Extends

• PIXI.Sprite
• Phaser.Component.Core
• Phaser.Component.Angle
• Phaser.Component.Animation
• Phaser.Component.AutoCull
• Phaser.Component.Bounds
• Phaser.Component.BringToTop
• Phaser.Component.Crop
• Phaser.Component.Destroy
• Phaser.Component.FixedToCamera
• Phaser.Component.InputEnabled
• Phaser.Component.LifeSpan
• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture
• Phaser.Component.Overlap
• Phaser.Component.Reset
• Phaser.Component.Smoothed

Public Properties

alive : boolean

A useful flag to control if the Game Object is alive or dead.

This is set automatically by the Health components damage method should the object run out of health. Or you can toggle it via your game code.

This property is mostly just provided to be used by your game - it doesn't effect rendering or logic updates. However you can use Group.getFirstAlive in conjunction with this property for fast object pooling and recycling.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LifeSpan#alive

Default Value

• true

Source code: gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js (Line 50)

alpha : number

The opacity of the object.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#alpha

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 46)

anchor :Point

The anchor sets the origin point of the texture. The default is 0,0 this means the texture's origin is the top left Setting than anchor to 0.5,0.5 means the textures origin is centered Setting the anchor to 1,1 would mean the textures origin points will be the bottom right corner

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#anchor

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 22)

angle : number

The angle property is the rotation of the Game Object in degrees from its original orientation.

Values from 0 to 180 represent clockwise rotation; values from 0 to -180 represent counterclockwise rotation.

Values outside this range are added to or subtracted from 360 to obtain a value within the range. For example, the statement player.angle = 450 is the same as player.angle = 90.

If you wish to work in radians instead of degrees you can use the property rotation instead. Working in radians is slightly faster as it doesn't have to perform any calculations.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Angle#angle

Source code: gameobjects/components/Angle.js (Line 29)

animations : Phaser.AnimationManager

If the Game Object is enabled for animation (such as a Phaser.Sprite) this is a reference to its AnimationManager instance. Through it you can create, play, pause and stop animations.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#animations

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 186)

See

• Phaser.AnimationManager

autoCull : boolean

A Game Object with autoCull set to true will check its bounds against the World Camera every frame. If it is not intersecting the Camera bounds at any point then it has its renderable property set to false. This keeps the Game Object alive and still processing updates, but forces it to skip the render step entirely.

This is a relatively expensive operation, especially if enabled on hundreds of Game Objects. So enable it only if you know it's required, or you have tested performance and find it acceptable.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.AutoCull#autoCull

Source code: gameobjects/components/AutoCull.js (Line 28)

blendMode : number

The blend mode to be applied to the sprite. Set to PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL to remove any blend mode.

Warning: You cannot have a blend mode and a filter active on the same Sprite. Doing so will render the sprite invisible.

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#blendMode

Default Value

• PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL;

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 87)

[readonly] bottom : number

The sum of the y and height properties. This is the same as y + height - offsetY.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#bottom

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 110)

cacheAsBitmap : boolean

Set if this display object is cached as a bitmap. This basically takes a snap shot of the display object as it is at that moment. It can provide a performance benefit for complex static displayObjects. To remove simply set this property to 'null'

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#cacheAsBitmap

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 355)

cameraOffset : Phaser.Point

The x/y coordinate offset applied to the top-left of the camera that this Game Object will be drawn at if fixedToCamera is true.

The values are relative to the top-left of the camera view and in addition to any parent of the Game Object on the display list.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.FixedToCamera#cameraOffset

Source code: gameobjects/components/FixedToCamera.js (Line 86)

[readonly] children : Array.<DisplayObject>

[read-only] The array of children of this container.

