Class: Point

Phaser. Point

new Point( [x] [, y])

A Point object represents a location in a two-dimensional coordinate system, where x represents the horizontal axis and y represents the vertical axis. The following code creates a point at (0,0): var myPoint = new Phaser.Point(); You can also use them as 2D Vectors and you'll find different vector related methods in this class.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
x number <optional>
0

The horizontal position of this Point.

y number <optional>
0

The vertical position of this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 18

Members

<readonly> type : number

The const type of this object.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 37

x : number

The x value of the point.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 26

y : number

The y value of the point.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 31

Methods

<static> add(a, b [, out])

Adds the coordinates of two points together to create a new point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 602
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> angle(a, b)

Returns the angle between two Point objects.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 708
Returns:

The angle, where b is the vertex. Within [-pi, pi].

Type
number

<static> centroid(points [, out])

Calculates centroid (or midpoint) from an array of points. If only one point is provided, that point is returned.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
points Array.<Phaser.Point>

The array of one or more points.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 942
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> distance(a, b [, round])

Returns the euclidian distance of this Point object to the given object (can be a Circle, Point or anything with x/y properties).

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
a object

The target object. Must have visible x and y properties that represent the center of the object.

b object

The target object. Must have visible x and y properties that represent the center of the object.

round boolean <optional>
false

Round the distance to the nearest integer.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 800
Returns:

The distance between this Point object and the destination Point object.

Type
number

<static> divide(a, b [, out])

Divides the coordinates of two points to create a new point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 659
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> equals(a, b)

Determines whether the two given Point objects are equal. They are considered equal if they have the same x and y values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 678
Returns:

A value of true if the Points are equal, otherwise false.

Type
boolean

<static> interpolate(a, b, f [, out])

Interpolates the two given Points, based on the f value (between 0 and 1) and returns a new Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

f number

The level of interpolation between the two points. Indicates where the new point will be, along the line between pt1 and pt2. If f=1, pt1 is returned; if f=0, pt2 is returned.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 753
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> isPoint(obj)

Tests a Point or Point-like object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
obj object

The object to test.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 1029
Returns:
  • True if the object has numeric x and y properties.
Type
boolean

<static> multiply(a, b [, out])

Multiplies the coordinates of two points to create a new point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 640
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> multiplyAdd(a, b, s [, out])

Adds two 2D Points together and multiplies the result by the given scalar.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

s number

The scaling value.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 736
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> negative(a [, out])

Creates a negative Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 721
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> normalize(a [, out])

Normalize (make unit length) a Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 876
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> normalRightHand(a [, out])

Right-hand normalize (make unit length) a Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 861
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> parse(obj [, xProp] [, yProp])

Parses an object for x and/or y properties and returns a new Phaser.Point with matching values. If the object doesn't contain those properties a Point with x/y of zero will be returned.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
obj object

The object to parse.

xProp string <optional>
'x'

The property used to set the Point.x value.

yProp string <optional>
'y'

The property used to set the Point.y value.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 982
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> perp(a [, out])

Return a perpendicular vector (90 degrees rotation)

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 770
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> project(a, b [, out])

Project two Points onto another Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 815
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> projectUnit(a, b [, out])

Project two Points onto a Point of unit length.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 838
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> rotate(a, x, y, angle [, asDegrees] [, distance])

Rotates a Point object, or any object with exposed x/y properties, around the given coordinates by the angle specified. If the angle between the point and coordinates was 45 deg and the angle argument is 45 deg then the resulting angle will be 90 deg, as the angle argument is added to the current angle.

The distance allows you to specify a distance constraint for the rotation between the point and the coordinates. If none is given the distance between the two is calculated and used.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object to rotate.

x number

The x coordinate of the anchor point

y number

The y coordinate of the anchor point

angle number

The angle in radians (unless asDegrees is true) to rotate the Point by.

asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

Is the given angle in radians (false) or degrees (true)?

distance number <optional>

An optional distance constraint between the Point and the anchor.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 898
Returns:

The modified point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> rperp(a [, out])

Return a perpendicular vector (-90 degrees rotation)

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 785
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> subtract(a, b [, out])

Subtracts the coordinates of two points to create a new point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
a Phaser.Point

The first Point object.

b Phaser.Point

The second Point object.

out Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point to store the value in, if not supplied a new Point object will be created.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 621
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

<static> trunc(obj)

Truncates the x and y values, removing any fractional parts.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
obj object

The Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 1013
Returns:

The modified Point.

