--- title: "Phaser.Utils.Array.Matrix" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/namespace/utils-array-matrix 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.Utils.Array.Matrix Scope: static > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/index.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/index.js#L7) ## Static functions ### CheckMatrix #### \ CheckMatrix([matrix]) **Description:** Checks if an array can be used as a matrix. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | The array to check. | **Returns:** boolean - `true` if the given `matrix` array is a valid matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/CheckMatrix.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/CheckMatrix.js#L7) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### MatrixToString #### \ MatrixToString([matrix]) **Description:** Generates a formatted string representation of the given Array Matrix, suitable for logging to the console via `console.log`. Each row is rendered on its own line with cell values separated by ` |`, and rows are divided by a `---+` separator line. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | A 2-dimensional array representing the matrix to convert. | **Returns:** string - A formatted string representing the matrix, with columns separated by ` |` and rows separated by `---+` divider lines. Returns an empty string if the matrix is invalid. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/MatrixToString.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/MatrixToString.js#L10) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### ReverseColumns #### \ ReverseColumns([matrix]) **Description:** Reverses the row order of the given Array Matrix, which has the effect of reversing the sequence of values within each column from top to bottom. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | The array matrix whose row order will be reversed. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The column reversed matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/ReverseColumns.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/ReverseColumns.js#L7) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### ReverseRows #### \ ReverseRows([matrix]) **Description:** Reverses the order of elements in each row of the given Array Matrix. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | The array matrix to reverse the elements of each row for. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The matrix with each row's elements reversed in place. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/ReverseRows.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/ReverseRows.js#L7) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### Rotate180 #### \ Rotate180([matrix]) **Description:** Rotates the array matrix 180 degrees. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | The array to rotate. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The rotated matrix array. The source matrix should be discarded for the returned matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/Rotate180.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/Rotate180.js#L9) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### RotateLeft #### \ RotateLeft([matrix], [amount]) **Description:** Rotates the array matrix to the left (counter-clockwise) by 90 degrees per step. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | | The array to rotate. | | amount | number | Yes | 1 | The number of times to rotate the matrix 90 degrees to the left. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The rotated matrix array. The source matrix should be discarded for the returned matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/RotateLeft.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/RotateLeft.js#L9) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### RotateMatrix #### \ RotateMatrix([matrix], [direction]) **Description:** Rotates the array matrix based on the given rotation value. The value can be given in degrees: 90, -90, 270, -270, 180 or -180, or a string command: `rotateLeft`, `rotateRight` or `rotate180`. Based on the routine from [http://jsfiddle.net/MrPolywhirl/NH42z/](http://jsfiddle.net/MrPolywhirl/NH42z/). A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | | The array to rotate. | | direction | number \| string | Yes | 90 | The amount to rotate the matrix by. Must be a degree value of 90, -90, 270, -270, 180 or -180, or a string command of `rotateLeft`, `rotateRight` or `rotate180`. If an unrecognized value is given the matrix will not be rotated. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The rotated matrix array. The source matrix should be discarded for the returned matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/RotateMatrix.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/RotateMatrix.js#L10) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### RotateRight #### \ RotateRight([matrix], [amount]) **Description:** Rotates the array matrix 90 degrees to the right (clockwise). A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | | The array to rotate. | | amount | number | Yes | 1 | The number of times to rotate the matrix 90 degrees clockwise. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The rotated matrix array. The source matrix should be discarded for the returned matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/RotateRight.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/RotateRight.js#L9) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### Translate #### \ Translate([matrix], [x], [y]) **Description:** Translates the given Array Matrix by shifting its rows and the elements within each row by the amounts specified. The translation wraps cyclically: elements shifted off one edge of the matrix reappear on the opposite edge. A positive `x` value shifts elements within each row to the right, and a negative value shifts them to the left. A positive `y` value shifts rows downward, and a negative value shifts them upward. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least two rows. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | matrix | Array.\> | Yes | | The array matrix to translate. | | x | number | Yes | 0 | The amount to horizontally translate the matrix by. | | y | number | Yes | 0 | The amount to vertically translate the matrix by. | **Returns:** Array.\> - The translated matrix. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/TranslateMatrix.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/TranslateMatrix.js#L10) Since: 3.50.0 --- ### TransposeMatrix #### \ TransposeMatrix([array]) **Description:** Transposes the elements of the given matrix (array of arrays). The transpose of a matrix is a new matrix whose rows are the columns of the original. A matrix is a two-dimensional array (array of arrays), where all sub-arrays (rows) have the same length. There must be at least one row. This is an example matrix: ``` [ [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 3, 4, 0, 4 ], [ 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 ], [ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 ] ] ``` **Tags:** - generic - genericUse **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | array | Array.\> | Yes | The array matrix to transpose. | **Returns:** Array.\> - A new array matrix which is a transposed version of the given array. > Source: [src/utils/array/matrix/TransposeMatrix.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/utils/array/matrix/TransposeMatrix.js#L7) Since: 3.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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