# AreaTrigger.setEraseTime

Sets the time it takes to erase this trigger if it is erasable.

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game

## Game

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

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

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `areaTrigger` | [AreaTrigger](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/AreaTrigger.md) | The area trigger instance. |
| `eraseTime` | number | The time it takes to erase this area trigger. |