Class: Text

Phaser. Text

new Text(game, x, y, text [, style])

Create a new game object for displaying Text.

This uses a local hidden Canvas object and renders the type into it. It then makes a texture from this for rendering to the view. Because of this you can only display fonts that are currently loaded and available to the browser: fonts must be pre-loaded.

See this compatibility table for the available default fonts across mobile browsers.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
game Phaser.Game

Current game instance.

x number

X position of the new text object.

y number

Y position of the new text object.

text string

The actual text that will be written.

style object <optional>

The style properties to be set on the Text.

Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
font string <optional>
'bold 20pt Arial'

The style and size of the font.

fontStyle string <optional>

The style of the font (eg. 'italic'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontVariant string <optional>

The variant of the font (eg. 'small-caps'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontWeight string <optional>

The weight of the font (eg. 'bold'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontSize string | number <optional>

The size of the font (eg. 32 or '32px'): overrides the value in style.font.

backgroundColor string <optional>
null

A canvas fillstyle that will be used as the background for the whole Text object. Set to null to disable.

fill string <optional>
'black'

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text eg 'red', '#00FF00'.

align string <optional>
'left'

Horizontal alignment of each line in multiline text. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'. Does not affect single lines of text (see textBounds and boundsAlignH for that).

boundsAlignH string <optional>
'left'

Horizontal alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'.

boundsAlignV string <optional>
'top'

Vertical alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'top', 'middle' or 'bottom'.

stroke string <optional>
'black'

A canvas stroke style that will be used on the text stroke eg 'blue', '#FCFF00'.

strokeThickness number <optional>
0

A number that represents the thickness of the stroke. Default is 0 (no stroke).

wordWrap boolean <optional>
false

Indicates if word wrap should be used.

wordWrapWidth number <optional>
100

The width in pixels at which text will wrap.

maxLines number <optional>
0

The maximum number of lines to be shown for wrapped text.

tabs number <optional>
0

The size (in pixels) of the tabs, for when text includes tab characters. 0 disables. Can be an array of varying tab sizes, one per tab stop.

fontProperties object <optional>
null

ascent, descent, and fontSize lengths for a given style. You can get these from Phaser.Text#determineFontProperties.

testString string <optional>
'|MÂÉQfjq_'

The text to use to measure the font width and height.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 42

Extends

Members

align : string

Controls the horizontal alignment for multiline text. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'. Does not affect single lines of text. For that please see setTextBounds.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1850

alive : boolean

A useful flag to control if the Game Object is alive or dead.

This is set automatically by the Health components damage method should the object run out of health. Or you can toggle it via your game code.

This property is mostly just provided to be used by your game - it doesn't effect rendering or logic updates. However you can use Group.getFirstAlive in conjunction with this property for fast object pooling and recycling.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • true
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js line 55

alpha : number

The alpha value of this DisplayObject. A value of 1 is fully opaque. A value of 0 is transparent. Please note that an object with an alpha value of 0 is skipped during the render pass.

The value of this property does not reflect any alpha values set further up the display list. To obtain that value please see the worldAlpha property.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • 1
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 73

anchor : Point

The anchor sets the origin point of the texture. The default (0, 0) is the top left. (0.5, 0.5) is the center. (1, 1) is the bottom right.

You can modify the default values in PIXI.Sprite.defaultAnchor.

Type:
  • Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 28

angle : number

The angle property is the rotation of the Game Object in degrees from its original orientation.

Values from 0 to 180 represent clockwise rotation; values from 0 to -180 represent counterclockwise rotation.

Values outside this range are added to or subtracted from 360 to obtain a value within the range. For example, the statement player.angle = 450 is the same as player.angle = 90.

If you wish to work in radians instead of degrees you can use the property rotation instead. Working in radians is slightly faster as it doesn't have to perform any calculations.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Angle.js line 29

animations : Phaser.AnimationManager

If the Game Object is enabled for animation (such as a Phaser.Sprite) this is a reference to its AnimationManager instance. Through it you can create, play, pause and stop animations.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 186
See:

autoCull : boolean

A Game Object with autoCull set to true will check its bounds against the World Camera every frame. If it is not intersecting the Camera bounds at any point then it has its renderable property set to false. This keeps the Game Object alive and still processing updates, but forces it to skip the render step entirely.

This is a relatively expensive operation, especially if enabled on hundreds of Game Objects. So enable it only if you know it's required, or you have tested performance and find it acceptable.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/AutoCull.js line 28

autoRound : boolean

Should the linePositionX and Y values be automatically rounded before rendering the Text? You may wish to enable this if you want to remove the effect of sub-pixel aliasing from text.

Type:
  • boolean
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 121

blendMode : Number

The blend mode to be applied to the sprite. Set to PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL to remove any blend mode.

Warning: You cannot have a blend mode and a filter active on the same Sprite. Doing so will render the sprite invisible.

Type:
  • Number
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL;
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 93

body : Phaser.Physics.Arcade.Body | Phaser.Physics.P2.Body | Phaser.Physics.Ninja.Body | null

body is the Game Objects physics body. Once a Game Object is enabled for physics you access all associated properties and methods via it.

By default Game Objects won't add themselves to any physics system and their body property will be null.

To enable this Game Object for physics you need to call game.physics.enable(object, system) where object is this object and system is the Physics system you are using. If none is given it defaults to Phaser.Physics.Arcade.

You can alternatively call game.physics.arcade.enable(object), or add this Game Object to a physics enabled Group.

Important: Enabling a Game Object for P2 or Ninja physics will automatically set its anchor property to 0.5, so the physics body is centered on the Game Object.

If you need a different result then adjust or re-create the Body shape offsets manually or reset the anchor after enabling physics.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/PhysicsBody.js line 97

bottom : number

The sum of the y and height properties. This is the same as y + height - offsetY.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 156

boundsAlignH : string

Horizontal alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1927

boundsAlignV : string

Vertical alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'top', 'middle' or 'bottom'.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1951

cacheAsBitmap : boolean

Sets if this DisplayObject should be cached as a bitmap.

When invoked it will take a snapshot of the DisplayObject, as it is at that moment, and store it in a RenderTexture. This is then used whenever this DisplayObject is rendered. It can provide a performance benefit for complex, but static, DisplayObjects. I.e. those with lots of children.

Transparent areas adjoining the edges may be removed (#283).

Cached Bitmaps do not track their parents. If you update a property of this DisplayObject, it will not re-generate the cached bitmap automatically. To do that you need to call DisplayObject.updateCache.

To remove a cached bitmap, set this property to null. Cache this DisplayObject as a Bitmap. Set to null to remove an existing cached bitmap.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 791

cameraOffset : Phaser.Point

The x/y coordinate offset applied to the top-left of the camera that this Game Object will be drawn at if fixedToCamera is true.

The values are relative to the top-left of the camera view and in addition to any parent of the Game Object on the display list.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/FixedToCamera.js line 82

canvas : HTMLCanvasElement

The canvas element that the text is rendered.

Type:
  • HTMLCanvasElement
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 59

centerX : number

The local center x coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as (x - offsetX) + (width / 2).

