--- title: "Phaser.GameObjects.Components.GetBounds" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds 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.GameObjects.Components.GetBounds Scope: static > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L11](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L11) Since: 3.0.0 ## Static functions ### getBottomCenter #### \ getBottomCenter([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the bottom-center coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L239](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L239) Since: 3.18.0 --- ### getBottomLeft #### \ getBottomLeft([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the bottom-left corner coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L213](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L213) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getBottomRight #### \ getBottomRight([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the bottom-right corner coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L265](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L265) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getBounds #### \ getBounds([output]) **Description:** Gets the axis-aligned bounding rectangle of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The bounding rectangle is computed by retrieving all four corner positions of the Game Object (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right), applying any rotation and parent Container transforms, and then calculating the smallest axis-aligned rectangle that fully encloses all four points. The values are stored and returned in a Rectangle, or Rectangle-like, object. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Geom.Rectangle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/geom-rectangle.md) \| object | Yes | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Rectangle will be created. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Geom.Rectangle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/geom-rectangle.md), object - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L291](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L291) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getCenter #### \ getCenter([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the center coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L57](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L57) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getLeftCenter #### \ getLeftCenter([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the left-center coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L161](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L161) Since: 3.18.0 --- ### getRightCenter #### \ getRightCenter([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the right-center coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L187](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L187) Since: 3.18.0 --- ### getTopCenter #### \ getTopCenter([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the top-center coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L109](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L109) Since: 3.18.0 --- ### getTopLeft #### \ getTopLeft([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the top-left corner coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. If not provided a new Vector2 will be created. | | includeParent | boolean | Yes | false | If this Game Object has a parent Container, include it (and all other ancestors) in the resulting vector? | **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) - The values stored in the output object. > Source: [src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L83](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/gameobjects/components/GetBounds.js#L83) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getTopRight #### \ getTopRight([output], [includeParent]) **Description:** Gets the top-right corner coordinate of this Game Object, regardless of origin. The returned point is calculated in local space and does not factor in any parent Containers, unless the `includeParent` argument is set to `true`. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | output | [Phaser.Types.Math.Vector2Like](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-math.md#Vector2Like) | Yes | | An object to store the values in. 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