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<h2>getCharacterDirection</h2>
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<H3>Syntax:</H3>
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<pre class="syntax">getCharacterDirection (thisCharacter);</pre>
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<H3>Purpose:</H3>
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Get the current direction faced by <i>thisCharacter</i>.
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<H3>Return value:</H3>
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If <i>thisCharacter</i> is represented on-screen as a character, the return value will state which of the directions specified in the character's multi-directional <a href="costume.html">costume</a> the character is facing. For example, if the character has a 4-direction costume, the return value will be 0, 1, 2 or 3 (with 0 being north) or if the character has an 8-direction costume, the return value will be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 (with 0 being north). If <i>thisCharacter</i> isn't currently on-screen, the return value will be -1.
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<H3>See also:</H3>
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<a href="Object_Types_as_Characters.html">Object Types as Characters</a>
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<a href="addCharacter.html">addCharacter</a>
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