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 56

centerY : number

The local center y coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as (y - offsetY) + (height / 2).

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 76

characterLimitSize : number

The maximum number of characters that can be set.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 148

characterLimitSuffix : string

The suffix that is applied to truncated text that is longer than the characterLimitSize.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 155

checkWorldBounds : boolean

If this is set to true the Game Object checks if it is within the World bounds each frame.

When it is no longer intersecting the world bounds it dispatches the onOutOfBounds event.

If it was previously out of bounds but is now intersecting the world bounds again it dispatches the onEnterBounds event.

It also optionally kills the Game Object if outOfBoundsKill is true.

When checkWorldBounds is enabled it forces the Game Object to calculate its full bounds every frame.

This is a relatively expensive operation, especially if enabled on hundreds of Game Objects. So enable it only if you know it's required, or you have tested performance and find it acceptable.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InWorld.js line 103

<readonly> children : Array(DisplayObject)

[read-only] The array of children of this container.

Type:
  • Array(DisplayObject)
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 24

colors : array

An array of the color values as specified by addColor.

Type:
  • array
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 98

<protected> components : object

The components this Game Object has installed.

Type:
  • object
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 160

context : HTMLCanvasElement

The context of the canvas element that the text is rendered to.

Type:
  • HTMLCanvasElement
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 93

cropRect : Phaser.Rectangle

The Rectangle used to crop the texture this Game Object uses. Set this property via crop. If you modify this property directly you must call updateCrop in order to have the change take effect.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Crop.js line 24

cssFont : string

Change the font used.

This is equivalent of the font property specified to setStyle, except that unlike using setStyle this will not change any current font fill/color settings.

The CSS font string can also be individually altered with the font, fontSize, fontWeight, fontStyle, and fontVariant properties.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1663

data : Object

An empty Object that belongs to this Game Object. This value isn't ever used internally by Phaser, but may be used by your own code, or by Phaser Plugins, to store data that needs to be associated with the Game Object, without polluting the Game Object directly.

Type:
  • Object
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • {}
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 153

debug : boolean

A debug flag designed for use with Game.enableStep.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 211

<readonly> deltaX : number

Returns the delta x value. The difference between world.x now and in the previous frame.

The value will be positive if the Game Object has moved to the right or negative if to the left.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Delta.js line 24

<readonly> deltaY : number

Returns the delta y value. The difference between world.y now and in the previous frame.

The value will be positive if the Game Object has moved down or negative if up.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Delta.js line 41

<readonly> deltaZ : number

Returns the delta z value. The difference between rotation now and in the previous frame. The delta value.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Delta.js line 56

<readonly> destroyPhase : boolean

As a Game Object runs through its destroy method this flag is set to true, and can be checked in any sub-systems or plugins it is being destroyed from.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Destroy.js line 22

events : Phaser.Events

All Phaser Game Objects have an Events class which contains all of the events that are dispatched when certain things happen to this Game Object, or any of its components.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 178
See:

exists : Boolean

Controls if this Sprite is processed by the core Phaser game loops and Group loops (except Phaser.Group#update).

Type:
  • Boolean
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • true
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 112

fill : object

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text eg 'red', '#00FF00'.

Type:
  • object
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1828

filterArea : Rectangle

The rectangular area used by filters when rendering a shader for this DisplayObject.

Type:
  • Rectangle
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 205

filters : Array

Sets the filters for this DisplayObject. This is a WebGL only feature, and is ignored by the Canvas Renderer. A filter is a shader applied to this DisplayObject. You can modify the placement of the filter using DisplayObject.filterArea.

To remove filters, set this property to null.

Note: You cannot have a filter set, and a MULTIPLY Blend Mode active, at the same time. Setting a filter will reset this DisplayObjects blend mode to NORMAL. An Array of Phaser.Filter objects, or objects that extend them.

Type:
  • Array
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 740

fixedToCamera : boolean

A Game Object that is "fixed" to the camera is rendered at a given x/y offsets from the top left of the camera. The offsets are stored in the cameraOffset property, which is initialized with the current object coordinates.

The values are adjusted at the rendering stage, overriding the Game Objects actual world position.

The end result is that the Game Object will appear to be 'fixed' to the camera, regardless of where in the game world the camera is viewing. This is useful if for example this Game Object is a UI item that you wish to be visible at all times regardless where in the world the camera is.

Note that the cameraOffset values are in addition to any parent of this Game Object on the display list.

Be careful not to set fixedToCamera on Game Objects which are in Groups that already have fixedToCamera enabled on them.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/FixedToCamera.js line 54

font : string

Change the font family that the text will be rendered in, such as 'Arial'.

Multiple CSS font families and generic fallbacks can be specified as long as CSS font-family rules are followed.

To change the entire font string use cssFont instead: eg. text.cssFont = 'bold 20pt Arial'.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1690

fontSize : number | string

The size of the font.

If the font size is specified in pixels (eg. 32 or '32px') then a number (ie. 32) representing the font size in pixels is returned; otherwise the value with CSS unit is returned as a string (eg. '12pt').

Type:
  • number | string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1725

fontStyle : string

The style of the font: 'normal', 'italic', 'oblique'

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1786

fontStyles : array

An array of the font styles values as specified by addFontStyle.

Type:
  • array
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 108

fontVariant : string

The variant the font: 'normal', 'small-caps'

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1807

fontWeight : string

The weight of the font: 'normal', 'bold', or a valid CSS font weight.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1765

fontWeights : array

An array of the font weights values as specified by addFontWeight.

Type:
  • array
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 113

frame : integer

Gets or sets the current frame index of the texture being used to render this Game Object.

To change the frame set frame to the index of the new frame in the sprite sheet you wish this Game Object to use, for example: player.frame = 4.

If the frame index given doesn't exist it will revert to the first frame found in the texture.

If you are using a texture atlas then you should use the frameName property instead.

If you wish to fully replace the texture being used see loadTexture.

Type:
  • integer
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 257

frameName : string

Gets or sets the current frame name of the texture being used to render this Game Object.

To change the frame set frameName to the name of the new frame in the texture atlas you wish this Game Object to use, for example: player.frameName = "idle".

If the frame name given doesn't exist it will revert to the first frame found in the texture and throw a console warning.

If you are using a sprite sheet then you should use the frame property instead.

If you wish to fully replace the texture being used see loadTexture.

Type:
  • string
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 284

<readonly> fresh : boolean

A Game Object is considered fresh if it has just been created or reset and is yet to receive a renderer transform update. This property is mostly used internally by the physics systems, but is exposed for the use of plugins.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 241

game : Phaser.Game

A reference to the currently running Game.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 135

health : number

The Game Objects health value. This is a handy property for setting and manipulating health on a Game Object.

It can be used in combination with the damage method or modified directly.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • 1
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Health.js line 26

height : number

The height of the Text object in pixels. This is height of the Texture frame / the Text.resolution. The height of the Text. Setting this will modify the scale to achieve the value requested.

