{"name":"diag_getTerrainHeight","operator":null,"title":"diag getTerrainHeight","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/diag_getTerrainHeight","revid":348945,"updated":"2023-11-08T14:45:37Z","groups":["Diagnostic"],"status":"deprecated","replaced_by":["getTerrainHeight"],"games":[{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"2.04"}],"since":{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"2.04"},"arma3_since":"2.04","branch":"diag","locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Returns terrain height at the specified location.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> Unlike getTerrainHeightASL which  returns the exact position's height, this commands returns the apex of the terrain polygon.\n\n> [!CAUTION]\n> This information is **obsolete**. This command is subject to be removed and replaced with: getTerrainHeight","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"diag_getTerrainHeight positionWorld","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"positionWorld","type":"Position2D or Position3D","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"position in world coordinates either in Position2D or Position3D","types":["Position2D","Position3D"],"since":null,"text":"positionWorld: Position2D or Position3D - position in world coordinates either in Position2D or Position3D"}],"returns":{"type":"Number","types":["Number"],"description":"terrain height","text":"Number - terrain height"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"positionWorld","types":["Position2D","Position3D"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nprivate _h = diag_getTerrainHeight position player;\n```","code":["private _h = diag_getTerrainHeight position player;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["diag_setTerrainHeight"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 3: New Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands: Diagnostic Branch","Command Group: Diagnostic","Introduced with Arma 3 version 2.04","Scripting Commands"]}