ds_grid_get_mean

Returns the mean value of all the cells within a region on a grid.

Syntax:

ds_grid_get_mean(index, x1, y1, x2, y2);


Argument Description
index The index of the grid.
x1 The left cell column of the region.
y1 The top cell row of the region.
x2 The right cell column of the region.
y2 The bottom cell row of the region.


Returns: Real or String


Description

This function can be used to find the mean value for all the cells found within the defined region of a grid (all cell values are added together and then divided by the total number of cells that make the region), as shown in the image below:


Example:

val = ds_grid_get_mean(grid, 0, 0, 5, 5);

The above code will set the variable "val" to the mean value contained within the given region of the ds_grid indexed in the variable "grid".


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