---
title: "TilemapGPULayer"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemapgpulayer
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.

# TilemapGPULayer

A TilemapGPULayer is a special kind of Game Object that renders LayerData from a Tilemap. Unlike the more flexible TilemapLayer, this object uses a single Tileset and is optimized for speed and quality over flexibility. Use it for high-performance rendering of tilemaps which don't update their contents. It still supports tile animation and flip.

This layer is designed to be used with the WebGL renderer only.

Performance of this layer is excellent. If you do not need to manipulate the tiles in the layer, and the layer is of the supported type, this is the best option for rendering tilemaps. It is almost entirely GPU-bound, so it will free up CPU resources for other game code (the CPU usually does much more work than the GPU in games). It has a fixed cost per pixel on screen, whether there is anything in that tile or not. In general, it suffers no performance loss when many tiles are visible.

Create a TilemapGPULayer by adding the `gpu` flag to a call to `Tilemap.createLayer()`. This will return a TilemapGPULayer instance.

This layer has the following abilities and restrictions:

- Use a single tileset, with a single texture image.

- Maximum tilemap size of 4096x4096 tiles.

- Maximum of 2^23 (8388608) unique tile IDs.

- Tiles may be flipped.

- Tiles may be animated.

- Animation data limit of 8388608 entries (each animation or each frame of animation uses one entry).

- Orthographic tilemaps only.

The layer renders via a special shader. This uses a texture containing the layer tile data, and a second texture containing any tile animations. The shader then renders the tiles as a single quad. Because it doesn't have to compute individual tiles on the CPU, this is much faster than a TilemapLayer. However, because it treats tiles as a single orthographic grid, it is not suitable for use with isometric or hexagonal tilemaps, or other types of tilemap that require different rendering methods.

If the tileset image uses NEAREST minfiltering, the shader will render sharp edged pixels. Otherwise, it assumes LINEAR filtering. The shader will automatically render smooth borders between tiles in LINEAR mode, with no seams or bleeding, for perfect results. A regular TilemapLayer cannot render smooth borders like this, creating sharp seams between tiles.

The layer can be edited, but it will not update automatically. Regenerate the layer tile data texture by calling `generateLayerDataTexture`.

**Constructor**

`new TilemapGPULayer(scene, tilemap, layerIndex, tileset, [x], [y])`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| scene | [Phaser.Scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/scene.md) | No | The Scene to which this TilemapGPULayer belongs. |
| tilemap | [Phaser.Tilemaps.Tilemap](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemap.md) | No | The Tilemap this layer is a part of. |
| layerIndex | number | No | The index of the LayerData associated with this layer. |
| tileset | string \| [Phaser.Tilemaps.Tileset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tileset.md) | No | The tileset used to render the tiles in this layer. Can be a string or a Tileset object. |
| x | number | Yes | The world x position where the top left of this layer will be placed. |
| y | number | Yes | The world y position where the top left of this layer will be placed. |

---


**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayerBase](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md)  



> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L12](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L12)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Alpha](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md):**


 - [alpha](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#alpha)
 - [alphaBottomLeft](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#alphabottomleft)
 - [alphaBottomRight](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#alphabottomright)
 - [alphaTopLeft](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#alphatopleft)
 - [alphaTopRight](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#alphatopright)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.BlendMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-blendmode.md):**


 - [blendMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-blendmode.md#blendmode)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ComputedSize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md):**


 - [displayHeight](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#displayheight)
 - [displayWidth](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#displaywidth)
 - [height](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#height)
 - [width](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#width)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Depth](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md):**


 - [depth](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#depth)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ElapseTimer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md):**


 - [timeElapsed](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#timeelapsed)
 - [timeElapsedResetPeriod](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#timeelapsedresetperiod)
 - [timePaused](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#timepaused)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Filters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md):**


