# AreaTrigger.getContents

Gets the contents of the area trigger.

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game

## Game

``` { .lua .api-signature }
areaTrigger:getContents(  )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/AreaTrigger.md#getcontents)

Returns a table of [characters](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Character.md) and/or [bodies](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Body.md) and/or [harvestables](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Harvestable.md) and/or [lifts](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Lift.md) and/or [areaTriggers](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/AreaTrigger.md).

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `areaTrigger` | [AreaTrigger](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/AreaTrigger.md) | The area trigger instance. |

**Returns:**

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| table | The table with the content. |