Type:
  • number
Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2248

hitArea : Rectangle | Circle | Ellipse | Polygon

This is the defined area that will pick up mouse / touch events. It is null by default. Setting it is a neat way of optimising the hitTest function that the interactionManager will use (as it will not need to hit test all the children)

Type:
  • Rectangle | Circle | Ellipse | Polygon
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 99

ignoreChildInput : boolean

If ignoreChildInput is false it will allow this objects children to be considered as valid for Input events.

If this property is true then the children will not be considered as valid for Input events.

Note that this property isn't recursive: only immediate children are influenced, it doesn't scan further down.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 35

<readonly> inCamera : boolean

Checks if the Game Objects bounds intersect with the Game Camera bounds. Returns true if they do, otherwise false if fully outside of the Cameras bounds.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/AutoCull.js line 37

input : Phaser.InputHandler | null

The Input Handler for this Game Object.

By default it is disabled. If you wish this Game Object to process input events you should enable it with: inputEnabled = true.

After you have done this, this property will be a reference to the Phaser InputHandler.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InputEnabled.js line 24

inputEnabled : boolean

By default a Game Object won't process any input events. By setting inputEnabled to true a Phaser.InputHandler is created for this Game Object and it will then start to process click / touch events and more.

You can then access the Input Handler via this.input.

Note that Input related events are dispatched from this.events, i.e.: events.onInputDown.

If you set this property to false it will stop the Input Handler from processing any more input events.

If you want to temporarily disable input for a Game Object, then it's better to set input.enabled = false, as it won't reset any of the Input Handlers internal properties. You can then toggle this back on as needed.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InputEnabled.js line 42

<readonly> inWorld : boolean

Checks if the Game Objects bounds are within, or intersect at any point with the Game World bounds.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InWorld.js line 134

key : string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture

The key of the image or texture used by this Game Object during rendering. If it is a string it's the string used to retrieve the texture from the Phaser Image Cache. It can also be an instance of a RenderTexture, BitmapData, Video or PIXI.Texture. If a Game Object is created without a key it is automatically assigned the key __default which is a 32x32 transparent PNG stored within the Cache. If a Game Object is given a key which doesn't exist in the Image Cache it is re-assigned the key __missing which is a 32x32 PNG of a green box with a line through it.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 196

left : number

The left coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as x - offsetX.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 96

lifespan : number

The lifespan allows you to give a Game Object a lifespan in milliseconds.

Once the Game Object is 'born' you can set this to a positive value.

It is automatically decremented by game.time.delta each frame. When it reaches zero it will call the kill method.

Very handy for particles, bullets, collectibles, or any other short-lived entity.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js line 70

lineSpacing : number

Additional spacing (in pixels) between each line of text if multi-line.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2063

mask : Phaser.Graphics

Sets a mask for this DisplayObject. A mask is an instance of a Graphics object. When applied it limits the visible area of this DisplayObject to the shape of the mask. Under a Canvas renderer it uses shape clipping. Under a WebGL renderer it uses a Stencil Buffer. To remove a mask, set this property to null. The mask applied to this DisplayObject. Set to null to remove an existing mask.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 707

maxHealth : number

The Game Objects maximum health value. This works in combination with the heal method to ensure the health value never exceeds the maximum.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • 100
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Health.js line 35

name : string

A user defined name given to this Game Object. This value isn't ever used internally by Phaser, it is meant as a game level property.

Type:
  • string
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 143

<readonly> offsetX : number

The amount the Game Object is visually offset from its x coordinate. This is the same as width * anchor.x. It will only be > 0 if anchor.x is not equal to zero.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 24

<readonly> offsetY : number

The amount the Game Object is visually offset from its y coordinate. This is the same as height * anchor.y. It will only be > 0 if anchor.y is not equal to zero.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 41

outOfBoundsKill : boolean

If this and the checkWorldBounds property are both set to true then the kill method is called as soon as inWorld returns false.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InWorld.js line 111

outOfCameraBoundsKill : boolean

If this and the autoCull property are both set to true, then the kill method is called as soon as the Game Object leaves the camera bounds.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/InWorld.js line 120

padding : Phaser.Point

Specify a padding value which is added to the line width and height when calculating the Text size. Allows you to add extra spacing if Phaser is unable to accurately determine the true font dimensions.

Type:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 80

<readonly> parent : PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer

The parent DisplayObjectContainer that this DisplayObject is a child of. All DisplayObjects must belong to a parent in order to be rendered. The root parent is the Stage object. This property is set automatically when the DisplayObject is added to, or removed from, a DisplayObjectContainer.

Type:
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Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 120

pendingDestroy : boolean

A Game Object is that is pendingDestroy is flagged to have its destroy method called on the next logic update. You can set it directly to allow you to flag an object to be destroyed on its next update.

This is extremely useful if you wish to destroy an object from within one of its own callbacks such as with Buttons or other Input events.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 252

<readonly> physicsType : number

The const physics body type of this object.

Type:
  • number
Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 73

pivot : PIXI.Point

The pivot point of this DisplayObject that it rotates around. The values are expressed in pixel values.

Type:
  • PIXI.Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 49

position : PIXI.Point

The coordinates, in pixels, of this DisplayObject, relative to its parent container.

The value of this property does not reflect any positioning happening further up the display list. To obtain that value please see the worldPosition property.

Type:
  • PIXI.Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 29

<readonly> previousPosition : Phaser.Point

The position the Game Object was located in the previous frame.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 218

<readonly> previousRotation : number

The rotation the Game Object was in set to in the previous frame. Value is in radians.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 225

renderable : boolean

Should this DisplayObject be rendered by the renderer? An object with a renderable value of false is skipped during the render pass.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Overrides:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 108

<readonly> renderOrderID : number

The render order ID is used internally by the renderer and Input Manager and should not be modified. This property is mostly used internally by the renderers, but is exposed for the use of plugins.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 233

resolution : integer

The resolution of the canvas the text is rendered to. This defaults to match the resolution of the renderer, but can be changed on a per Text object basis.

Type:
  • integer
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1876

The right coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as x + width - offsetX.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 116

rotation : number

The rotation of this DisplayObject. The value is given, and expressed, in radians, and is based on a right-handed orientation.

The value of this property does not reflect any rotation happening further up the display list. To obtain that value please see the worldRotation property.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 61

scale : PIXI.Point

The scale of this DisplayObject. A scale of 1:1 represents the DisplayObject at its default size. A value of 0.5 would scale this DisplayObject by half, and so on.

The value of this property does not reflect any scaling happening further up the display list. To obtain that value please see the worldScale property.

Type:
  • PIXI.Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 41

scaleMax : Phaser.Point

The maximum scale this Game Object will scale up to.

It allows you to prevent a parent from scaling this Game Object higher than the given value.

Set it to null to remove the limit.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/ScaleMinMax.js line 46

scaleMin : Phaser.Point

The minimum scale this Game Object will scale down to.

It allows you to prevent a parent from scaling this Game Object lower than the given value.

Set it to null to remove the limit.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/ScaleMinMax.js line 36

shader : Phaser.Filter

The shader that will be used to render this Sprite. Set to null to remove a current shader.

