# Contact:getSeparation

Removed in LÖVE 0.8.0
This function is not supported in that and later versions.

Get the separation between two shapes that are in contact.

The return value of this function is always zero or negative, with a negative value indicating overlap between the two shapes.

## Function

### Synopsis

    distance = Contact:getSeparation( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`number distance`
  The separation between the two shapes.

## See Also

- Contact

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Category:

- Functions