--- title: "FilterMask" docs: "Phaser v4.1.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-filtermask 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. # FilterMask A RenderNode that renders the Mask filter effect, used to selectively show or hide regions of a Game Object using a mask texture. The mask is sourced from a [Phaser.Filters.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-mask.md) controller, which can provide either a static GL texture or a dynamically rendered Game Object as the mask. When a mask Game Object is used, this node will re-render it into a texture each frame if `autoUpdate` is enabled, or when `needsUpdate` is flagged. The mask can optionally be inverted so that masked areas are revealed instead of hidden. This node binds the source image to texture unit 0 and the mask texture to texture unit 1, then passes the `invert` flag to the fragment shader to control mask polarity. See [Phaser.Filters.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-mask.md). **Constructor** `new FilterMask(manager)` **Parameters** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | manager | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNodeManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernodemanager.md) | No | The manager that owns this RenderNode. | --- **Scope**: static **Extends** > [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md) > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L12](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L12) Since: 4.0.0 ## Inherited Methods **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md):** - [run](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#run) - [updateShaderConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#updateshaderconfig) **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [onRunBegin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunbegin) - [onRunEnd](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#onrunend) - [setDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#setdebug) --- ## Public Methods ### setupTextures #### \ setupTextures(controller, textures, drawingContext) **Description:** Prepares the texture slots required by the mask filter shader. Texture unit 0 is the source image (bound by the base class). This method assigns the mask GL texture to unit 1. If the controller has a mask Game Object and either `autoUpdate` or `needsUpdate` is set, the dynamic texture is re-rendered at the current drawing context dimensions before being bound. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-mask.md) | No | The filter controller providing the mask texture and update flags. | | textures | Array.\ | No | The texture array to populate. The mask texture is written to index 1. | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context, used to determine the dimensions for dynamic texture updates. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader#setupTextures > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L45](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L45) Since: 4.0.0 --- ### setupUniforms #### \ setupUniforms(controller, drawingContext) **Description:** Sets the shader uniforms required by the mask filter. Binds the `uMaskSampler` uniform to texture unit 1 so the fragment shader samples from the mask texture, and passes the `invert` boolean flag to control whether the mask is applied normally or inverted. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | controller | [Phaser.Filters.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/filters-mask.md) | No | The filter controller providing the `invert` flag. | | drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No | The current drawing context. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader#setupUniforms > Source: [src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L72](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/renderer/webgl/renderNodes/filters/FilterMask.js#L72) Since: 4.0.0 --- ## Inherited Members **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.BaseFilterShader](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md):** - [indexBuffer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#indexbuffer) - [programManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#programmanager) - [vertexBufferLayout](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-basefiltershader.md#vertexbufferlayout) **From [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.RenderNodes.RenderNode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md):** - [manager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#manager) - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-rendernodes-rendernode.md#name) --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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