--- title: "Phaser.Tilemaps.Parsers" docs: "Phaser v3.90.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/namespace/tilemaps-parsers site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # Phaser.Tilemaps.Parsers Scope: static > Source: [src/tilemaps/parsers/index.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/tilemaps/parsers/index.js#L7) ## Static functions ### FromOrientationString #### \ FromOrientationString([orientation]) **Description:** Get the Tilemap orientation from the given string. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | orientation | string | Yes | The orientation type as a string. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.OrientationType](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/typedef/tilemaps.md#OrientationType) - The Tilemap Orientation type. > Source: [src/tilemaps/parsers/FromOrientationString.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/tilemaps/parsers/FromOrientationString.js#L9) Since: 3.50.0 --- ### Parse #### \ Parse(name, mapFormat, data, tileWidth, tileHeight, insertNull) **Description:** Parses raw data of a given Tilemap format into a new MapData object. If no recognized data format is found, returns `null`. When loading from CSV or a 2D array, you should specify the tileWidth & tileHeight. When parsing from a map from Tiled, the tileWidth & tileHeight will be pulled from the map data. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | name | string | No | The name of the tilemap, used to set the name on the MapData. | | mapFormat | number | No | See ../Formats.js. | | data | Array.\> \| string | object | No | 2D array, CSV string or Tiled JSON object. | | tileWidth | number | No | The width of a tile in pixels. Required for 2D array and CSV, but ignored for Tiled JSON. | | tileHeight | number | No | The height of a tile in pixels. Required for 2D array and CSV, but ignored for Tiled JSON. | | insertNull | boolean | No | Controls how empty tiles, tiles with an index of -1, in the map data are handled. If `true`, empty locations will get a value of `null`. If `false`, empty location will get a Tile object with an index of -1. If you've a large sparsely populated map and the tile data doesn't need to change then setting this value to `true` will help with memory consumption. However if your map is small or you need to update the tiles dynamically, then leave the default value set. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.MapData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/tilemaps-mapdata.md) - The created `MapData` object. > Source: [src/tilemaps/parsers/Parse.js#L13](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/tilemaps/parsers/Parse.js#L13) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### Parse2DArray #### \ Parse2DArray(name, data, tileWidth, tileHeight, insertNull) **Description:** Parses a 2D array of tile indexes into a new MapData object with a single layer. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | name | string | No | The name of the tilemap, used to set the name on the MapData. | | data | Array.\> | No | 2D array, CSV string or Tiled JSON object. | | tileWidth | number | No | The width of a tile in pixels. | | tileHeight | number | No | The height of a tile in pixels. | | insertNull | boolean | No | Controls how empty tiles, tiles with an index of -1, in the map data are handled. If `true`, empty locations will get a value of `null`. If `false`, empty location will get a Tile object with an index of -1. If you've a large sparsely populated map and the tile data doesn't need to change then setting this value to `true` will help with memory consumption. However if your map is small or you need to update the tiles dynamically, then leave the default value set. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.MapData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/tilemaps-mapdata.md) - The MapData object. > Source: [src/tilemaps/parsers/Parse2DArray.js#L12](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/tilemaps/parsers/Parse2DArray.js#L12) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### ParseCSV #### \ ParseCSV(name, data, tileWidth, tileHeight, insertNull) **Description:** Parses a CSV string of tile indexes into a new MapData object with a single layer. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | name | string | No | The name of the tilemap, used to set the name on the MapData. | | data | string | No | CSV string of tile indexes. | | tileWidth | number | No | The width of a tile in pixels. | | tileHeight | number | No | The height of a tile in pixels. | | insertNull | boolean | No | Controls how empty tiles, tiles with an index of -1, in the map data are handled. If `true`, empty locations will get a value of `null`. If `false`, empty location will get a Tile object with an index of -1. If you've a large sparsely populated map and the tile data doesn't need to change then setting this value to `true` will help with memory consumption. However if your map is small or you need to update the tiles dynamically, then leave the default value set. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.MapData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/tilemaps-mapdata.md) - The resulting MapData object. > Source: [src/tilemaps/parsers/ParseCSV.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/tilemaps/parsers/ParseCSV.js#L10) Since: 3.0.0 --- ## Static functions - [Impact](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/namespace/tilemaps-parsers-impact.md) - [Tiled](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/namespace/tilemaps-parsers-tiled.md) --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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