Type:
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • null
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 103

shadowBlur : number

The shadowBlur value. Make the shadow softer by applying a Gaussian blur to it. A number from 0 (no blur) up to approx. 10 (depending on scene).

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2156

shadowColor : string

The color of the shadow, as given in CSS rgba format. Set the alpha component to 0 to disable the shadow.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2134

shadowFill : boolean

Sets if the drop shadow is applied to the Text fill.

Type:
  • boolean
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2200

shadowOffsetX : number

The shadowOffsetX value in pixels. This is how far offset horizontally the shadow effect will be.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2090

shadowOffsetY : number

The shadowOffsetY value in pixels. This is how far offset vertically the shadow effect will be.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2112

shadowStroke : boolean

Sets if the drop shadow is applied to the Text stroke.

Type:
  • boolean
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2178

smoothed : boolean

Enable or disable texture smoothing for this Game Object.

It only takes effect if the Game Object is using an image based texture.

Smoothing is enabled by default.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Smoothed.js line 25

splitRegExp : Object

The Regular Expression that is used to split the text up into lines, in multi-line text. By default this is /(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/. You can change this RegExp to be anything else that you may need.

Type:
  • Object
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 142

stroke : string

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text stroke eg 'blue', '#FCFF00'.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1975

strokeColors : array

An array of the stroke color values as specified by addStrokeColor.

Type:
  • array
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 103

strokeThickness : number

A number that represents the thickness of the stroke. Default is 0 (no stroke)

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1997

tabs : integer | array

The size (in pixels) of the tabs, for when text includes tab characters. 0 disables. Can be an integer or an array of varying tab sizes, one tab per element. For example if you set tabs to 100 then when Text encounters a tab it will jump ahead 100 pixels. If you set tabs to be [100,200] then it will set the first tab at 100px and the second at 200px.

Type:
  • integer | array
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1900

testString

The text used to measure the font's width and height

Default Value:
  • '|MÂÉQfjq_'
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2274

text : string

The text to be displayed by this Text object. Use a \n to insert a carriage return and split the text. The text will be rendered with any style currently set.

Type:
  • string
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1632

<readonly> textBounds : Phaser.Rectangle

The textBounds property allows you to specify a rectangular region upon which text alignment is based. See Text.setTextBounds for more details.

Type:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 88

texture : Texture

The texture that the sprite is using

Type:
  • Texture
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 36

tint : Number

The tint applied to the sprite. This is a hex value. A value of 0xFFFFFF (Phaser.Color.WHITE) will remove any tint effect.

Type:
  • Number
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • 0xFFFFFF
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 63

tintedTexture : Canvas

A canvas that contains the tinted version of the Sprite (in Canvas mode, WebGL doesn't populate this)

Type:
  • Canvas
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • null
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 82

top : number

The y coordinate of the Game Object. This is the same as y - offsetY.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 136

transformCallback : function

The callback that will apply any scale limiting to the worldTransform.

Type:
  • function
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/ScaleMinMax.js line 20

transformCallbackContext : object

The context under which transformCallback is called.

Type:
  • object
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/ScaleMinMax.js line 26

type : number

The const type of this object.

Type:
  • number
Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 67

useAdvancedWrap : boolean

Will this Text object use Basic or Advanced Word Wrapping?

Advanced wrapping breaks long words if they are the first of a line, and repeats the process as necessary. White space is condensed (e.g., consecutive spaces are replaced with one). Lines are trimmed of white space before processing.

It throws an error if wordWrapWidth is less than a single character.

Type:
  • boolean
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 134

visible : boolean

The visibility of this DisplayObject. A value of false makes the object invisible. A value of true makes it visible.

An object with a visible value of false is skipped during the render pass. Equally a DisplayObject with visible false will not render any of its children.

The value of this property does not reflect any visible values set further up the display list. To obtain that value please see the worldVisible property.

Objects that are not worldVisible do not update their worldPosition.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Default Value:
  • true
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 90

width : number

The width of the Text object in pixels. This is width of the Texture frame / the Text.resolution. The width of the Text. Setting this will modify the scale to achieve the value requested.

Type:
  • number
Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2222

wordWrap : boolean

Indicates if word wrap should be used.

Type:
  • boolean
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2019

wordWrapWidth : number

The width at which text will wrap.

Type:
  • number
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 2041

world : Phaser.Point

The world coordinates of this Game Object in pixels. Depending on where in the display list this Game Object is placed this value can differ from position, which contains the x/y coordinates relative to the Game Objects parent.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 204

<readonly> worldAlpha : number

The multiplied alpha value of this DisplayObject. A value of 1 is fully opaque. A value of 0 is transparent. This value is the calculated total, based on the alpha values of all parents of this DisplayObjects in the display list.

To obtain, and set, the local alpha value, see the alpha property.

Note: This property is only updated at the end of the updateTransform call, once per render. Until that happens this property will contain values based on the previous frame. Be mindful of this if accessing this property outside of the normal game flow, i.e. from an asynchronous event callback.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 136

<readonly> worldPosition : PIXI.Point

The coordinates, in pixels, of this DisplayObject within the world.

This property contains the calculated total, based on the positions of all parents of this DisplayObject in the display list.

Note: This property is only updated at the end of the updateTransform call, once per render. Until that happens this property will contain values based on the previous frame. Be mindful of this if accessing this property outside of the normal game flow, i.e. from an asynchronous event callback.

Type:
  • PIXI.Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 166

<readonly> worldRotation : number

The rotation, in radians, of this DisplayObject.

This property contains the calculated total, based on the rotations of all parents of this DisplayObject in the display list.

Note: This property is only updated at the end of the updateTransform call, once per render. Until that happens this property will contain values based on the previous frame. Be mindful of this if accessing this property outside of the normal game flow, i.e. from an asynchronous event callback.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 196

<readonly> worldScale : PIXI.Point

The global scale of this DisplayObject.

This property contains the calculated total, based on the scales of all parents of this DisplayObject in the display list.

Note: This property is only updated at the end of the updateTransform call, once per render. Until that happens this property will contain values based on the previous frame. Be mindful of this if accessing this property outside of the normal game flow, i.e. from an asynchronous event callback.

Type:
  • PIXI.Point
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 181

<readonly> worldTransform : Phaser.Matrix

The current transform of this DisplayObject.

This property contains the calculated total, based on the transforms of all parents of this DisplayObject in the display list.

Note: This property is only updated at the end of the updateTransform call, once per render. Until that happens this property will contain values based on the previous frame. Be mindful of this if accessing this property outside of the normal game flow, i.e. from an asynchronous event callback.

Type:
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 151

worldVisible : boolean

Indicates if this DisplayObject is visible, based on it, and all of its parents, visible property values.

