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

# TilemapLayer

A TilemapLayer is a Game Object responsible for rendering a single layer of tile data from a Tilemap. It works in combination with one or more Tileset objects, which provide the actual tile imagery. You would typically create a TilemapLayer via `Tilemap.createLayer`, rather than instantiating it directly.

Each layer corresponds to a LayerData entry within the Tilemap, and supports all four map orientations: Orthogonal, Isometric, Hexagonal, and Staggered. The layer handles its own camera culling, only sending visible tiles to the renderer each frame, which keeps performance efficient even for large maps.

TilemapLayers support physics via both Arcade Physics and Matter.js, and can have tints, alpha, and other standard Game Object properties applied to them.

A TilemapLayer can be placed inside a Container, but its physics will work as though it was placed directly in the world. This is rarely what you want.

**Constructor**

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

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| scene | [Phaser.Scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/scene.md) | No |  | The Scene to which this Game Object 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 \| Array.\<string> | [Phaser.Tilemaps.Tileset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tileset.md) | Array.\<[Phaser.Tilemaps.Tileset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tileset.md)> | No |  | The tileset, or an array of tilesets, used to render this layer. Can be a string or a Tileset object. |
| x | number | Yes | 0 | The world x position where the top left of this layer will be placed. |
| y | number | Yes | 0 | 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/TilemapLayer.js#L14](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L14)  
Since: 3.50.0

## 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

### cullCallback

#### cullCallback: function


**Description:**

The callback that is invoked when the tiles are culled.

It will call a different function based on the map orientation:

Orthogonal (the default) is `TilemapComponents.CullTiles` Isometric is `TilemapComponents.IsometricCullTiles` Hexagonal is `TilemapComponents.HexagonalCullTiles` Staggered is `TilemapComponents.StaggeredCullTiles`

However, you can override this to call any function you like.

It will be sent 4 arguments:

1. The Phaser.Tilemaps.LayerData object for this Layer

2. The Camera that is culling the layer. You can check its `dirty` property to see if it has changed since the last cull.

3. A reference to the `culledTiles` array, which should be used to store the tiles you want rendered.

4. The Render Order constant.

See the `TilemapComponents.CullTiles` source code for details on implementing your own culling system.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L136](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L136)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### culledTiles

#### culledTiles: Array.\<[Phaser.Tilemaps.Tile](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tile.md)>


**Description:**

Used internally during rendering. This holds the tiles that are visible within the Camera.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L89](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L89)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### cullPaddingX

#### cullPaddingX: number


**Description:**

The amount of extra tiles to add into the cull rectangle when calculating its horizontal size.

See the method `setCullPadding` for more details.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L112](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L112)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### cullPaddingY

#### cullPaddingY: number


**Description:**

The amount of extra tiles to add into the cull rectangle when calculating its vertical size.

See the method `setCullPadding` for more details.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L124](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L124)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### skipCull

#### skipCull: boolean


**Description:**

You can control if the camera should cull tiles on this layer before rendering them or not.

By default the camera will try to cull the tiles in this layer, to avoid over-drawing to the renderer.

However, there are some instances when you may wish to disable this, and toggling this flag allows you to do so. Also see `setSkipCull` for a chainable method that does the same thing.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L98](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L98)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### tilesDrawn

#### tilesDrawn: number


**Description:**

The total number of tiles drawn by the renderer in the last frame.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L69](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L69)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### tileset

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


**Description:**

An array of `Tileset` objects associated with this layer.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L60](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L60)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### tilesTotal

#### tilesTotal: number


**Description:**

The total number of tiles in this layer. Updated every frame.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L79](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L79)  
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)
 - [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

### cull

#### \<instance> cull([camera])


**Description:**

Returns the tiles in the given layer that are within the camera's viewport. This is used internally during rendering.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| camera | [Phaser.Cameras.Scene2D.Camera](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/cameras-scene2d-camera.md) | Yes | The Camera to run the cull check against. |


**Returns:** Array.\<[Phaser.Tilemaps.Tile](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tile.md)> - An array of Tile objects to render.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L296](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L296)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### destroy

#### \<instance> destroy([removeFromTilemap])


**Description:**

Destroys this TilemapLayer, clearing the culled tiles array and removing the cull callback. Also removes the layer from its parent Tilemap if `removeFromTilemap` is set to `true`.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| removeFromTilemap | boolean | Yes | true | Remove this layer from the parent Tilemap before destroying it. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayerBase#destroy


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L439](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L439)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### setCullPadding

