number |
| Keywords | Wattage, Camera |
| See also |
Overview
This function retrieves the current X position of the camera. This position is along the horizontal X-axis which increases in value from left to right.
The unit of the returned value is tiles. For example, given the following…
- Each tile is 32x32 pixels
- The tile grid dimensions are 5x6.
- The origin is at the top left of the tile grid.
- The camera is pointing at the center of the grid.
…this function would return 2.5
NOTE: It would not return the pixel value of 80!
Syntax
Camera.getX()
Examples
-- tileEngineViewControl is an instance of ViewControl
local camera = tileEngineViewControl.getCamera()
local curX = camera.getX()