Type:
  • boolean
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 666

x : number

The horizontal position of the DisplayObject, in pixels, relative to its parent. If you need the world position of the DisplayObject, use DisplayObject.worldPosition instead.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 626

y : number

The vertical position of the DisplayObject, in pixels, relative to its parent. If you need the world position of the DisplayObject, use DisplayObject.worldPosition instead.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 646

<readonly> z : number

The z depth of this Game Object within its parent Group. No two objects in a Group can have the same z value. This value is adjusted automatically whenever the Group hierarchy changes. If you wish to re-order the layering of a Game Object then see methods like Group.moveUp or Group.bringToTop.

Type:
  • number
Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 170

Methods

addChild(child)

Adds a child to the container.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject

The DisplayObject to add to the container

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 41
Returns:

The child that was added.

Type
DisplayObject

addChildAt(child, index)

Adds a child to the container at a specified index. If the index is out of bounds an error will be thrown

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject

The child to add

index Number

The index to place the child in

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 53
Returns:

The child that was added.

Type
DisplayObject

addColor(color, position)

Set specific colors for certain characters within the Text.

It works by taking a color value, which is a typical HTML string such as #ff0000 or rgb(255,0,0) and a position. The position value is the index of the character in the Text string to start applying this color to. Once set the color remains in use until either another color or the end of the string is encountered. For example if the Text was Photon Storm and you did Text.addColor('#ffff00', 6) it would color in the word Storm in yellow.

If you wish to change the stroke color see addStrokeColor instead.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
color string

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text eg red, #00FF00, rgba().

position number

The index of the character in the string to start applying this color value from.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 866
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

addFontStyle(style, position)

Set specific font styles for certain characters within the Text.

It works by taking a font style value, which is a typical string such as normal, italic or oblique. The position value is the index of the character in the Text string to start applying this font style to. Once set the font style remains in use until either another font style or the end of the string is encountered. For example if the Text was Photon Storm and you did Text.addFontStyle('italic', 6) it would font style in the word Storm in italic.

If you wish to change the text font weight see addFontWeight instead.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
style string

A canvas font-style that will be used on the text style eg normal, italic, oblique.

position number

The index of the character in the string to start applying this font style value from.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 914
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

addFontWeight(style, position)

Set specific font weights for certain characters within the Text.

It works by taking a font weight value, which is a typical string such as normal, bold, bolder, etc. The position value is the index of the character in the Text string to start applying this font weight to. Once set the font weight remains in use until either another font weight or the end of the string is encountered. For example if the Text was Photon Storm and you did Text.addFontWeight('bold', 6) it would font weight in the word Storm in bold.

If you wish to change the text font style see addFontStyle instead.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
style string

A canvas font-weight that will be used on the text weight eg normal, bold, bolder, lighter, etc.

position number

The index of the character in the string to start applying this font weight value from.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 937
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

addStrokeColor(color, position)

Set specific stroke colors for certain characters within the Text.

It works by taking a color value, which is a typical HTML string such as #ff0000 or rgb(255,0,0) and a position. The position value is the index of the character in the Text string to start applying this color to. Once set the color remains in use until either another color or the end of the string is encountered. For example if the Text was Photon Storm and you did Text.addColor('#ffff00', 6) it would color in the word Storm in yellow.

This has no effect if stroke is disabled or has a thickness of 0.

If you wish to change the text fill color see addColor instead.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
color string

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text stroke eg red, #00FF00, rgba().

position number

The index of the character in the string to start applying this color value from.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 889
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

alignIn(container [, position] [, offsetX] [, offsetY])

Aligns this Game Object within another Game Object, or Rectangle, known as the 'container', to one of 9 possible positions.

The container must be a Game Object, or Phaser.Rectangle object. This can include properties such as World.bounds or Camera.view, for aligning Game Objects within the world and camera bounds. Or it can include other Sprites, Images, Text objects, BitmapText, TileSprites or Buttons.

Please note that aligning a Sprite to another Game Object does not make it a child of the container. It simply modifies its position coordinates so it aligns with it.

The position constants you can use are:

Phaser.TOP_LEFT, Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER and Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.

The Game Objects are placed in such a way that their bounds align with the container, taking into consideration rotation, scale and the anchor property. This allows you to neatly align Game Objects, irrespective of their position value.

The optional offsetX and offsetY arguments allow you to apply extra spacing to the final aligned position of the Game Object. For example:

sprite.alignIn(background, Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT, -20, -20)

Would align the sprite to the bottom-right, but moved 20 pixels in from the corner. Think of the offsets as applying an adjustment to the containers bounds before the alignment takes place. So providing a negative offset will 'shrink' the container bounds by that amount, and providing a positive one expands it.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
container Phaser.Rectangle | Phaser.Sprite | Phaser.Image | Phaser.Text | Phaser.BitmapText | Phaser.Button | Phaser.Graphics | Phaser.TileSprite

The Game Object or Rectangle with which to align this Game Object to. Can also include properties such as World.bounds or Camera.view.

position integer <optional>

The position constant. One of Phaser.TOP_LEFT (default), Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER or Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.

offsetX integer <optional>
0

A horizontal adjustment of the Containers bounds, applied to the aligned position of the Game Object. Use a negative value to shrink the bounds, positive to increase it.

offsetY integer <optional>
0

A vertical adjustment of the Containers bounds, applied to the aligned position of the Game Object. Use a negative value to shrink the bounds, positive to increase it.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 209
Returns:

This Game Object.

Type
Object

alignTo(parent [, position] [, offsetX] [, offsetY])

Aligns this Game Object to the side of another Game Object, or Rectangle, known as the 'parent', in one of 11 possible positions.

The parent must be a Game Object, or Phaser.Rectangle object. This can include properties such as World.bounds or Camera.view, for aligning Game Objects within the world and camera bounds. Or it can include other Sprites, Images, Text objects, BitmapText, TileSprites or Buttons.

Please note that aligning a Sprite to another Game Object does not make it a child of the parent. It simply modifies its position coordinates so it aligns with it.

The position constants you can use are:

Phaser.TOP_LEFT (default), Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_TOP, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.LEFT_BOTTOM, Phaser.RIGHT_TOP, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_BOTTOM, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER and Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.

The Game Objects are placed in such a way that their bounds align with the parent, taking into consideration rotation, scale and the anchor property. This allows you to neatly align Game Objects, irrespective of their position value.

The optional offsetX and offsetY arguments allow you to apply extra spacing to the final aligned position of the Game Object. For example:

sprite.alignTo(background, Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT, -20, -20)

Would align the sprite to the bottom-right, but moved 20 pixels in from the corner. Think of the offsets as applying an adjustment to the parents bounds before the alignment takes place. So providing a negative offset will 'shrink' the parent bounds by that amount, and providing a positive one expands it.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
parent Phaser.Rectangle | Phaser.Sprite | Phaser.Image | Phaser.Text | Phaser.BitmapText | Phaser.Button | Phaser.Graphics | Phaser.TileSprite

The Game Object or Rectangle with which to align this Game Object to. Can also include properties such as World.bounds or Camera.view.

position integer <optional>

The position constant. One of Phaser.TOP_LEFT, Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_TOP, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.LEFT_BOTTOM, Phaser.RIGHT_TOP, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_BOTTOM, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER or Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.

offsetX integer <optional>
0

A horizontal adjustment of the Containers bounds, applied to the aligned position of the Game Object. Use a negative value to shrink the bounds, positive to increase it.

offsetY integer <optional>
0

A vertical adjustment of the Containers bounds, applied to the aligned position of the Game Object. Use a negative value to shrink the bounds, positive to increase it.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Bounds.js line 306
Returns:

This Game Object.

