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title: "Phaser.GameObjects.Components.RenderSteps"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/gameobjects-components-rendersteps
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
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# Phaser.GameObjects.Components.RenderSteps

Scope: 
static
> Source: [src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L7](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L7)  
Since: 4.0.0

## Static functions

## Static functions

### addRenderStep

#### \<instance> addRenderStep(fn, [index])


**Description:**

Adds a render step function to this Game Object's WebGL render pipeline.

The first render step in `_renderSteps` is run first. It should call the next render step in the list. This allows render steps to control the rendering flow.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| fn | [Phaser.Types.GameObjects.RenderWebGLStep](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-gameobjects.md#RenderWebGLStep) | No | The render step function to add. |
| index | number | Yes | The index in the render list to add the step to. Omit to add to the end. |


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


> Source: [src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L91](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L91)  



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### renderWebGLStep

#### \<instance> renderWebGLStep(renderer, gameObject, drawingContext, [parentMatrix], [renderStep], [displayList], [displayListIndex])


**Description:**

Run a step in the render process. This is called automatically by the Render module.

In most cases, it just runs the `renderWebGL` function.

When `_renderSteps` has more than one entry, such as when Filters are enabled for this object, it allows those processes to defer `renderWebGL` and otherwise manage the flow of rendering.

**Tags:**

 - webglOnly

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| renderer | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.WebGLRenderer](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-webglrenderer.md) | No |  | The WebGL Renderer instance to render with. |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No |  | The Game Object being rendered. |
| drawingContext | [Phaser.Renderer.WebGL.DrawingContext](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/renderer-webgl-drawingcontext.md) | No |  | The current drawing context. |
| parentMatrix | [Phaser.GameObjects.Components.TransformMatrix](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-components-transformmatrix.md) | Yes |  | The parent matrix of the Game Object, if it has one. |
| renderStep | number | Yes | 0 | Which step of the rendering process should be run? |
| displayList | Array.\<[Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md)> | Yes |  | The display list which is currently being rendered. If not provided, it will be created with the Game Object. |
| displayListIndex | number | Yes | 0 | The index of the Game Object within the display list. |


> Source: [src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L34](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/gameobjects/components/RenderSteps.js#L34)  
Since: 4.0.0


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