Difference between revisions of "Body:getAngle"

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The angle is measured in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian radians]. If you need to transform it to degrees, use [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-math.deg math.deg].
 
The angle is measured in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian radians]. If you need to transform it to degrees, use [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-math.deg math.deg].
 
  
 
A value of 0 radians will mean "looking to the right". Although radians increase counter-clockwise, the y axis points down so it becomes ''clockwise'' from our point of view.
 
A value of 0 radians will mean "looking to the right". Although radians increase counter-clockwise, the y axis points down so it becomes ''clockwise'' from our point of view.
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== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
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Revision as of 10:39, 25 March 2011

Get the angle of the body.

The angle is measured in radians. If you need to transform it to degrees, use math.deg.

A value of 0 radians will mean "looking to the right". Although radians increase counter-clockwise, the y axis points down so it becomes clockwise from our point of view.

Function

Synopsis

angle = Body:getAngle( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number angle
The angle in radians.

See Also


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