Type
Object

bringToTop()

Brings this Game Object to the top of its parent's display list (the last position). Visually this means it will render over the top of all other children of the same parent.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will bring it to the top of the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js line 24
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

clearColors()

Clears any text fill or stroke colors that were set by addColor or addStrokeColor.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 836
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

clearFontValues()

Clears any text styles or weights font that were set by addFontStyle or addFontWeight.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 851
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

contains(child)

Determines whether the specified display object is a child of the DisplayObjectContainer instance or the instance itself.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 456
Returns:
Type
boolean

crop(rect [, copy])

Crop allows you to crop the texture being used to display this Game Object. Setting a crop rectangle modifies the core texture frame. The Game Object width and height properties will be adjusted accordingly.

Cropping takes place from the top-left and can be modified in real-time either by providing an updated rectangle object to this method, or by modifying cropRect property directly and then calling updateCrop.

The rectangle object given to this method can be either a Phaser.Rectangle or any other object so long as it has public x, y, width, height, right and bottom properties.

A reference to the rectangle is stored in cropRect unless the copy parameter is true, in which case the values are duplicated to a local object.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
rect Phaser.Rectangle

The Rectangle used during cropping. Pass null or no parameters to clear a previously set crop rectangle.

copy boolean <optional>
false

If false cropRect will be stored as a reference to the given rect. If true it will copy the rect values into a local Phaser Rectangle object stored in cropRect.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Crop.js line 49

damage(amount)

Damages the Game Object. This removes the given amount of health from the health property.

If health is taken below or is equal to zero then the kill method is called.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
amount number

The amount to subtract from the current health value.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Health.js line 46
Returns:

This instance.

Type
Phaser.Sprite

destroy( [destroyChildren])

Destroy this Text object, removing it from the group it belongs to.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
destroyChildren boolean <optional>
true

Should every child of this object have its destroy method called?

Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 250

generateTexture( [resolution] [, scaleMode], renderer)

Generates a RenderTexture based on this DisplayObject, which can they be used to texture other Sprites. This can be useful if your DisplayObject is static, or complicated, and needs to be reused multiple times.

Please note that no garbage collection takes place on old textures. It is up to you to destroy old textures, and references to them, so they don't linger in memory.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
resolution number <optional>
1

The resolution of the texture being generated.

scaleMode number <optional>
PIXI.scaleModes.DEFAULT

See {{#crossLink "PIXI/scaleModes:property"}}PIXI.scaleModes{{/crossLink}} for possible values.

renderer PIXI.CanvasRenderer | PIXI.WebGLRenderer

The renderer used to generate the texture.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 443
Returns:
  • A RenderTexture containing an image of this DisplayObject at the time it was invoked.
Type
Phaser.RenderTexture

getBounds(matrix)

Returns the bounds of the Text as a rectangle. The bounds calculation takes the worldTransform into account.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
matrix Phaser.Matrix

The transformation matrix of the Text.

Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1597
Returns:

The framing rectangle

Type
Phaser.Rectangle

getChildAt(index)

Returns the child at the specified index

Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Number

The index to get the child from

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 147
Returns:

The child at the given index, if any.

Type
DisplayObject

getChildIndex(child)

Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject

The DisplayObject instance to identify

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 108
Returns:

The index position of the child display object to identify

Type
Number

getLocalBounds()

Retrieves the non-global local bounds of the Sprite as a rectangle. The calculation takes all visible children into consideration.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 328
Returns:

The rectangular bounding area

Type
Rectangle

heal(amount)

Heal the Game Object. This adds the given amount of health to the health property.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
amount number

The amount to add to the current health value. The total will never exceed maxHealth.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Health.js line 88
Returns:

This instance.

Type
Phaser.Sprite

kill()

Kills a Game Object. A killed Game Object has its alive, exists and visible properties all set to false.

It will dispatch the onKilled event. You can listen to events.onKilled for the signal.

Note that killing a Game Object is a way for you to quickly recycle it in an object pool, it doesn't destroy the object or free it up from memory.

If you don't need this Game Object any more you should call destroy instead.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js line 117
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

loadTexture(key [, frame] [, stopAnimation])

Changes the base texture the Game Object is using. The old texture is removed and the new one is referenced or fetched from the Cache.

If your Game Object is using a frame from a texture atlas and you just wish to change to another frame, then see the frame or frameName properties instead.

You should only use loadTexture if you want to replace the base texture entirely.

Calling this method causes a WebGL texture update, so use sparingly or in low-intensity portions of your game, or if you know the new texture is already on the GPU.

You can use the new const Phaser.PENDING_ATLAS as the texture key for any sprite. Doing this then sets the key to be the frame argument (the frame is set to zero).

This allows you to create sprites using load.image during development, and then change them to use a Texture Atlas later in development by simply searching your code for 'PENDING_ATLAS' and swapping it to be the key of the atlas data.

Note: You cannot use a RenderTexture as a texture for a TileSprite.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
key string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture

This is the image or texture used by the Sprite during rendering. It can be a string which is a reference to the Cache Image entry, or an instance of a RenderTexture, BitmapData, Video or PIXI.Texture.

frame string | number <optional>

If this Sprite is using part of a sprite sheet or texture atlas you can specify the exact frame to use by giving a string or numeric index.

stopAnimation boolean <optional>
true

If an animation is already playing on this Sprite you can choose to stop it or let it carry on playing.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 51

moveDown()

Moves this Game Object down one place in its parents display list. This call has no effect if the Game Object is already at the bottom of the display list.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will move it one object down within the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js line 84
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

moveUp()

Moves this Game Object up one place in its parent's display list. This call has no effect if the Game Object is already at the top of the display list.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will move it one object up within the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js line 64
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

overlap(displayObject)

Checks to see if the bounds of this Game Object overlaps with the bounds of the given Display Object, which can be a Sprite, Image, TileSprite or anything that extends those such as Button or provides a getBounds method and result.

This check ignores the hitArea property if set and runs a getBounds comparison on both objects to determine the result.

Therefore it's relatively expensive to use in large quantities, i.e. with lots of Sprites at a high frequency. It should be fine for low-volume testing where physics isn't required.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
displayObject Phaser.Sprite | Phaser.Image | Phaser.TileSprite | Phaser.Button | PIXI.DisplayObject

The display object to check against.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Overlap.js line 29
Returns:

True if the bounds of this Game Object intersects at any point with the bounds of the given display object.

Type
boolean

parseList(list)

Converts the given array into a tab delimited string and then updates this Text object. This is mostly used when you want to display external data using tab stops.

The array can be either single or multi dimensional depending on the result you need:

[ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] would convert in to "a\tb\tc".