#### \<instance> setCullPadding([paddingX], [paddingY])


**Description:**

When a Camera culls the tiles in this layer it does so using its view into the world, building up a rectangle inside which the tiles must exist or they will be culled. Sometimes you may need to expand the size of this 'cull rectangle', especially if you plan on rotating the Camera viewing the layer. Do so by providing the padding values. The values given are in tiles, not pixels. So if the tile width was 32px and you set `paddingX` to be 4, it would add 32px x 4 to the cull rectangle (adjusted for scale)

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| paddingX | number | Yes | 1 | The amount of extra horizontal tiles to add to the cull check padding. |
| paddingY | number | Yes | 1 | The amount of extra vertical tiles to add to the cull check padding. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayer.md) - This Tilemap Layer object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L335](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L335)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### setRenderOrder

#### \<instance> setRenderOrder(renderOrder)


**Description:**

Sets the rendering (draw) order of the tiles in this layer.

The default is 'right-down', meaning it will order the tiles starting from the top-left, drawing to the right and then moving down to the next row.

The draw orders are:

0 = right-down 1 = left-down 2 = right-up 3 = left-up

Setting the render order does not change the tiles or how they are stored in the layer, it purely impacts the order in which they are rendered.

You can provide either an integer (0 to 3), or the string version of the order.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| renderOrder | number \| string | No | The render (draw) order value. Either an integer between 0 and 3, or a string: 'right-down', 'left-down', 'right-up' or 'left-up'. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayer.md) - This Tilemap Layer object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L254](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L254)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### setSkipCull

#### \<instance> setSkipCull([value])


**Description:**

You can control if the Cameras should cull tiles before rendering them or not.

By default the camera will try to cull the tiles in this layer, to avoid over-drawing to the renderer.

However, there are some instances when you may wish to disable this.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| value | boolean | Yes | true | Set to `true` to stop culling tiles. Set to `false` to enable culling again. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayer.md) - This Tilemap Layer object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L312](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L312)  
Since: 3.50.0


---

### setTint

#### \<instance> setTint([tint], [tileX], [tileY], [width], [height], [filteringOptions])


**Description:**

Sets an additive tint on each Tile within the given area.

The tint works by taking the pixel color values from the tileset texture, and then multiplying it by the color value of the tint.

If no area values are given then all tiles will be tinted to the given color.

To remove a tint call this method with either no parameters, or by passing white `0xffffff` as the tint color.

If a tile already has a tint set then calling this method will override that.

**Tags:**

 - webglOnly

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| tint | number | Yes | "0xffffff" | The tint color being applied to each tile within the region. Given as a hex value, i.e. `0xff0000` for red. Set to white (`0xffffff`) to reset the tint. |
| tileX | number | Yes |  | The left most tile index (in tile coordinates) to use as the origin of the area to search. |
| tileY | number | Yes |  | The top most tile index (in tile coordinates) to use as the origin of the area to search. |
| width | number | Yes |  | How many tiles wide from the `tileX` index the area will be. |
| height | number | Yes |  | How many tiles tall from the `tileY` index the area will be. |
| filteringOptions | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.FilteringOptions](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#FilteringOptions) | Yes |  | Optional filters to apply when getting the tiles. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayer.md) - This Tilemap Layer object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L361](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L361)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### setTintMode

#### \<instance> setTintMode([tintMode], [tileX], [tileY], [width], [height], [filteringOptions])


**Description:**

Sets the tint mode to use when applying the tint to the texture.

Available modes are:

- Phaser.TintModes.MULTIPLY (default)

- Phaser.TintModes.FILL

- Phaser.TintModes.ADD

- Phaser.TintModes.SCREEN

- Phaser.TintModes.OVERLAY

- Phaser.TintModes.HARD_LIGHT

Call this method with no parameters to reset the tint mode to the default.

If a tile already has a tint mode set then calling this method will override that.

**Tags:**

 - webglOnly

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| tintMode | [Phaser.TintModes](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/tintmodes.md) | Yes | "Phaser.TintModes.MULTIPLY" | The tint mode to use. |
| tileX | number | Yes |  | The left most tile index (in tile coordinates) to use as the origin of the area to search. |
| tileY | number | Yes |  | The top most tile index (in tile coordinates) to use as the origin of the area to search. |
| width | number | Yes |  | How many tiles wide from the `tileX` index the area will be. |
| height | number | Yes |  | How many tiles tall from the `tileY` index the area will be. |
| filteringOptions | [Phaser.Types.Tilemaps.FilteringOptions](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-tilemaps.md#FilteringOptions) | Yes |  | Optional filters to apply when getting the tiles. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/tilemaps-tilemaplayer.md) - This Tilemap Layer object.


> Source: [src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L398](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/tilemaps/TilemapLayer.js#L398)  
Since: 4.0.0


---

---

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