 - [filterCamera](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#filtercamera)
 - [filters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#filters)
 - [filtersAutoFocus](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#filtersautofocus)
 - [filtersFocusContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#filtersfocuscontext)
 - [filtersForceComposite](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#filtersforcecomposite)
 - [maxFilterSize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#maxfiltersize)
 - [renderFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#renderfilters)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Flip](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md):**


 - [flipX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#flipx)
 - [flipY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#flipy)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Lighting](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md):**


 - [lighting](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md#lighting)
 - [selfShadow](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md#selfshadow)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md):**


 - [mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md#mask)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.RenderNodes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md):**


 - [customRenderNodes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#customrendernodes)
 - [defaultRenderNodes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#defaultrendernodes)
 - [renderNodeData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#rendernodedata)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ScrollFactor](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-scrollfactor.md):**


 - [scrollFactorX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-scrollfactor.md#scrollfactorx)
 - [scrollFactorY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-scrollfactor.md#scrollfactory)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Transform](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md):**


 - [angle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#angle)
 - [hasTransformComponent](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#hastransformcomponent)
 - [rotation](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#rotation)
 - [scale](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#scale)
 - [scaleX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#scalex)
 - [scaleY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#scaley)
 - [w](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#w)
 - [x](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#x)
 - [y](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#y)
 - [z](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#z)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Visible](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-visible.md):**


 - [visible](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-visible.md#visible)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md):**


 - [active](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#active)
 - [body](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#body)
 - [cameraFilter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#camerafilter)
 - [data](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#data)
 - [displayList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#displaylist)
 - [ignoreDestroy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#ignoredestroy)
 - [input](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#input)
 - [isDestroyed](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#isdestroyed)
 - [name](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#name)
 - [parentContainer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#parentcontainer)
 - [renderFlags](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#renderflags)
 - [scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#scene)
 - [state](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#state)
 - [tabIndex](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#tabindex)
 - [type](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#type)
 - [vertexRoundMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#vertexroundmode)





**From [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayerBase](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md):**


 - [collisionCategory](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#collisioncategory)
 - [collisionMask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#collisionmask)
 - [displayOriginX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#displayoriginx)
 - [displayOriginY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#displayoriginy)
 - [gidMap](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gidmap)
 - [isTilemap](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#istilemap)
 - [layer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#layer)
 - [layerIndex](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#layerindex)
 - [originX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#originx)
 - [originY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#originy)
 - [tilemap](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#tilemap)




---

## Public Members

### layerDataTexture

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


**Description:**

A texture containing the tile data for this game object. Each texel describes a single tile in the layer.

Each texel is stored as a 32-bit value, encoded thus:

- 1 bit: Horizontal flip flag.

- 1 bit: Vertical flip flag.

- 1 bit: Animation flag.

- 1 bit: Unused.

- 28 bits: Tile index.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L99](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L99)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

### tileset

#### tileset: [Phaser.Tilemaps.Tileset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tileset.md)


**Description:**

The `Tileset` associated with this layer.

Unlike a `TilemapLayer`, this object can only have one tileset, because the renderer is optimized for a single texture.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L87](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L87)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md):**


 - [addListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#addlistener)
 - [emit](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#emit)
 - [eventNames](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#eventnames)
 - [listenerCount](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#listenercount)
 - [listeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#listeners)
 - [off](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#off)
 - [on](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#on)
 - [once](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#once)
 - [removeAllListeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#removealllisteners)
 - [removeListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#removelistener)
 - [shutdown](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/events-eventemitter.md#shutdown)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Alpha](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md):**


 - [clearAlpha](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#clearalpha)
 - [setAlpha](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-alpha.md#setalpha)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.BlendMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-blendmode.md):**


 - [setBlendMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-blendmode.md#setblendmode)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ComputedSize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md):**


 - [setDisplaySize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#setdisplaysize)
 - [setSize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-computedsize.md#setsize)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Depth](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md):**


 - [setAbove](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#setabove)
 - [setBelow](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#setbelow)
 - [setDepth](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#setdepth)
 - [setToBack](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#settoback)
 - [setToTop](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-depth.md#settotop)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ElapseTimer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md):**


