---
title: "Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLStencilParametersFactory"
docs: "Phaser v4.0.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/namespace/renderer-webgl-webglstencilparametersfactory
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
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# Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLStencilParametersFactory

Scope: 
static
> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/parameters/WebGLStencilParametersFactory.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/parameters/WebGLStencilParametersFactory.js#L7)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Static functions

### create

#### \<instance> create(renderer, [enabled], [func], [funcRef], [funcMask], [opFail], [opZfail], [opZpass], [clear])


**Description:**

Creates a new `WebGLStencilParameters` object that encapsulates the full stencil buffer configuration for a WebGL render pass. The returned object groups the arguments into the three sub-objects expected by the renderer: `func` (passed to `gl.stencilFunc`), `op` (passed to `gl.stencilOp`), and `clear` (the value written when the stencil buffer is cleared). All parameters are optional and fall back to sensible no-op defaults so the stencil buffer behaves as if it were disabled.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| renderer | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLRenderer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/renderer-webgl-webglrenderer.md) | No |  | The WebGLRenderer to create the WebGLStencilParameters for. |
| enabled | GLboolean | Yes | false | Whether the stencil test is enabled. |
| func | GLenum | Yes | "GL_ALWAYS" | The stencil comparison function used to compare the reference value against the current stencil buffer value. |
| funcRef | GLint | Yes | 0 | The reference value against which the stencil buffer value is compared during the stencil test. |
| funcMask | GLuint | Yes | "0xFF" | The bitwise mask applied to both the reference value and the stencil buffer value before they are compared. |
| opFail | GLenum | Yes | "GL_KEEP" | The operation to perform if the stencil test fails. |
| opZfail | GLenum | Yes | "GL_KEEP" | The operation to perform if the stencil test passes but the depth test fails. |
| opZpass | GLenum | Yes | "GL_KEEP" | The operation to perform if the stencil test passes and the depth test passes or is disabled. |
| clear | GLint | Yes | 0 | The value to clear the stencil buffer to. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLStencilParameters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-renderer-webgl.md#WebGLStencilParameters) - The created WebGLStencilParameters.


> Source: [src/renderer/webgl/parameters/WebGLStencilParametersFactory.js#L19](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/renderer/webgl/parameters/WebGLStencilParametersFactory.js#L19)  
Since: 4.0.0


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