Where as:

[ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], [ 'd', 'e', 'f'] ]

would convert in to: "a\tb\tc\nd\te\tf"

Parameters:
Name Type Description
list array

The array of data to convert into a string.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1325
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

play(name [, frameRate] [, loop] [, killOnComplete])

Plays an Animation.

The animation should have previously been created via animations.add.

If the animation is already playing calling this again won't do anything. If you need to reset an already running animation do so directly on the Animation object itself or via AnimationManager.stop.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
name string

The name of the animation to be played, e.g. "fire", "walk", "jump". Must have been previously created via 'AnimationManager.add'.

frameRate number <optional>
null

The framerate to play the animation at. The speed is given in frames per second. If not provided the previously set frameRate of the Animation is used.

loop boolean <optional>
false

Should the animation be looped after playback. If not provided the previously set loop value of the Animation is used.

killOnComplete boolean <optional>
false

If set to true when the animation completes (only happens if loop=false) the parent Sprite will be killed.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Animation.js line 31
Returns:

A reference to playing Animation.

Type
Phaser.Animation

<protected> postUpdate()

Internal method called by the World postUpdate cycle.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 354

precalculateWordWrap(text)

Runs the given text through the Text.runWordWrap function and returns the results as an array, where each element of the array corresponds to a wrapped line of text.

Useful if you wish to control pagination on long pieces of content.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
text string

The text for which the wrapping will be calculated.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 960
Returns:

An array of strings with the pieces of wrapped text.

Type
array

<protected> preUpdate()

Automatically called by World.preUpdate.

Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 223

<protected> preUpdateChildren()

Internal method called by preUpdate.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Core.js line 318

removeChild(child)

Removes a child from the container.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject

The DisplayObject to remove

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 164
Returns:

The child that was removed.

Type
DisplayObject

removeChildAt(index)

Removes a child from the specified index position.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Number

The index to get the child from

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 183
Returns:

The child that was removed.

Type
DisplayObject

removeChildren(beginIndex, endIndex)

Removes all children from this container that are within the begin and end indexes.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
beginIndex Number

The beginning position. Default value is 0.

endIndex Number

The ending position. Default value is size of the container.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 224

reset(x, y [, health])

Resets the Game Object.

This moves the Game Object to the given x/y world coordinates and sets fresh, exists, visible and renderable to true.

If this Game Object has the LifeSpan component it will also set alive to true and health to the given value.

If this Game Object has a Physics Body it will reset the Body.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
x number

The x coordinate (in world space) to position the Game Object at.

y number

The y coordinate (in world space) to position the Game Object at.

health number <optional>
1

The health to give the Game Object if it has the Health component.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Reset.js line 30
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

resetFrame()

Resets the texture frame dimensions that the Game Object uses for rendering.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 236

resizeFrame(parent, width, height)

Resizes the Frame dimensions that the Game Object uses for rendering.

You shouldn't normally need to ever call this, but in the case of special texture types such as Video or BitmapData it can be useful to adjust the dimensions directly in this way.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
parent object

The parent texture object that caused the resize, i.e. a Phaser.Video object.

width integer

The new width of the texture.

height integer

The new height of the texture.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 225

revive( [health])

Brings a 'dead' Game Object back to life, optionally resetting its health value in the process.

A resurrected Game Object has its alive, exists and visible properties all set to true.

It will dispatch the onRevived event. Listen to events.onRevived for the signal.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
health number <optional>
100

The health to give the Game Object. Only set if the GameObject has the Health component.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LifeSpan.js line 83
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

sendToBack()

Sends this Game Object to the bottom of its parent's display list (the first position). Visually this means it will render below all other children of the same parent.

If this Game Object hasn't been added to a custom Group then this method will send it to the bottom of the Game World, because the World is the root Group from which all Game Objects descend.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/BringToTop.js line 44
Returns:

This instance.

Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

setCharacterLimit( [characterLimit] [, suffix])

Sets the character limit of the text, with a suffix. If the text is longer than this limit, it is truncated and the suffix is appended.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
characterLimit number <optional>

The x coordinate of the Text Bounds region.

suffix string <optional>

The suffix to append to the truncated text.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1616

setChildIndex(child, index)

Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject

The child DisplayObject instance for which you want to change the index number

index Number

The resulting index number for the child display object

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 127

setFrame(frame)

Sets the texture frame the Game Object uses for rendering.

This is primarily an internal method used by loadTexture, but is exposed for the use of plugins and custom classes.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
frame Phaser.Frame

The Frame to be used by the texture.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/LoadTexture.js line 156

setHealth(amount)

Sets the health property of the Game Object to the given amount. Will never exceed the maxHealth value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
amount number

The amount to set the health value to. The total will never exceed maxHealth.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Health.js line 69
Returns:

This instance.

Type
Phaser.Sprite

setScaleMinMax(minX, minY, maxX, maxY)

Sets the scaleMin and scaleMax values. These values are used to limit how far this Game Object will scale based on its parent.

For example if this Game Object has a minScale value of 1 and its parent has a scale value of 0.5, the 0.5 will be ignored and the scale value of 1 will be used, as the parents scale is lower than the minimum scale this Game Object should adhere to.

By setting these values you can carefully control how Game Objects deal with responsive scaling.

If only one parameter is given then that value will be used for both scaleMin and scaleMax: setScaleMinMax(1) = scaleMin.x, scaleMin.y, scaleMax.x and scaleMax.y all = 1

If only two parameters are given the first is set as scaleMin.x and y and the second as scaleMax.x and y: setScaleMinMax(0.5, 2) = scaleMin.x and y = 0.5 and scaleMax.x and y = 2

If you wish to set scaleMin with different values for x and y then either modify Game Object.scaleMin directly, or pass null for the maxX and maxY parameters.

Call setScaleMinMax(null) to clear all previously set values.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
minX number | null

The minimum horizontal scale value this Game Object can scale down to.

minY number | null

The minimum vertical scale value this Game Object can scale down to.

maxX number | null

The maximum horizontal scale value this Game Object can scale up to.

maxY number | null

The maximum vertical scale value this Game Object can scale up to.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/ScaleMinMax.js line 109

setShadow( [x] [, y] [, color] [, blur] [, shadowStroke] [, shadowFill])

Sets a drop shadow effect on the Text. You can specify the horizontal and vertical distance of the drop shadow with the x and y parameters. The color controls the shade of the shadow (default is black) and can be either an rgba or hex value. The blur is the strength of the shadow. A value of zero means a hard shadow, a value of 10 means a very soft shadow. To remove a shadow already in place you can call this method with no parameters set.

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

The shadowOffsetX value in pixels. This is how far offset horizontally the shadow effect will be.

y number <optional>
0

The shadowOffsetY value in pixels. This is how far offset vertically the shadow effect will be.

color string <optional>
'rgba(0,0,0,1)'

The color of the shadow, as given in CSS rgba or hex format. Set the alpha component to 0 to disable the shadow.

blur number <optional>
0

The shadowBlur value. Make the shadow softer by applying a Gaussian blur to it. A number from 0 (no blur) up to approx. 10 (depending on scene).

shadowStroke boolean <optional>
true

Apply the drop shadow to the Text stroke (if set).

shadowFill boolean <optional>
true

Apply the drop shadow to the Text fill (if set).

