---
title: "ObjectHelper"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-objecthelper
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
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# ObjectHelper

Resolves Tiled object GIDs to their corresponding Tileset data and applies per-tile properties from Tilesets to objects. It assists in creating Game Objects from Tiled object layers by providing texture frames, animations, and custom properties defined in the Tiled editor.

**Constructor**

`new ObjectHelper(tilesets)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| tilesets | Array.\<[Phaser.Tilemaps.Tileset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tileset.md)> | No | The backing tileset data. |

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**Scope**: static

> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L9](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L9)  
Since: 3.60.0

## Public Members

### enabled

#### enabled: boolean


**Description:**

Enabled if the object helper reaches in to tilesets for data. Disabled if it only uses data directly on a gid object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L63](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L63)  
Since: 3.60.0


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### gids

#### gids: array


**Description:**

A sparse array mapping Tile GID indices to their corresponding Tileset object, populated during construction. Used to look up tileset data by GID at runtime.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L29](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L29)  
Since: 3.60.0


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## Public Methods

### getTypeIncludingTile

#### \<instance> getTypeIncludingTile(obj)


**Description:**

Gets the Tiled `type` field value from the object or the `gid` behind it.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| obj | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.TiledObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#TiledObject) | No | The Tiled object to investigate. |


**Returns:** string - The `type` of the object, the tile behind the `gid` of the object, or `undefined`.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L85](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L85)  
Since: 3.60.0


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### setPropertiesFromTiledObject

#### \<instance> setPropertiesFromTiledObject(sprite, obj)


**Description:**

Sets the `sprite.data` field from the tiled properties on the object and its tile (if any).

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| sprite | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No | The Game Object on which to set the data. |
| obj | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.TiledObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#TiledObject) | No | The Tiled object whose properties will be applied. |


> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L171](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L171)  
Since: 3.60.0


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### setTextureAndFrame

#### \<instance> setTextureAndFrame(sprite, [key], [frame], [obj])


**Description:**

Sets the sprite texture data as specified (usually in a config) or, failing that, as specified in the `gid` of the object being loaded (if any).

This fallback will only work if the tileset was loaded as a spritesheet matching the geometry of sprites fed into tiled, so that, for example: "tile id #`3`" within the tileset is the same as texture frame `3` from the image of the tileset.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| sprite | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No | The Game Object to modify. |
| key | string \| [Phaser.Textures.Texture](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/textures-texture.md) | Yes | The texture key to set (or else the `obj.gid`'s tile is used if available). |
| frame | string \| number | [Phaser.Textures.Frame](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/textures-frame.md) | Yes | The frame key to set (or else the `obj.gid`'s tile is used if available). |
| obj | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.TiledObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#TiledObject) | Yes | The Tiled object for fallback. |


> Source: [src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L124](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/ObjectHelper.js#L124)  
Since: 3.60.0


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