Type
object

add(x, y)

Adds the given x and y values to this Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number

The value to add to Point.x.

y number

The value to add to Point.y.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 116
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

angle(a [, asDegrees])

Returns the angle between this Point object and another object with public x and y properties.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
a Phaser.Point | any

The object to get the angle from this Point to.

asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

Return a value in radians (false) or degrees (true)?

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 325
Returns:

The angle, where this Point is the vertex. Within [-pi, pi] or [-180deg, 180deg].

Type
number

angleXY(x, y [, asDegrees])

Returns the angle between this Point object and an x-y coordinate pair.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
x number

The x-coordinate

y number

The y-coordinate

asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

Return a value in radians (false) or degrees (true)?

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 338
Returns:

The angle, where this Point is the vertex. Within [-pi, pi] or [-180deg, 180deg].

Type
number

atan( [asDegrees])

Returns the arctangent of this Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

Return a value in radians (false) or degrees (true)?

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 361
Returns:

The angle, where the vertex is (0, 0). Within [-pi, pi] or [-180deg, 180deg].

Type
number

ceil()

Math.ceil() both the x and y properties of this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 565
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

clamp(min, max)

Clamps this Point object values to be between the given min and max.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
min number

The minimum value to clamp this Point to.

max number

The maximum value to clamp this Point to.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 204
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

clampX(min, max)

Clamps the x value of this Point to be between the given min and max.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
min number

The minimum value to clamp this Point to.

max number

The maximum value to clamp this Point to.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 176
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

clampY(min, max)

Clamps the y value of this Point to be between the given min and max

Parameters:
Name Type Description
min number

The minimum value to clamp this Point to.

max number

The maximum value to clamp this Point to.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 190
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

clip(rect)

If this Point is not within the given object, moves it inside (at the nearest edge).

Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect any

A Phaser.Rectangle or any object with left, top, right, and bottom properties.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 219
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

clone( [output])

Creates a copy of the given Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
output Phaser.Point <optional>

Optional Point object. If given the values will be set into this object, otherwise a brand new Point object will be created and returned.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 241
Returns:

The new Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

copyFrom(source)

Copies the x and y properties from any given object to this Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
source any

The object to copy from.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 42
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

copyTo(dest)

Copies the x and y properties from this Point to any given object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
dest any

The object to copy to.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 262
Returns:

The dest object.

Type
object

cross(a)

The cross product of this and another Point object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object to get the cross product combined with this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 509
Returns:

The result.

Type
number

distance(dest [, round])

Returns the distance of this Point object to the given object (can be a Circle, Point or anything with x/y properties)

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
dest object

The target object. Must have visible x and y properties that represent the center of the object.

round boolean <optional>

Round the distance to the nearest integer (default false).

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 277
Returns:

The distance between this Point object and the destination Point object.

Type
number

divide(x, y)

Divides Point.x and Point.y by the given x and y values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number

The value to divide Point.x by.

y number

The value to divide Point.x by.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 161
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

dot(a)

The dot product of this and another Point object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
a Phaser.Point

The Point object to get the dot product combined with this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 497
Returns:

The result.

Type
number

equals(a)

Determines whether the given objects x/y values are equal to this Point object.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
a Phaser.Point | any

The object to compare with this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 290
Returns:

A value of true if the x and y points are equal, otherwise false.

Type
boolean

equalsXY(x, y)

Determines whether a set of x-y coordinates are equal to this Point's.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number

The x-coordinate to compare with this Point.

y number

The y-coordinate to compare with this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 302
Returns:

A value of true if the Point's coordinates are identical to the arguments, otherwise false.