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 263
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

setStyle( [style] [, update])

Set the style of the text by passing a single style object to it.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
style object <optional>

The style properties to be set on the Text.

Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
font string <optional>
'bold 20pt Arial'

The style and size of the font.

fontStyle string <optional>

The style of the font (eg. 'italic'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontVariant string <optional>

The variant of the font (eg. 'small-caps'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontWeight string <optional>

The weight of the font (eg. 'bold'): overrides the value in style.font.

fontSize string | number <optional>

The size of the font (eg. 32 or '32px'): overrides the value in style.font.

backgroundColor string <optional>
null

A canvas fillstyle that will be used as the background for the whole Text object. Set to null to disable.

fill string <optional>
'black'

A canvas fillstyle that will be used on the text eg 'red', '#00FF00'.

align string <optional>
'left'

Horizontal alignment of each line in multiline text. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'. Does not affect single lines of text (see textBounds and boundsAlignH for that).

boundsAlignH string <optional>
'left'

Horizontal alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'left', 'center' or 'right'.

boundsAlignV string <optional>
'top'

Vertical alignment of the text within the textBounds. Can be: 'top', 'middle' or 'bottom'.

stroke string <optional>
'black'

A canvas stroke style that will be used on the text stroke eg 'blue', '#FCFF00'.

strokeThickness number <optional>
0

A number that represents the thickness of the stroke. Default is 0 (no stroke).

wordWrap boolean <optional>
false

Indicates if word wrap should be used.

wordWrapWidth number <optional>
100

The width in pixels at which text will wrap.

maxLines number <optional>
0

The maximum number of lines to be shown for wrapped text.

tabs number | array <optional>
0

The size (in pixels) of the tabs, for when text includes tab characters. 0 disables. Can be an array of varying tab sizes, one per tab stop.

fontProperties object <optional>
null

ascent, descent, and fontSize lengths for a given style. You can get these from Phaser.Text#determineFontProperties.

testString string <optional>
'|MÂÉQfjq_'

The text to use to measure the font width and height.

update boolean <optional>
false

Immediately update the Text object after setting the new style? Or wait for the next frame.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 298
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

setText( [text] [, immediate])

The text to be displayed by this Text object. Use a \n to insert a carriage return and split the text. The text will be rendered with any style currently set.

Use the optional immediate argument if you need the Text display to update immediately.

If not it will re-create the texture of this Text object during the next time the render loop is called.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
text string <optional>

The text to be displayed. Set to an empty string to clear text that is already present.

immediate boolean <optional>
false

Update the texture used by this Text object immediately (true) or automatically during the next render loop (false).

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1285
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

setTextBounds( [x] [, y] [, width] [, height])

The Text Bounds is a rectangular region that you control the dimensions of into which the Text object itself is positioned, regardless of the number of lines in the text, the font size or any other attribute.

Alignment is controlled via the properties boundsAlignH and boundsAlignV within the Text.style object, or can be directly set through the setters Text.boundsAlignH and Text.boundsAlignV. Bounds alignment is independent of text alignment.

For example: If your game is 800x600 in size and you set the text bounds to be 0,0,800,600 then by setting boundsAlignH to 'center' and boundsAlignV to 'bottom' the text will render in the center and at the bottom of your game window, regardless of how many lines of text there may be. Even if you adjust the text content or change the style it will remain at the bottom center of the text bounds.

This is especially powerful when you need to align text against specific coordinates in your game, but the actual text dimensions may vary based on font (say for multi-lingual games).

If Text.wordWrapWidth is greater than the width of the text bounds it is clamped to match the bounds width.

Call this method with no arguments given to reset an existing textBounds.

It works by calculating the final position based on the Text.canvas size, which is modified as the text is updated. Some fonts have additional padding around them which you can mitigate by tweaking the Text.padding property. It then adjusts the pivot property based on the given bounds and canvas size. This means if you need to set the pivot property directly in your game then you either cannot use setTextBounds or you must place the Text object inside another DisplayObject on which you set the pivot.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
x number <optional>

The x coordinate of the Text Bounds region.

y number <optional>

The y coordinate of the Text Bounds region.

width number <optional>

The width of the Text Bounds region.

height number <optional>

The height of the Text Bounds region.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 1385
Returns:

This Text instance.

Type
Phaser.Text

setTexture(texture [, destroy])

Sets the texture of the sprite. Be warned that this doesn't remove or destroy the previous texture this Sprite was using.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Default Description
texture Texture

The PIXI texture that is displayed by the sprite

destroy boolean <optional>
false

Call Texture.destroy on the current texture before replacing it with the new one?

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/Sprite.js line 175

swapChildren(child, child2)

Swaps the position of 2 Display Objects within this container.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
child DisplayObject
child2 DisplayObject
Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js line 82

toGlobal(position)

Calculates the global position of this DisplayObject, based on the position given.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
position PIXI.Point

The global position to calculate from.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 483
Returns:
  • A point object representing the position of this DisplayObject based on the global position given.
Type
PIXI.Point

toLocal(position [, from])

Calculates the local position of this DisplayObject, relative to another point.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
position PIXI.Point

The world origin to calculate from.

from PIXI.DisplayObject <optional>

An optional DisplayObject to calculate the global position from.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 497
Returns:
  • A point object representing the position of this DisplayObject based on the global position given.
Type
PIXI.Point

<protected> update()

Override this function to handle any special update requirements.

Overrides:
Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 239

updateCache()

If this DisplayObject has a cached Sprite, this method generates and updates it.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 470
Returns:
  • A reference to this DisplayObject.
Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

updateCrop()

If you have set a crop rectangle on this Game Object via crop and since modified the cropRect property, or the rectangle it references, then you need to update the crop frame by calling this method.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/gameobjects/components/Crop.js line 85

updateShadow(state)

Sets the Shadow on the Text.context based on the Style settings, or disables it if not enabled. This is called automatically by Text.updateText.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
state boolean

If true the shadow will be set to the Style values, otherwise it will be set to zero.

Source:
src/gameobjects/Text.js line 693

updateTransform( [parent])

Updates the transform matrix this DisplayObject uses for rendering.

If the object has no parent, and no parent parameter is provided, it will default to Phaser.Game.World as the parent transform to use. If that is unavailable the transform fails to take place.

The parent parameter has priority over the actual parent. Use it as a parent override. Setting it does not change the actual parent of this DisplayObject.

Calling this method updates the worldTransform, worldAlpha, worldPosition, worldScale and worldRotation properties.

If a transformCallback has been specified, it is called at the end of this method, and is passed the new, updated, worldTransform property, along with the parent transform used.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
parent PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer <optional>

Optional parent to calculate this DisplayObjects transform from.

Inherited From:
Source:
src/pixi/display/DisplayObject.js line 291
Returns:
  • A reference to this DisplayObject.
Type
PIXI.DisplayObject

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