 - [resetTimer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#resettimer)
 - [setTimerPaused](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#settimerpaused)
 - [setTimerResetPeriod](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#settimerresetperiod)
 - [updateTimer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-elapsetimer.md#updatetimer)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Filters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md):**


 - [enableFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#enablefilters)
 - [focusFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#focusfilters)
 - [focusFiltersOnCamera](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#focusfiltersoncamera)
 - [focusFiltersOverride](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#focusfiltersoverride)
 - [renderWebGLFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#renderwebglfilters)
 - [setFiltersAutoFocus](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#setfiltersautofocus)
 - [setFiltersFocusContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#setfiltersfocuscontext)
 - [setFiltersForceComposite](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#setfiltersforcecomposite)
 - [setFilterSize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#setfiltersize)
 - [setRenderFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#setrenderfilters)
 - [willRenderFilters](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-filters.md#willrenderfilters)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Flip](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md):**


 - [resetFlip](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#resetflip)
 - [setFlip](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#setflip)
 - [setFlipX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#setflipx)
 - [setFlipY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#setflipy)
 - [toggleFlipX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#toggleflipx)
 - [toggleFlipY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-flip.md#toggleflipy)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.GetBounds](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md):**


 - [getBottomCenter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getbottomcenter)
 - [getBottomLeft](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getbottomleft)
 - [getBottomRight](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getbottomright)
 - [getBounds](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getbounds)
 - [getCenter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getcenter)
 - [getLeftCenter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getleftcenter)
 - [getRightCenter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#getrightcenter)
 - [getTopCenter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#gettopcenter)
 - [getTopLeft](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#gettopleft)
 - [getTopRight](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-getbounds.md#gettopright)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Lighting](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md):**


 - [setLighting](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md#setlighting)
 - [setSelfShadow](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-lighting.md#setselfshadow)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Mask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md):**


 - [clearMask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md#clearmask)
 - [createGeometryMask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md#creategeometrymask)
 - [setMask](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-mask.md#setmask)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Origin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-origin.md):**


 - [setDisplayOrigin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-origin.md#setdisplayorigin)
 - [setOrigin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-origin.md#setorigin)
 - [setOriginFromFrame](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-origin.md#setoriginfromframe)
 - [updateDisplayOrigin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-origin.md#updatedisplayorigin)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.RenderNodes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md):**


 - [initRenderNodes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#initrendernodes)
 - [setRenderNodeData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#setrendernodedata)
 - [setRenderNodeRole](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendernodes.md#setrendernoderole)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.RenderSteps](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendersteps.md):**


 - [addRenderStep](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendersteps.md#addrenderstep)
 - [renderWebGLStep](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendersteps.md#renderwebglstep)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.ScrollFactor](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-scrollfactor.md):**


 - [setScrollFactor](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-scrollfactor.md#setscrollfactor)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Transform](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md):**


 - [copyPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#copyposition)
 - [getLocalPoint](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#getlocalpoint)
 - [getLocalTransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#getlocaltransformmatrix)
 - [getParentRotation](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#getparentrotation)
 - [getWorldPoint](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#getworldpoint)
 - [getWorldTransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#getworldtransformmatrix)
 - [setAngle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setangle)
 - [setPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setposition)
 - [setRandomPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setrandomposition)
 - [setRotation](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setrotation)
 - [setScale](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setscale)
 - [setW](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setw)
 - [setX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setx)
 - [setY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#sety)
 - [setZ](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-transform.md#setz)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.Visible](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-visible.md):**


 - [setVisible](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-visible.md#setvisible)





