---
title: "Clone a Polygon"
description: "Demonstrates how to create independent copies of a Polygon object using the Clone method, allowing multiple instances to be updated and rendered separately."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/clone
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Clone a Polygon

Demonstrates how to create independent copies of a Polygon object using the Clone method, allowing multiple instances to be updated and rendered separately.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Geom / Polygon](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/clone.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### clone.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    polygons;
    seedPolygon;
    graphics;

    create ()
    {
        this.graphics = this.add.graphics({ lineStyle: { width: 2, color: 0xaa6622 } });

        this.seedPolygon = new Phaser.Geom.Polygon([
            new Phaser.Math.Vector2(100, 50),
            new Phaser.Math.Vector2(150, 100),
            new Phaser.Math.Vector2(100, 150),
            new Phaser.Math.Vector2(50, 100)
        ]);

        this.input.on('pointermove', pointer =>
        {
            this.seedPolygon.points[1].x = 100 + pointer.x / 4;
            this.seedPolygon.points[1].y = 50 + pointer.y / 3;
        });

        this.polygons = [];
    }

    update ()
    {
        this.polygons.push(Phaser.Geom.Polygon.Clone(this.seedPolygon));

        this.graphics.clear();

        for (let i = 0; i < this.polygons.length; i++)
        {
            const poly = this.polygons[i];

            if (poly.points[0].x > 800)
            {
                this.polygons.splice(i--, 1);
                continue;
            }

            for (let j = 0; j < poly.points.length; j++)
            {
                poly.points[j].x += 8 + j;
                poly.points[j].y += 6 + j;
            }

            this.graphics.strokePoints(poly.points, true);
        }
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Polygon

- [Basic Polygon](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/basic-polygon.md): How to create a Polygon geometry object from an array of coordinates and render it using Graphics.
- [Complex Polygon](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/complex-polygon.md): How to define a complex shape using the Phaser Polygon geometry object and render it manually with a Graphics object.
- [Get Polygon Points](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/get-points.md): Sample a specific number of coordinates along the edges of a Polygon geometry object.
- [Polygon Area](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/area.md): Demonstrates how to calculate the area of a polygon dynamically. You can add new points with a click and move the final point with the pointer to see the area update in real-time.
- [Polygon Contains](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/contains.md): Demonstrates how to check if a specific point is located within the boundaries of a Polygon geometry object.
- [Polygon Contains Point](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/contains-point.md): Check if a specific point, such as the mouse cursor, is located within the bounds of a Polygon geometry object.
- [Polygon Edge Rays](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/polygon-edge-rays.md): Demonstrates casting rays from a point to the vertices of multiple polygons using the GetRaysFromPointToPolygon intersection utility.
- [Polygon Get AABB](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/get-aabb.md): Calculate and visualize the Axis-Aligned Bounding Box (AABB) of a polygon as its points are modified dynamically.
- [Polygon Get Number Array](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/get-number-array.md): Demonstrates how to extract a flat array of coordinate numbers from a Polygon geometry object.
- [Set Polygon Points Dynamically](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/geom/polygon/view/set-to.md): Demonstrates how to update a Polygon's shape over time by using the setTo method with a growing array of coordinates.

---

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