{"name":"locationPosition","operator":null,"title":"locationPosition","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/locationPosition","revid":377416,"updated":"2026-01-02T06:45:21Z","groups":["Locations"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.08"},{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.08"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Returns the position of a location. If the location is attached to an object, that object's position is returned.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"locationPosition location","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"location","type":"Location","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["Location"],"since":null,"text":"location: Location"}],"returns":{"type":"PositionAGL","types":["PositionAGL"],"description":"as locations are placed at Z = zero ASL the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see #Example 3","text":"PositionAGL - as locations are placed at Z = zero ASL the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see #Example 3"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"location","types":["Location"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\n_locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;\n```","code":["_locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;"]},{"text":"```sqf\n_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, \"nameCity\"];\n_locationPos = locationPosition _location;\n```","code":["_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, \"nameCity\"];\n_locationPos = locationPosition _location;"]},{"text":"```sqf\nprivate _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], \"NameCityCapital\"]; // \"Agia Marina\" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009]\nprivate _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], \"NameMarine\"]; // \"Marina Bay\" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]\n```","code":["private _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], \"NameCityCapital\"]; // \"Agia Marina\" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009]\nprivate _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], \"NameMarine\"]; // \"Marina Bay\" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["setPosition","createLocation","nearestLocation","nearestLocations","position","size"],"notes":[],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: New Scripting Commands","ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Locations","Introduced with Armed Assault version 1.08","Scripting Commands","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}