Type

• Array.<DisplayObject>

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#children

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 17)

<internal> components : Object

The components this Game Object has installed.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#components

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 160)

cropRect : Phaser.Rectangle

The Rectangle used to crop the texture this Game Object uses. Set this property via crop. If you modify this property directly you must call updateCrop in order to have the change take effect.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Crop#cropRect

Source code: gameobjects/components/Crop.js (Line 24)

debug : boolean

A debug flag designed for use with Game.enableStep.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#debug

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 211)

[readonly] destroyPhase : boolean

As a Game Object runs through its destroy method this flag is set to true, and can be checked in any sub-systems or plugins it is being destroyed from.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Destroy#destroyPhase

Source code: gameobjects/components/Destroy.js (Line 22)

events : Phaser.Events

All Phaser Game Objects have an Events class which contains all of the events that are dispatched when certain things happen to this Game Object, or any of its components.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#events

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 178)

See

• Phaser.Events

exists : boolean

Controls if this Game Object is processed by the core game loop. If this Game Object has a physics body it also controls if its physics body is updated or not. When exists is set to false it will remove its physics body from the physics world if it has one. It also toggles the visible property to false as well.

Setting exists to true will add its physics body back in to the physics world, if it has one. It will also set the visible property to true.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#exists

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 277)

filterArea :Rectangle

The area the filter is applied to like the hitArea this is used as more of an optimisation rather than figuring out the dimensions of the displayObject each frame you can set this rectangle

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#filterArea

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 164)

filters : Array.<Filter>

Sets the filters for the displayObject. IMPORTANT: This is a webGL only feature and will be ignored by the Canvas renderer.

To remove filters simply set this property to 'null'.

You cannot have a filter and a multiply blend mode active at the same time. Setting a filter will reset this objects blend mode to NORMAL.

Type

• Array.<Filter>

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#filters

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 307)

fixedToCamera : boolean

A Game Object that is "fixed" to the camera uses its x/y coordinates as offsets from the top left of the camera during rendering.

The values are adjusted at the rendering stage, overriding the Game Objects actual world position.

The end result is that the Game Object will appear to be 'fixed' to the camera, regardless of where in the game world the camera is viewing. This is useful if for example this Game Object is a UI item that you wish to be visible at all times regardless where in the world the camera is.

The offsets are stored in the cameraOffset property.

Note that the cameraOffset values are in addition to any parent of this Game Object on the display list.

Be careful not to set fixedToCamera on Game Objects which are in Groups that already have fixedToCamera enabled on them.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.FixedToCamera#fixedToCamera

Source code: gameobjects/components/FixedToCamera.js (Line 56)

frame : integer

Gets or sets the current frame index of the texture being used to render this Game Object.

To change the frame set frame to the index of the new frame in the sprite sheet you wish this Game Object to use, for example: player.frame = 4.

If the frame index given doesn't exist it will revert to the first frame found in the texture.

If you are using a texture atlas then you should use the frameName property instead.

If you wish to fully replace the texture being used see loadTexture.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#frame

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 242)

frameName : string

Gets or sets the current frame name of the texture being used to render this Game Object.

To change the frame set frameName to the name of the new frame in the texture atlas you wish this Game Object to use, for example: player.frameName = "idle".

If the frame name given doesn't exist it will revert to the first frame found in the texture and throw a console warning.

If you are using a sprite sheet then you should use the frame property instead.

If you wish to fully replace the texture being used see loadTexture.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#frameName

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 267)

[readonly] fresh : boolean

A Game Object is considered fresh if it has just been created or reset and is yet to receive a renderer transform update. This property is mostly used internally by the physics systems, but is exposed for the use of plugins.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#fresh

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 241)

game : Phaser.Game

A reference to the currently running Game.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#game

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 145)

height : number

The height of the sprite, setting this will actually modify the scale to achieve the value set

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#height

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 139)

hitArea :Rectangle | Circle | Ellipse | Polygon

This is the defined area that will pick up mouse / touch events. It is null by default. Setting it is a neat way of optimising the hitTest function that the interactionManager will use (as it will not need to hit test all the children)

Type

• Rectangle | Circle | Ellipse | Polygon

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#hitArea

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 62)

[readonly] inCamera : boolean

Checks if the Game Objects bounds intersect with the Game Camera bounds. Returns true if they do, otherwise false if fully outside of the Cameras bounds.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.AutoCull#inCamera

Source code: gameobjects/components/AutoCull.js (Line 37)

input : Phaser.InputHandler | null

The Input Handler for this Game Object.

