getShapeLocation()

Purpose

Find the pixel co-ordinate location of a given shape

Description

Returns the x and y screen positions (as a vector) in pixels of a supplied shape

Syntax

location = getShapeLocation( shape )

Arguments

location Handle to store the returned position vector

shape Handle which stores the shape in question

Example

shape = createCircle( gwidth() / 2, gheight() / 2, 200, 360 )

loop
    clear( grey )
    pos = getShapeLocation( shape )
    print( pos )
    drawShape( shape )
    update()
repeat

Associated Commands

copyShape(), createBox(), createCircle(), createCurve(), createLine(), createLineStrip(), createPoly(), createStar(), createTriangle(), deleteShape(), drawShape(), getShapeBounds(), getShapeRotation(), getShapeScale(), getShapeTint(), getVertex(), getVertexColour(), getVertexLineColour(), getVertexLineThickness(), joinShapes(), moveShape(), numVerts(), rotateShape(), scaleShape(), setShapeColour(), setShapeLineStyle(), setShapeRotation(), setShapeScale(), setShapeScaleModeLocal(), setShapeTint(), setVertex(), setVertexColour(), setVertexLineStyle()