---
title: "ShaderQuad"
docs: "Phaser v4.0.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-shaderquad
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# ShaderQuad

A RenderNode that renders a single quad using a custom GLSL shader program. It is used by the Shader Game Object to execute user-defined vertex and fragment shaders against a four-vertex quad that matches the game object's dimensions. The quad is transformed through the scene camera and supports optional rendering directly to a texture via `renderToTexture`. Shader uniforms, texture samplers, and shader addition variants are all managed through this node, making it the primary entry point for custom WebGL shader effects in Phaser.

**Constructor**

`new ShaderQuad(manager, config)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this RenderNode. |
| config | [Phaser.Types.GameObjects.Shader.ShaderQuadConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-gameobjects-shader.md#ShaderQuadConfig) | No | The configuration object for this RenderNode. |

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**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md)  



> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L15](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L15)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager)
 - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name)




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## Public Members

### _texturerProxy

#### _texturerProxy: object


**Description:**

An object which acts as a proxy for textures in the transformer.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L130](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L130)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### indexBuffer

#### indexBuffer: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLBufferWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglbufferwrapper.md)


**Description:**

The index buffer defining vertex order.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L59](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L59)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### programManager

#### programManager: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.ProgramManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-programmanager.md)


**Description:**

The program manager used to create and manage shader programs. This contains shader variants.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L84](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L84)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### renderer

#### renderer: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLRenderer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-webglrenderer.md)


**Description:**

The WebGLRenderer in use.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L43](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L43)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### setUniform

#### setUniform: function


**Description:**

A bound convenience function that queues a uniform value to be applied to the current shader program. Delegates to the ProgramManager's `setUniform` method.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L110](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L110)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### transformerNode

#### transformerNode: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.TransformerImage](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformerimage.md)


**Description:**

The transformer node used to transform the quad for rendering.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L121](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L121)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### vertexBufferLayout

#### vertexBufferLayout: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLVertexBufferLayoutWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webglvertexbufferlayoutwrapper.md)


**Description:**

The vertex buffer layout for this RenderNode.

This consists of 4 vertices, 0-3, forming the corners of a quad instance.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L68](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L68)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):**


 - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin)
 - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend)
 - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug)




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## Public Methods

### run

#### \<instance> run(drawingContext, gameObject, parentMatrix)


**Description:**

Renders a quad using the shader program. Transforms the quad vertices based on the game object properties, populates the vertex buffer, sets up uniforms and textures, and issues a draw call.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.Shader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-shader.md) | No | The Shader game object being rendered. |
| parentMatrix | [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.TransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-components-transformmatrix.md) | No | The parent transform matrix. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode#run


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L222](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L222)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### setupTextures

#### \<instance> setupTextures(gameObject)


**Description:**

Extracts the WebGL textures from the game object's texture list and returns them as an array for use during rendering.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.Shader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-shader.md) | No | The Shader game object to extract textures from. |


**Returns:** Array.\<[Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md)> - An array of WebGL textures.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L348](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L348)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### updateShaderConfig

#### \<instance> updateShaderConfig(drawingContext, gameObject, renderNode)


**Description:**

Updates the shader configuration for the current render pass. This is called before the shader is rendered. This method is a hook for custom shader configurations. You should override it if you need to adjust shader additions after initialization.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No | The GameObject being rendered. |
| renderNode | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.ShaderQuad](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-shaderquad.md) | No | The RenderNode being rendered. |


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L372](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/ShaderQuad.js#L372)  
Since: 4.0.0


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---

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