By default it is disabled. If you wish this Game Object to process input events you should enable it with: inputEnabled = true.

After you have done this, this property will be a reference to the Phaser InputHandler.

Type

• Phaser.InputHandler | null

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.InputEnabled#input

Source code: gameobjects/components/InputEnabled.js (Line 24)

inputEnabled : boolean

By default a Game Object won't process any input events. By setting inputEnabled to true a Phaser.InputHandler is created for this Game Object and it will then start to process click / touch events and more.

You can then access the Input Handler via this.input.

Note that Input related events are dispatched from this.events, i.e.: events.onInputDown.

If you set this property to false it will stop the Input Handler from processing any more input events.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.InputEnabled#inputEnabled

Source code: gameobjects/components/InputEnabled.js (Line 38)

key : string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture

The key of the image or texture used by this Game Object during rendering. If it is a string it's the string used to retrieve the texture from the Phaser Image Cache. It can also be an instance of a RenderTexture, BitmapData, Video or PIXI.Texture. If a Game Object is created without a key it is automatically assigned the key __default which is a 32x32 transparent PNG stored within the Cache. If a Game Object is given a key which doesn't exist in the Image Cache it is re-assigned the key __missing which is a 32x32 PNG of a green box with a line through it.

Type

• string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#key

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 196)

[readonly] left : number

The left coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as x - offsetX.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#left

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 59)

lifespan : number

The lifespan allows you to give a Game Object a lifespan in milliseconds.

Once the Game Object is 'born' you can set this to a positive value.

It is automatically decremented by the millisecond equivalent of game.time.physicsElapsed each frame. When it reaches zero it will call the kill method.

Very handy for particles, bullets, collectibles, or any other short-lived entity.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LifeSpan#lifespan

Source code: gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js (Line 65)

mask : PIXI.Graphics

Sets a mask for the displayObject. A mask is an object that limits the visibility of an object to the shape of the mask applied to it. In PIXI a regular mask must be a PIXI.Graphics object. This allows for much faster masking in canvas as it utilises shape clipping. To remove a mask, set this property to null.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#mask

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 282)

name : string

A user defined name given to this Game Object. This value isn't ever used internally by Phaser, it is meant as a game level property.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#name

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 153)

[readonly] offsetX : number

The amount the Game Object is visually offset from its x coordinate. This is the same as width * anchor.x. It will only be > 0 if anchor.x is not equal to zero.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#offsetX

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 24)

[readonly] offsetY : number

The amount the Game Object is visually offset from its y coordinate. This is the same as height * anchor.y. It will only be > 0 if anchor.y is not equal to zero.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#offsetY

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 42)

[readonly] parent : PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer

[read-only] The display object container that contains this display object.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#parent

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 79)

pendingDestroy : boolean

A Game Object is that is pendingDestroy is flagged to have its destroy method called on the next logic update. You can set it directly to allow you to flag an object to be destroyed on its next update.

