map_get_width()

Purpose

Finds the width of a map

Old name

#define mapwidth map_get_width

Syntax

int map_get_width(mapnr)

Parameters

int mapnr

The number of the map whose width is required

Description

This function gives the width of the specified map.

All maps have a default width of the screen in use when the map was posted, unless the default is explicitly overridden with MAPEDIT or MAPPOST.

The map must be on the screen when the function map_get_width() is called, else the program is terminated with an error message.

This function is rarely used.

Return values

Width of specified map

See also

map_get_depth()

Example

width = map_get_width(1);