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physics.getGravity()
Description:
Returns the x,y components of the global gravity vector, in units of m/s2. This takes advantage of the fact that Lua functions can return multiple values.
Syntax:
gx, gy = physics.getGravity()
Example:
gx, gy = physics.getGravity() print( "X gravity: " .. gx .. ", Y gravity: " .. gy )
Parameters:
None.
Returns:
gx
The global gravity vector in X direction, in units of m/s2.
gy
The global gravity vector in Y direction, in units of m/s2.
Remarks:
Supported on operating systems and platforms for build numbers shown:
- Mac OS X:Corona SDK 2.0
- Windows:Corona SDK 2.0
- iOS:Corona SDK 2.0
- Android:Corona SDK 2.0