This is extremely useful if you wish to destroy an object from within one of its own callbacks such as with Buttons or other Input events.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#pendingDestroy

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 252)

pivot :Point

The pivot point of the displayObject that it rotates around

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#pivot

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 30)

position :Point

The coordinate of the object relative to the local coordinates of the parent.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#position

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 14)

[readonly] previousPosition : Phaser.Point

The position the Game Object was located in the previous frame.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#previousPosition

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 218)

[readonly] previousRotation : number

The rotation the Game Object was in set to in the previous frame. Value is in radians.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#previousRotation

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 225)

renderable : boolean

Can this object be rendered

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#renderable

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 71)

[readonly] renderOrderID : number

The render order ID is used internally by the renderer and Input Manager and should not be modified. This property is mostly used internally by the renderers, but is exposed for the use of plugins.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#renderOrderID

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 233)

[readonly] right : number

The right coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as x + width - offsetX.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#right

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 76)

rotation : number

The rotation of the object in radians.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#rotation

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 38)

scale :Point

The scale factor of the object.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#scale

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 22)

shader : PIXI.AbstractFilter

The shader that will be used to render the texture to the stage. Set to null to remove a current shader.

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#shader

Default Value

• null

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 98)

smoothed : boolean

Enable or disable texture smoothing for this Game Object.

It only takes effect if the Game Object is using an image based texture.

Smoothing is enabled by default.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Smoothed#smoothed

Source code: gameobjects/components/Smoothed.js (Line 25)

[readonly] stage :Stage

[read-only] The stage the display object is connected to, or undefined if it is not connected to the stage.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#stage

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 88)

texture : PIXI.Texture

The texture that the sprite is using

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#texture

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 33)

tint : number

The tint applied to the sprite. This is a hex value. A value of 0xFFFFFF will remove any tint effect.

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#tint

Default Value

• 0xFFFFFF

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 59)

tintedTexture :Canvas

A canvas that contains the tinted version of the Sprite (in Canvas mode, WebGL doesn't populate this)

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#tintedTexture

Default Value

• null

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 78)

[readonly] top : number

The y coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as y - offsetY.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Bounds#top

Source code: gameobjects/components/Bounds.js (Line 93)

[readonly] type : number

The const type of this object.

Source code: gameobjects/Image.js (Line 46)

visible : boolean

The visibility of the object.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#visible

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 54)

width : number

The width of the sprite, setting this will actually modify the scale to achieve the value set

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#width

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 120)

world : Phaser.Point

The world coordinates of this Game Object in pixels. Depending on where in the display list this Game Object is placed this value can differ from position, which contains the x/y coordinates relative to the Game Objects parent.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#world

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 204)

[readonly] worldAlpha : number

[read-only] The multiplied alpha of the displayObject

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#worldAlpha

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 97)

[readonly] worldPosition :Point

The position of the Display Object based on the world transform. This value is updated at the end of updateTransform and takes all parent transforms into account.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#worldPosition

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 116)

[readonly] worldRotation : number

The rotation of the Display Object, in radians, based on the world transform. This value is updated at the end of updateTransform and takes all parent transforms into account.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#worldRotation

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 136)

[readonly] worldScale :Point

The scale of the Display Object based on the world transform. This value is updated at the end of updateTransform and takes all parent transforms into account.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#worldScale

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 126)

worldVisible : boolean

[read-only] Indicates if the sprite is globally visible.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#worldVisible

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 258)

x : number

The position of the displayObject on the x axis relative to the local coordinates of the parent.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#x

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 723)

y : number

The position of the displayObject on the y axis relative to the local coordinates of the parent.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#y

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 741)

[readonly] z : number

The z depth of this Game Object within its parent Group. No two objects in a Group can have the same z value. This value is adjusted automatically whenever the Group hierarchy changes. If you wish to re-order the layering of a Game Object then see methods like Group.moveUp or Group.bringToTop.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#z

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 170)

Public Methods

addChild(child) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Adds a child to the container.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	The DisplayObject to add to the container

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

The child that was added.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#addChild

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 91)

addChildAt(child, index) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Adds a child to the container at a specified index. If the index is out of bounds an error will be thrown

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	The child to add
index	Number	The index to place the child in

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

The child that was added.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#addChildAt

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 103)

bringToTop() → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Brings this Game Object to the top of its parents display list. Visually this means it will render over the top of any old child in the same Group.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will bring it to the top of the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.BringToTop#bringToTop

Source code: gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js (Line 24)

crop(rect, copy)

Crop allows you to crop the texture being used to display this Game Object. Setting a crop rectangle modifies the core texture frame. The Game Object width and height properties will be adjusted accordingly.

