ParticleSystem:getAreaSpread

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Deprecated in LÖVE 11.0

This function has been renamed to ParticleSystem:getEmissionArea.

Gets the area-based spawn parameters for the particles.

Function

Synopsis

distribution, dx, dy = ParticleSystem:getAreaSpread( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

AreaSpreadDistribution distribution

The type of distribution for new particles.

number dx

The maximum spawn distance from the emitter along the x-axis for uniform distribution, or the standard deviation along the x-axis for normal distribution.

number dy

The maximum spawn distance from the emitter along the y-axis for uniform distribution, or the standard deviation along the y-axis for normal distribution.

See Also

• ParticleSystem
• ParticleSystem:setAreaSpread