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title: "ObjectLayer"
docs: "Phaser v4.0.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tilemaps-objectlayer
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# ObjectLayer

Represents an object layer from a Tiled map, as created in the Tiled map editor. Object layers in Tiled are used to place non-tile elements such as spawn points, collision zones, triggers, paths, and other game-specific markers. Unlike tile layers, object layers store free-form objects (rectangles, ellipses, polygons, polylines, tiles, and text) at arbitrary positions.

Instances of this class are created automatically by Phaser when parsing Tiled map data via `Phaser.Tilemaps.ParseToTilemap` or `scene.make.tilemap`. You can retrieve an ObjectLayer from a Tilemap using `tilemap.getObjectLayer(name)`.

This class mirrors the structure of a Tiled object layer, except:

 - "x" & "y" properties are ignored since these cannot be changed in Tiled.

 - "offsetx" & "offsety" are applied to the individual object coordinates directly, so they

   are ignored as well.

 - "draworder" is ignored.

**Constructor**

`new ObjectLayer([config])`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| config | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.ObjectLayerConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#ObjectLayerConfig) | Yes | The data for the layer from the Tiled JSON object. |

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**Scope**: static

> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L10)  
Since: 3.0.0

## Public Members

### id

#### id: number


**Description:**

The id of the object layer, as specified in the map data.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L51](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L51)  
Since: 3.70.0


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### name

#### name: string


**Description:**

The name of the Object Layer.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L42](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L42)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### objects

#### objects: Array.\<[Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.TiledObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#TiledObject)>


**Description:**

An array of all objects on this Object Layer.

Each Tiled object corresponds to a JavaScript object in this array. It has an `id` (unique), `name` (as assigned in Tiled), `type` (as assigned in Tiled), `rotation` (in clockwise degrees), `properties` (if any), `visible` state (`true` if visible, `false` otherwise), `x` and `y` coordinates (in pixels, relative to the tilemap), and a `width` and `height` (in pixels).

An object tile has a `gid` property (GID of the represented tile), a `flippedHorizontal` property, a `flippedVertical` property, and `flippedAntiDiagonal` property. The {@link [http://docs.mapeditor.org/en/latest/reference/tmx-map-format/](http://docs.mapeditor.org/en/latest/reference/tmx-map-format/)|Tiled documentation} contains information on flipping and rotation.

Polylines have a `polyline` property, which is an array of objects corresponding to points, where each point has an `x` property and a `y` property. Polygons have an identically structured array in their `polygon` property. Text objects have a `text` property with the text's properties.

Rectangles and ellipses have a `rectangle` or `ellipse` property set to `true`.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L105](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L105)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### opacity

#### opacity: number


**Description:**

The opacity of the layer, between 0 and 1.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L60](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L60)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### properties

#### properties: object


**Description:**

The custom properties defined on the Object Layer, keyed by their name.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L69](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L69)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### propertyTypes

#### propertyTypes: object


**Description:**

The type of each custom property defined on the Object Layer, keyed by its name.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L78](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L78)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### type

#### type: string


**Description:**

The type of the layer, which should be `objectgroup`.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L87](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L87)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### visible

#### visible: boolean


**Description:**

Whether the layer is shown (`true`) or hidden (`false`).


> Source: [src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L96](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/tilemaps/mapdata/ObjectLayer.js#L96)  
Since: 3.0.0


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