---
name: "direction"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Object Manipulation", "Locations"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/direction
revid: 376966
updated: 2026-01-01T05:58:04Z
---

# direction

*Command · Object Manipulation, Locations · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

Locality: arguments **global**

## Description

Returns the direction an object or a location is facing (differs from [getDir](../commands/getDir.md) in that this also works with locations).

## Syntax

```sqf
direction object
```

**Parameters:**

- `object`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Location](../topics/Location.md)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) in range 0..360 - Direction in degrees

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
player setDir 90;
_d = direction player;//returns 90
```

## See also

[getDir](../commands/getDir.md) · [getDirVisual](../commands/getDirVisual.md) · [setDir](../commands/setDir.md) · [setDirection](../commands/setDirection.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — direction](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/direction) (revision 376966).</sub>