# getElementInterior (Shared)

> Reads the interior an element is in. Interior 0 is the outside world.

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

## Syntax

```lua
int|false getElementInterior(element element)
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `element` | `element` | The element to read. |

## Returns

The interior's number, or `false` if the element has none.

## Example

```lua
if getElementInterior(localPlayer) == 0 then
    outputDebugString("You are outside.")
end
```

## See also

- [setElementInterior (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/setElementInterior.md): Changes an element's interior.
- [getElementDimension (Shared)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/getElementDimension.md): Reads an element's dimension, from 0 to 65535.