--- title: "TransformerImage" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-transformerimage 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. # TransformerImage A RenderNode that computes and stores the screen-space quad vertex positions for a single Image-like GameObject each time it is rendered. During its `run` call, this node combines the camera view matrix (adjusted for the game object's scroll factors), any parent container matrix, and the game object's own position, rotation, and scale into a single final transform matrix. It then projects the four corners of the game object's frame through that matrix and writes the resulting eight coordinate values (four x/y pairs) into the `quad` Float32Array, ready for consumption by the subsequent submitter node. Horizontal and vertical flipping are handled here, with the local origin offset adjusted automatically when the frame does not use a custom pivot. Vertex rounding is also applied when required by the game object or camera settings, snapping all quad corners to integer pixel coordinates to avoid sub-pixel rendering artefacts. **Constructor** `new TransformerImage(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 | object | Yes | The configuration object for this RenderNode. | --- **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/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L12](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L12) 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) --- ## Public Members ### quad #### quad: Float32Array **Description:** A flat array of 8 floats storing the screen-space positions of the four corners of the rendered quad, written during each `run` call. Values are ordered as [x0, y0, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3], representing the top-left, top-right, bottom-left, and bottom-right corners respectively. > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L48](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L48) 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) --- ## Public Methods ### run #### \ run(drawingContext, gameObject, texturerNode, [parentMatrix], [element]) **Description:** Computes the final screen-space quad vertex positions for the given Image-like GameObject and stores them in `this.quad`. The method builds the complete transform by combining the camera view matrix (modified by the game object's scroll factors), an optional parent container matrix, and the game object's own position, rotation, and scale. Horizontal and vertical flips are factored in by negating the relevant scale axis and, when the frame does not use a custom pivot, by adjusting the local origin offset so the image flips around its display origin. The resulting four corner positions are then projected through the matrix via `setQuad` and written into `this.quad`. If vertex rounding is required, all eight values are snapped to the nearest integer before the node exits. **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. | | texturerNode | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md) | No | The texturer node used to texture the GameObject. This contains relevant data on the dimensions of the object. | | parentMatrix | [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.TransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/gameobjects-components-transformmatrix.md) | Yes | This transform matrix is defined if the game object is nested. | | element | object | Yes | The specific element within the game object. This is used for objects that consist of multiple quads. It is unused here. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode#run > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L86](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/transformer/TransformerImage.js#L86) Since: 4.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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