Type
boolean

expand(min)

Alters the Point object so its magnitude is at least the min value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
min number

The minimum magnitude for the Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 468
See:
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

floor()

Math.floor() both the x and y properties of this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 554
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

getMagnitude()

Calculates the length of the Point object.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 398
Returns:

The length of the Point.

Type
number

getMagnitudeSq()

Calculates the length squared of the Point object.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 409
Returns:

The length ^ 2 of the Point.

Type
number

invert()

Inverts the x and y values of this Point

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 54
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

isZero()

Determine if this point is at 0,0.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 486
Returns:

True if this Point is 0,0, otherwise false.

Type
boolean

limit(max)

Alters the Point object so its magnitude is at most the max value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
max number

The maximum magnitude for the Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 450
See:
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

multiply(x, y)

Multiplies Point.x and Point.y by the given x and y values. Sometimes known as Scale.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number

The value to multiply Point.x by.

y number

The value to multiply Point.x by.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 146
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

normalize()

Alters the Point object so that its length is 1, but it retains the same direction.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 432
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

normalRightHand()

Right-hand normalize (make unit length) this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 543
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

perp()

Make this Point perpendicular (90 degrees rotation)

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 521
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

rotate(x, y, angle [, asDegrees] [, distance])

Rotates this Point around the x/y coordinates given to the desired angle.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
x number

The x coordinate of the anchor point.

y number

The y coordinate of the anchor point.

angle number

The angle in radians (unless asDegrees is true) to rotate the Point to.

asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

Is the given angle in radians (false) or degrees (true)?

distance number <optional>

An optional distance constraint between the Point and the anchor.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 382
Returns:

The modified point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

round()

Math.round() both the x and y properties of this Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 576
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

rperp()

Make this Point perpendicular (-90 degrees rotation)

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 532
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

set(x [, y])

Sets the x and y values of this Point object to the given values. If you omit the y value then the x value will be applied to both, for example: Point.set(2) is the same as Point.set(2, 2)

Identical to setTo.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
x number

The horizontal value of this point.

y number <optional>

The vertical value of this point. If not given the x value will be used in its place.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 82
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

set(obj, x [, y])

Sets the x and y values of an object and returns the object.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
obj object

An object with numeric x and y properties.

x number

The x value.

y number <optional>

The y value. If not given the x value will be used in its place.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 1042
Returns:

The object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
object

setMagnitude(magnitude)

Alters the length of the Point without changing the direction.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
magnitude number

The desired magnitude of the resulting Point.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 420
Returns:

This Point object.

Type
Phaser.Point

setTo(x [, y])

Sets the x and y values of this Point object to the given values. If you omit the y value then the x value will be applied to both, for example: Point.setTo(2) is the same as Point.setTo(2, 2)

Identical to set.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
x number

The horizontal value of this point.

y number <optional>

The vertical value of this point. If not given the x value will be used in its place.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 65
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

setToPolar(azimuth [, radius] [, asDegrees])

Sets the x and y values of this Point object from a given polar coordinate.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
azimuth number

The angular coordinate, in radians (unless asDegrees).

radius number <optional>
1

The radial coordinate (length).

asDegrees boolean <optional>
false

True if azimuth is in degrees.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 99
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

sortClockwise(points [, center])

Sorts an array of points in a clockwise direction, relative to a reference point.

The sort is clockwise relative to the display, starting from a 12 o'clock position. (In the Cartesian plane, it is anticlockwise, starting from the -y direction.)

Example sequence: (0, -1), (1, 0), (0, 1), (-1, 0)

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
points array

An array of Points or point-like objects (e.g., sprites).

center object | Phaser.Point <optional>

The reference point. If omitted, the #centroid (midpoint) of the points is used.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 1060
Returns:

The sorted array.

Type
array

subtract(x, y)

Subtracts the given x and y values from this Point.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number

The value to subtract from Point.x.

y number

The value to subtract from Point.y.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 131
Returns:

This Point object. Useful for chaining method calls.

Type
Phaser.Point

toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Source:
src/geom/Point.js line 587
Returns:

A string representation of the instance.

Type
string

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