How do I get an Area Variable?

Neverwinter Nights 2 Toolset, Scripting, NWNX
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I can right click an area, and go to properties, then go to the advanced tab, click the … for variables and I can create variables. If I create a variable type int called “LEVEL”, and set equal to 1, how can I grab that in a script?

I know how to grab things like the player with functions like “GetLastPlayerUsed()”, but I don’t see how I can retrieve a variable that an AREA holds. I’ve looked with google but haven’t been able to find an example of someone using an Area variable.

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If oArea is the area object, then presumably:

int nLevel = GetLocalInt( oArea, "LEVEL" );

You can get the area object with calls like GetArea or GetAreaFromLocation. I’m not sure whether GetObjectByTag would work, but you could experiment.

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Thanks!

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GetObjectByTag() will work on areas, you just need to specify the area’s tag.

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