# Area(bpy_struct)

base class — `bpy_struct`

class `bpy.types.``Area`(bpy_struct)

  Area in a subdivided screen, containing an editor

  `height`

    Area height

    Type: | int in [0, 32767], default 0, (readonly)

  `regions`

    Regions this area is subdivided in

    Type: | `bpy_prop_collection` of `Region`, (readonly)

  `show_menus`

    Show menus in the header

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `spaces`

    Spaces contained in this area, the first being the active space (NOTE: Useful for example to restore a previously used 3D view space in a certain area to get the old view orientation)

    Type: | `AreaSpaces` `bpy_prop_collection` of `Space`, (readonly)

  `type`

    Current editor type for this area

    - `EMPTY` Empty.
    - `VIEW_3D` 3D Viewport, Manipulate objects in a 3D environment.
    - `IMAGE_EDITOR` UV/Image Editor, View and edit images and UV Maps.
    - `NODE_EDITOR` Node Editor, Editor for node-based shading and compositing tools.
    - `SEQUENCE_EDITOR` Video Sequencer, Video editing tools.
    - `CLIP_EDITOR` Movie Clip Editor, Motion tracking tools.
    - `DOPESHEET_EDITOR` Dope Sheet, Adjust timing of keyframes.
    - `GRAPH_EDITOR` Graph Editor, Edit drivers and keyframe interpolation.
    - `NLA_EDITOR` Nonlinear Animation, Combine and layer Actions.
    - `TEXT_EDITOR` Text Editor, Edit scripts and in-file documentation.
    - `CONSOLE` Python Console, Interactive programmatic console for advanced editing and script development.
    - `INFO` Info, Log of operations, warnings and error messages.
    - `TOPBAR` Top Bar, Global bar at the top of the screen for global per-window settings.
    - `STATUSBAR` Status Bar, Global bar at the bottom of the screen for general status information.
    - `OUTLINER` Outliner, Overview of scene graph and all available data-blocks.
    - `PROPERTIES` Properties, Edit properties of active object and related data-blocks.
    - `FILE_BROWSER` File Browser, Browse for files and assets.
    - `PREFERENCES` Preferences, Edit persistent configuration settings.

    Type: | enum in [‘EMPTY’, ‘VIEW_3D’, ‘IMAGE_EDITOR’, ‘NODE_EDITOR’, ‘SEQUENCE_EDITOR’, ‘CLIP_EDITOR’, ‘DOPESHEET_EDITOR’, ‘GRAPH_EDITOR’, ‘NLA_EDITOR’, ‘TEXT_EDITOR’, ‘CONSOLE’, ‘INFO’, ‘TOPBAR’, ‘STATUSBAR’, ‘OUTLINER’, ‘PROPERTIES’, ‘FILE_BROWSER’, ‘PREFERENCES’], default ‘VIEW_3D’

  `ui_type`

    Current editor type for this area

    Type: | enum in [], default ‘’

  `width`

    Area width

    Type: | int in [0, 32767], default 0, (readonly)

  `x`

    The window relative vertical location of the area

    Type: | int in [-inf, inf], default 0, (readonly)

  `y`

    The window relative horizontal location of the area

    Type: | int in [-inf, inf], default 0, (readonly)

  `tag_redraw`()

    tag_redraw

  `header_text_set`(text)

    Set the header status text

    Parameters: | text (string) – Text, New string for the header, None clears the text

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The RNA type or default when not found.
    Return type: | `bpy.types.Struct` subclass

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass_py`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The class or default when not found.
    Return type: | type

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` |

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_overridable_library` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.pop` `bpy_struct.property_overridable_library_set` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`

References

`Context.area` | `Screen.areas`