---
title: "WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper"
docs: "Phaser v4.0.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltextureunitswrapper
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper

A wrapper for the WebGLRenderingContext's texture units. It tracks which textures are bound to which units, and provides binding utilities.

**Constructor**

`new WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper(renderer)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| renderer | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLRenderer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-webglrenderer.md) | No | The WebGLRenderer instance that owns this wrapper. |

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**Scope**: static

> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L9)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Public Members

### renderer

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


**Description:**

The WebGLRenderer instance that owns this wrapper.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L27](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L27)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### unitIndices

#### unitIndices: Array.\<number>


**Description:**

List of the indexes of available texture units. Used in setting uniforms.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L45](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L45)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### units

#### units: Array.\<([Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md) | null)>


**Description:**

The list of texture units available to the WebGLRenderingContext.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L36](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L36)  
Since: 4.0.0


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## Public Methods

### bind

#### \<instance> bind(texture, unit, [force], [forceActive])


**Description:**

Binds a texture to a texture unit.

This will change the active texture unit to the given unit, unless `forceActive` is false.

This should be the only way to bind a texture to a unit.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| texture | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md) \| null | No |  | The texture to bind, or null to unbind the unit. |
| unit | number | No |  | The texture unit to bind the texture to. |
| force | boolean | Yes | false | If true, it will bind the texture even if it is already bound. |
| forceActive | boolean | Yes | true | If true, it will change the active texture unit to the given unit even if it is already active. Otherwise, it will only change the active texture unit if it is not already active. |


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L97](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L97)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### bindUnits

#### \<instance> bindUnits(textures, [force])


**Description:**

Set specific texture units to specific textures.

The active texture unit may change to accommodate the bindings.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| textures | Array.\<([Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md) \| null | undefined)> | No |  | The textures to bind. Null values will be unbound. Undefined values will be skipped. |
| force | boolean | Yes | false | If true, it will bind all textures, even if they are already bound. |


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L131](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L131)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### init

#### \<instance> init()


**Description:**

Initializes the texture units to `null`. The active texture unit will be 0 after this runs.

This populates every texture unit with a 1x1 texture. This stops WebGL errors on MacOS. These textures are not wrapped, and are not intended to be used, so the texture units are recorded as null.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L58](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L58)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### unbindAllUnits

#### \<instance> unbindAllUnits()


**Description:**

Unbinds all textures from all texture units. This will change the active texture unit to 0.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L175](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L175)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### unbindTexture

#### \<instance> unbindTexture(texture)


**Description:**

Unbinds a specific texture from all texture units it is currently bound to.

Iterates over all texture units and replaces any binding that matches the given texture with `null`. This is typically called when a texture is about to be destroyed, to ensure no unit holds a stale reference.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| texture | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md) | No | The texture to unbind from all units. |


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L153](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/wrappers/WebGLTextureUnitsWrapper.js#L153)  
Since: 4.0.0


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