ds_grid_set_region

This function can be used to set a rectangular region of a given grid to a specified value (which can be either a real or a string) as illustrated by the image shown below:

DS grid set region

 

Syntax:

ds_grid_set_region(index, x1, y1, x2, y2, val);

ArgumentTypeDescription
indexDS GridThe index of the grid.
x1RealThe x position of the left of the region in the grid.
y1RealThe y position of the top of the region in the grid.
x2RealThe x position of the right of the region in the grid.
y2RealThe y position of the bottom of the region in the grid.
valAnyThe value to set the region cells to.

 

Returns:

N/A

 

Example:

ds_grid_set_region(grid, 5, 5, 10, 10, 99)

This would set all cells within the region of the grid indexed in the variable "grid" from (5,5) to (10,10) to 99.