# get_dir proc

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/get_dir

### Format
> `get_dir(Loc1, Loc2)`

### Returns
> The direction from Loc1 to Loc2. Possible results are `NORTH`, `SOUTH`, `EAST`, `WEST`, `NORTHEAST`, `NORTHWEST`, `SOUTHEAST`, and `SOUTHWEST`.

### Args
- `Loc1`: An object on the map.
- `Loc2`: An object on the map.


If the direction is not directly lying along one of the four primary cardinal directions, the result will become the nearest diagonal direction (eg. if `Loc2` is mostly north but a little to the east of `Loc1`, the direction returned will be `NORTHEAST`).

### See also
> [dir var (atom)](https://ref.dm-lang.org/atom/var/dir.md)