sprite:getScale() documentation is wrong?

It returns multiple values so you need to assign multiple variables. It's a Lua thing.

self.gateLattice:setScale(0.5, 0.7)
local latticeScaleCurrentX, latticeScaleCurrentY = self.gateLattice:getScale()

Discussion https://devforum.play.date/t/how-do-i-get-accelerometer-x-y-z-values-compiler-says-its-a-single-number/469/6

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