Cropping takes place from the top-left and can be modified in real-time either by providing an updated rectangle object to this method, or by modifying cropRect property directly and then calling updateCrop.

The rectangle object given to this method can be either a Phaser.Rectangle or any other object so long as it has public x, y, width, height, right and bottom properties.

A reference to the rectangle is stored in cropRect unless the copy parameter is true, in which case the values are duplicated to a local object.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
rect	Phaser.Rectangle			The Rectangle used during cropping. Pass null or no parameters to clear a previously set crop rectangle.
copy	boolean	<optional>	false	If false cropRect will be stored as a reference to the given rect. If true it will copy the rect values into a local Phaser Rectangle object stored in cropRect.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Crop#crop

Source code: gameobjects/components/Crop.js (Line 49)

destroy()

Destroy this DisplayObject. Removes all references to transformCallbacks, its parent, the stage, filters, bounds, mask and cached Sprites.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#destroy

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 223)

generateTexture(resolution, scaleMode, renderer) → {PIXI.Texture}

Useful function that returns a texture of the displayObject object that can then be used to create sprites This can be quite useful if your displayObject is static / complicated and needs to be reused multiple times.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
resolution	Number	The resolution of the texture being generated
scaleMode	Number	See {{#crossLink "PIXI/scaleModes:property"}}PIXI.scaleModes{{/crossLink}} for possible values
renderer	PIXI.CanvasRenderer | PIXI.WebGLRenderer	The renderer used to generate the texture.

Returns

PIXI.Texture -

a texture of the graphics object

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#generateTexture

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 542)

getBounds(matrix) → {Rectangle}

Returns the bounds of the Sprite as a rectangle. The bounds calculation takes the worldTransform into account.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
matrix	Matrix	the transformation matrix of the sprite

Returns

Rectangle -

the framing rectangle

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#getBounds

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 193)

getChildAt(index) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Returns the child at the specified index

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
index	Number	The index to get the child from

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

The child at the given index, if any.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getChildAt

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 194)

getChildIndex(child) → {Number}

Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	The DisplayObject instance to identify

Returns

Number -

The index position of the child display object to identify

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getChildIndex

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 159)

getLocalBounds() → {Rectangle}

Retrieves the non-global local bounds of the displayObjectContainer as a rectangle. The calculation takes all visible children into consideration.

Returns

Rectangle -

The rectangular bounding area

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getLocalBounds

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 367)

kill() → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Kills a Game Object. A killed Game Object has its alive, exists and visible properties all set to false.

It will dispatch the onKilled event. You can listen to events.onKilled for the signal.

Note that killing a Game Object is a way for you to quickly recycle it in an object pool, it doesn't destroy the object or free it up from memory.

If you don't need this Game Object any more you should call destroy instead.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LifeSpan#kill

Source code: gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js (Line 113)

loadTexture(key, frame, stopAnimation)

Changes the base texture the Game Object is using. The old texture is removed and the new one is referenced or fetched from the Cache.

If your Game Object is using a frame from a texture atlas and you just wish to change to another frame, then see the frame or frameName properties instead.

You should only use loadTexture if you want to replace the base texture entirely.

Calling this method causes a WebGL texture update, so use sparingly or in low-intensity portions of your game, or if you know the new texture is already on the GPU.

You can use the new const Phaser.PENDING_ATLAS as the texture key for any sprite. Doing this then sets the key to be the frame argument (the frame is set to zero).

