---
title: "tileColumnIndex(fromPosition:)"
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "spritekit/sktilemapnode/tilecolumnindex(fromposition:)"
---

# tileColumnIndex(fromPosition:)

## Declaration

```swift
func tileColumnIndex(fromPosition position: CGPoint) -> Int
```

## Parameters

- `position`: The position in the tile map to check.

## Return Value

Return Value The tile map node object’s tile column index for the specified position.

## See Also

### Querying the Tile Map’s Properties

- [centerOfTile(atColumn:row:)](spritekit/sktilemapnode/centeroftile(atcolumn:row:).md)
- [tileDefinition(atColumn:row:)](spritekit/sktilemapnode/tiledefinition(atcolumn:row:).md)
- [tileGroup(atColumn:row:)](spritekit/sktilemapnode/tilegroup(atcolumn:row:).md)
- [tileRowIndex(fromPosition:)](spritekit/sktilemapnode/tilerowindex(fromposition:).md)
- [mapSize](spritekit/sktilemapnode/mapsize.md)