**From [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md):**


 - [addToDisplayList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#addtodisplaylist)
 - [addToUpdateList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#addtoupdatelist)
 - [disableInteractive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#disableinteractive)
 - [getData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#getdata)
 - [getDisplayList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#getdisplaylist)
 - [getIndexList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#getindexlist)
 - [incData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#incdata)
 - [removeFromDisplayList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#removefromdisplaylist)
 - [removeFromUpdateList](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#removefromupdatelist)
 - [removeInteractive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#removeinteractive)
 - [setActive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setactive)
 - [setData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setdata)
 - [setDataEnabled](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setdataenabled)
 - [setInteractive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setinteractive)
 - [setName](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setname)
 - [setState](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setstate)
 - [setVertexRoundMode](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#setvertexroundmode)
 - [toggleData](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#toggledata)
 - [toJSON](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#tojson)
 - [update](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#update)
 - [willRender](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#willrender)
 - [willRoundVertices](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md#willroundvertices)





**From [Phaser.Physics.Arcade.Components.Collision](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md):**


 - [addCollidesWith](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#addcollideswith)
 - [removeCollidesWith](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#removecollideswith)
 - [resetCollisionCategory](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#resetcollisioncategory)
 - [setCollidesWith](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#setcollideswith)
 - [setCollisionCategory](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#setcollisioncategory)
 - [willCollideWith](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-arcade-components-collision.md#willcollidewith)





**From [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayerBase](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md):**


 - [addedToScene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#addedtoscene)
 - [calculateFacesAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#calculatefacesat)
 - [calculateFacesWithin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#calculatefaceswithin)
 - [copy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#copy)
 - [createFromTiles](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#createfromtiles)
 - [destroy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#destroy)
 - [fill](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#fill)
 - [filterTiles](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#filtertiles)
 - [findByIndex](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#findbyindex)
 - [findTile](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#findtile)
 - [forEachTile](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#foreachtile)
 - [getIsoTileAtWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#getisotileatworldxy)
 - [getTileAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettileat)
 - [getTileAtWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettileatworldxy)
 - [getTileCorners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettilecorners)
 - [getTilesWithin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettileswithin)
 - [getTilesWithinShape](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettileswithinshape)
 - [getTilesWithinWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#gettileswithinworldxy)
 - [hasTileAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#hastileat)
 - [hasTileAtWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#hastileatworldxy)
 - [preUpdate](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#preupdate)
 - [putTileAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#puttileat)
 - [putTileAtWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#puttileatworldxy)
 - [putTilesAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#puttilesat)
 - [randomize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#randomize)
 - [removedFromScene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#removedfromscene)
 - [removeTileAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#removetileat)
 - [removeTileAtWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#removetileatworldxy)
 - [renderDebug](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#renderdebug)
 - [replaceByIndex](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#replacebyindex)
 - [setCollision](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#setcollision)
 - [setCollisionBetween](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#setcollisionbetween)
 - [setCollisionByExclusion](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#setcollisionbyexclusion)
 - [setCollisionByProperty](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#setcollisionbyproperty)
 - [setCollisionFromCollisionGroup](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#setcollisionfromcollisiongroup)
 - [setTileIndexCallback](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#settileindexcallback)
 - [setTileLocationCallback](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#settilelocationcallback)
 - [shuffle](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#shuffle)
 - [swapByIndex](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#swapbyindex)
 - [tileToWorldX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#tiletoworldx)
 - [tileToWorldXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#tiletoworldxy)
 - [tileToWorldY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#tiletoworldy)
 - [weightedRandomize](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#weightedrandomize)
 - [worldToTileX](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#worldtotilex)
 - [worldToTileXY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#worldtotilexy)
 - [worldToTileY](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayerbase.md#worldtotiley)




---

## Public Methods

### generateLayerDataTexture

#### \<instance> generateLayerDataTexture()


**Description:**

Generates the layer data texture for this Game Object.

The layer data texture is a WebGL texture in which each texel encodes the tile index, flip flags, and animation flag for a single tile in the layer. It is consumed by the GPU shader to render the entire tilemap as a single quad.

This method is called automatically by `setTileset`. You should call it manually after editing tile data in the layer, since the GPU texture does not update automatically when tiles change.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L161](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapGPULayer.js#L161)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

---

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