This allows you to create sprites using load.image during development, and then change them to use a Texture Atlas later in development by simply searching your code for 'PENDING_ATLAS' and swapping it to be the key of the atlas data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture			This is the image or texture used by the Sprite during rendering. It can be a string which is a reference to the Cache Image entry, or an instance of a RenderTexture, BitmapData, Video or PIXI.Texture.
frame	string | number	<optional>		If this Sprite is using part of a sprite sheet or texture atlas you can specify the exact frame to use by giving a string or numeric index.
stopAnimation	boolean	<optional>	true	If an animation is already playing on this Sprite you can choose to stop it or let it carry on playing.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#loadTexture

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 49)

moveDown() → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Moves this Game Object down one place in its parents display list. This call has no effect if the Game Object is already at the bottom of the display list.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will move it one object down within the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.BringToTop#moveDown

Source code: gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js (Line 87)

moveUp() → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Moves this Game Object up one place in its parents display list. This call has no effect if the Game Object is already at the top of the display list.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will move it one object up within the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.BringToTop#moveUp

Source code: gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js (Line 66)

overlap(displayObject) → {boolean}

Checks to see if the bounds of this Game Object overlaps with the bounds of the given Display Object, which can be a Sprite, Image, TileSprite or anything that extends those such as Button or provides a getBounds method and result.

This check ignores the hitArea property if set and runs a getBounds comparison on both objects to determine the result.

Therefore it's relatively expensive to use in large quantities, i.e. with lots of Sprites at a high frequency. It should be fine for low-volume testing where physics isn't required.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
displayObject	Phaser.Sprite | Phaser.Image | Phaser.TileSprite | Phaser.Button | PIXI.DisplayObject	The display object to check against.

Returns

boolean -

True if the bounds of this Game Object intersects at any point with the bounds of the given display object.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Overlap#overlap

Source code: gameobjects/components/Overlap.js (Line 29)

play(name, frameRate, loop, killOnComplete) → {Phaser.Animation}

Plays an Animation.

The animation should have previously been created via animations.add.

If the animation is already playing calling this again won't do anything. If you need to reset an already running animation do so directly on the Animation object itself or via AnimationManager.stop.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
name	string			The name of the animation to be played, e.g. "fire", "walk", "jump". Must have been previously created via 'AnimationManager.add'.
frameRate	number	<optional>	null	The framerate to play the animation at. The speed is given in frames per second. If not provided the previously set frameRate of the Animation is used.
loop	boolean	<optional>	false	Should the animation be looped after playback. If not provided the previously set loop value of the Animation is used.
killOnComplete	boolean	<optional>	false	If set to true when the animation completes (only happens if loop=false) the parent Sprite will be killed.

Returns

Phaser.Animation -

A reference to playing Animation.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Animation#play

Source code: gameobjects/components/Animation.js (Line 31)

<internal> postUpdate()

Internal method called by the World postUpdate cycle.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#postUpdate

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 331)

preUpdate()

Automatically called by World.preUpdate.

Source code: gameobjects/Image.js (Line 77)

removeChild(child) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Removes a child from the container.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	The DisplayObject to remove

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

The child that was removed.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChild

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 211)

removeChildAt(index) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Removes a child from the specified index position.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
index	Number	The index to get the child from

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

The child that was removed.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChildAt

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 226)

removeChildren(beginIndex, endIndex)

Removes all children from this container that are within the begin and end indexes.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
beginIndex	Number	The beginning position. Default value is 0.
endIndex	Number	The ending position. Default value is size of the container.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChildren

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 244)

removeStageReference()

Removes the current stage reference from the container and all of its children.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeStageReference

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 407)

reset(x, y, health) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Resets the Game Object.

This moves the Game Object to the given x/y world coordinates and sets fresh, exists, visible and renderable to true.

If this Game Object has the LifeSpan component it will also set alive to true and health to the given value.

