---
name: "BIS_fnc_dirIndicator"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["GUI"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_dirIndicator
revid: 329960
updated: 2022-08-09T17:17:13Z
---

# BIS_fnc_dirIndicator

*Function · GUI · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.56*

Locality: arguments **global** · effect **local**

## Description

Show a 4-directions indicator.

Indicator GUI layer is 17, its [Display](../topics/Display.md) is accessible with `uiNamespace getVariable "BIS_RscMissionScreen_dirIndicator"`.

Can be reexecuted to change its colour, but once executed this function **cannot** be halted  until *origin*'s death.

## Syntax

```sqf
[origin, target, color, sizeCoef] call BIS_fnc_dirIndicator
```

**Parameters:**

- `origin`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - origin, usually [player](../commands/player.md)
- `target`: [Code](../topics/Code.md), [String](../topics/String.md), [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) format [Position](../topics/Position.md) - to which indicator points to:
  - [Code](../topics/Code.md) - code result must be [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Position](../topics/Position.md)
  - [String](../topics/String.md) - [missionNamespace](../commands/missionNamespace.md) variable name
  - [Object](../topics/Object.md) - any object
  - [Array](../topics/Array.md) format [Position](../topics/Position.md) - any position
- `color`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) format [Color (RGBA)](../topics/Color.md) - (Optional, default [0.424,0.651,0.247,1] (Arma 2 green))
- `sizeCoef`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - (Optional, default 0.1045752 (command bar height)) size coefficient

**Returns:** [Script Handle](../topics/Script_Handle.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[player, TheBoss, [0.706, 0.0745, 0.0196, 1]] call BIS_fnc_dirIndicator;
```

## See also

[getRelDir](../commands/getRelDir.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc dirIndicator](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_dirIndicator) (revision 329960).</sub>