# getEffectScale (Shared)

> Reads an effect's size.

- **Platform**: MY Multiplayer (MYMP)
- **Kind**: Lua Function
- **Side**: Shared
- **Category**: Effects
- **URL**: https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/getEffectScale

## Syntax

```lua
float|false getEffectScale(effect effect)
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `effect` | `effect` | The effect. |

## Returns

The scale, or `false` with a wrong argument.

## Example

```lua
local fire = createEffect("fire", 0, 0, 3)
outputDebugString(getEffectScale(fire)) -- 1
```

## See also

- [setEffectScale (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/setEffectScale.md): Changes an effect's size.
- [getEffectColor (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/getEffectColor.md): Reads an effect's colour.