If this Game Object has a Physics Body it will reset the Body.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
x	number			The x coordinate (in world space) to position the Game Object at.
y	number			The y coordinate (in world space) to position the Game Object at.
health	number	<optional>	1	The health to give the Game Object if it has the Health component.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Reset#reset

Source code: gameobjects/components/Reset.js (Line 30)

resetFrame()

Resets the texture frame dimensions that the Game Object uses for rendering.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#resetFrame

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 220)

resizeFrame(parent, width, height)

Resizes the Frame dimensions that the Game Object uses for rendering.

You shouldn't normally need to ever call this, but in the case of special texture types such as Video or BitmapData it can be useful to adjust the dimensions directly in this way.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parent	object	The parent texture object that caused the resize, i.e. a Phaser.Video object.
width	integer	The new width of the texture.
height	integer	The new height of the texture.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#resizeFrame

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 208)

revive(health) → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Brings a 'dead' Game Object back to life, optionally resetting its health value in the process.

A resurrected Game Object has its alive, exists and visible properties all set to true.

It will dispatch the onRevived event. Listen to events.onRevived for the signal.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
health	number	<optional>	100	The health to give the Game Object. Only set if the GameObject has the Health component.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LifeSpan#revive

Source code: gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js (Line 78)

sendToBack() → {PIXI.DisplayObject}

Sends this Game Object to the bottom of its parents display list. Visually this means it will render below all other children in the same Group.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will send it to the bottom of the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Returns

PIXI.DisplayObject -

This instance.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.BringToTop#sendToBack

Source code: gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js (Line 45)

setChildIndex(child, index)

Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	The child DisplayObject instance for which you want to change the index number
index	Number	The resulting index number for the child display object

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#setChildIndex

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 176)

setFrame(frame)

Sets the texture frame the Game Object uses for rendering.

This is primarily an internal method used by loadTexture, but is exposed for the use of plugins and custom classes.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
frame	Phaser.Frame	The Frame to be used by the texture.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.LoadTexture#setFrame

Source code: gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js (Line 143)

setStageReference(stage)

Sets the containers Stage reference. This is the Stage that this object, and all of its children, is connected to.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stage	Stage	the stage that the container will have as its current stage reference

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#setStageReference

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 391)

setTexture(texture, destroy)

Sets the texture of the sprite. Be warned that this doesn't remove or destroy the previous texture this Sprite was using.

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
texture	PIXI.Texture			The PIXI texture that is displayed by the sprite
destroy	Boolean	<optional>	false	Call Texture.destroy on the current texture before replacing it with the new one?

Inherited From

• PIXI.Sprite#setTexture

Source code: pixi/display/Sprite.js (Line 158)

swapChildren(child, child2)

Swaps the position of 2 Display Objects within this container.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
child	PIXI.DisplayObject	-
child2	PIXI.DisplayObject	-

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#swapChildren

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js (Line 134)

toGlobal(position) → {Point}

Calculates the global position of the display object

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
position	Point	The world origin to calculate from

Returns

Point -

A point object representing the position of this object

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#toGlobal

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 576)

toLocal(position, from) → {Point}

Calculates the local position of the display object relative to another point

Parameters

Name	Type	Argument	Description
position	Point		The world origin to calculate from
from	PIXI.DisplayObject	<optional>	The DisplayObject to calculate the global position from

Returns

Point -

A point object representing the position of this object

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#toLocal

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 590)

update()

Override this method in your own custom objects to handle any update requirements. It is called immediately after preUpdate and before postUpdate. Remember if this Game Object has any children you should call update on those too.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Core#update

Source code: gameobjects/components/Core.js (Line 321)

updateCache()

Generates and updates the cached sprite for this object.

Inherited From

• PIXI.DisplayObject#updateCache

Source code: pixi/display/DisplayObject.js (Line 566)

updateCrop()

If you have set a crop rectangle on this Game Object via crop and since modified the cropRect property, or the rectangle it references, then you need to update the crop frame by calling this method.

Inherited From

• Phaser.Component.Crop#updateCrop

Source code: gameobjects/components/Crop.js (Line 86)