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  <center>'''GetCurrentMapZone''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Meog|Meog]]-''</center>
  <center>'''GetCurrentMapZone''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Meog|Meog]]-''</center>


Returns the number of the zone the world map is currently showing
Returns the index of the zone the world map is currently showing


  GetCurrentMapZone();
  zoneIndex = GetCurrentMapZone();


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;''Returns''
;''Returns''


:Number zone
:zoneIndex
:;zone : 0, if showing one of the continent overviews<br>positive number, if showing a zone map. The zones are numbered alphabetically from 1 for each continent.
:;zoneIndex : Number - The index of the currently displayed zone within the continent (obtained via [[API GetMapZones|GetMapZones(continentIndex)]]), or 0 if showing the entire continent.


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;''Example''
;''Example''
  local zone = GetCurrentMapZone();
  local zone = GetCurrentMapZone();
   
   
;''Result''
;''Result''
  10
  10


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;''Details''
 
: Returns the number of the zone the world map is currently showing


:Note that the value returned represents the map display, and not necessarily the player's actual location. The [[API SetMapToCurrentZone|SetMapToCurrentZone()]] function will reset the values to represent the player's location.
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[[Category:API World Map Functions|GetCurrentMapZone]]

Revision as of 19:18, 28 December 2004

GetCurrentMapZone -Documentation by Meog-

Returns the index of the zone the world map is currently showing

zoneIndex = GetCurrentMapZone();

Arguments
none

Returns
zoneIndex
zoneIndex
Number - The index of the currently displayed zone within the continent (obtained via GetMapZones(continentIndex)), or 0 if showing the entire continent.

Example
local zone = GetCurrentMapZone();

Result
10

Details
Note that the value returned represents the map display, and not necessarily the player's actual location. The SetMapToCurrentZone() function will reset the values to represent the player's location.

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