---
title: "Displacement"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-displacement
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Displacement

The Displacement Filter Controller.

This Filter controller manages the displacement effect.

The displacement effect is a visual technique that alters the position of pixels in an image or texture based on the values of a displacement map. This effect is used to create the illusion of depth, surface irregularities, or distortion in otherwise flat elements. It can be applied to characters, objects, or backgrounds to enhance realism, convey movement, or achieve various stylistic appearances.

This effect samples across an area. To avoid missing data at the edges, use `controller.setPaddingOverride(null)` to automatically pad game objects, or `camera.getPaddingWrapper(x)` to enlarge a camera.

A Displacement effect is added to a Camera via the FilterList component:

```js
const camera = this.cameras.main;

camera.filters.internal.addDisplacement();
camera.filters.external.addDisplacement();
```

**Constructor**

`new Displacement(camera, [texture], [x], [y])`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| camera | [Phaser.Cameras.Scene2D.Camera](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/cameras-scene2d-camera.md) | No |  | The Camera that owns this filter. |
| texture | string | Yes | "'__WHITE'" | The unique string-based key of the texture to use for displacement, which must exist in the Texture Manager. |
| x | number | Yes | 0.005 | The amount of horizontal displacement to apply. A very small float number, such as 0.005. |
| y | number | Yes | 0.005 | The amount of vertical displacement to apply. A very small float number, such as 0.005. |

---


**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md)  



> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L10](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L10)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md):**


 - [active](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#active)
 - [allowBaseDraw](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#allowbasedraw)
 - [camera](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#camera)
 - [currentPadding](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#currentpadding)
 - [ignoreDestroy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#ignoredestroy)
 - [paddingOverride](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#paddingoverride)
 - [renderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#rendernode)




---

## Public Members

### texture

#### texture: [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.Wrappers.WebGLTextureWrapper](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-wrappers-webgltexturewrapper.md)


**Description:**

The underlying texture used for displacement.


> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L80](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L80)  
Since: 4.0.0


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### x

#### x: number


**Description:**

The amount of horizontal displacement to apply. The maximum horizontal displacement in pixels is `x` multiplied by 0.5 times the width of the camera rendering the filter.


> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L56](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L56)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

### y

#### y: number


**Description:**

The amount of vertical displacement to apply. The maximum vertical displacement in pixels is `y` multiplied by 0.5 times the height of the camera rendering the filter.


> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L68](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L68)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Filters.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md):**


 - [destroy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#destroy)
 - [getPaddingCeil](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#getpaddingceil)
 - [setActive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#setactive)
 - [setPaddingOverride](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-controller.md#setpaddingoverride)




---

## Public Methods

### getPadding

#### \<instance> getPadding()


**Description:**

Returns the amount of extra padding, in pixels, that this filter requires when rendering. The padding accounts for the displacement effect extending beyond the original bounds of the Camera's rendered output.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Filters.Controller#getPadding


**Returns:** [Phaser.Geom.Rectangle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/geom-rectangle.md) - The padding Rectangle.


> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L114](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L114)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

### setTexture

#### \<instance> setTexture([texture])


**Description:**

Sets the Texture to be used for the displacement effect.

You can only use a whole texture, not a frame from a texture atlas or sprite sheet.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| texture | string | Yes | "'__WHITE'" | The unique string-based key of the texture to use for displacement, which must exist in the Texture Manager. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Filters.Displacement](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-displacement.md) - This Filter Controller.


> Source: [src/filters/Displacement.js#L92](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/filters/Displacement.js#L92)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

---

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