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List

List is a generic implementation of an ordered list which contains utility methods for retrieving, manipulating, and iterating items.

Constructor

new List(parent)

Parameters

nametypeoptionaldescription
parent*NoThe parent of this list.

Scope: static

Source: src/structs/List.js#L19
Since: 3.0.0

Public Members

_sortKey

_sortKey: string

Description:

The property key to sort by.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L89
Since: 3.4.0


addCallback

addCallback: function

Description:

A callback that is invoked every time a child is added to this list.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L71
Since: 3.4.0


first

first: *

Description:

The first item in the List or null for an empty List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Source: src/structs/List.js#L725
Since: 3.0.0


last

last: *

Description:

The last item in the List, or null for an empty List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Source: src/structs/List.js#L752
Since: 3.0.0


length

length: number

Description:

The number of items inside the List.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L708
Since: 3.0.0


list

list: Array.<*>

Description:

The objects that belong to this collection.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Source: src/structs/List.js#L47
Since: 3.0.0


next

next: *

Description:

The next item in the List, or null if the entire List has been traversed.

This property can be read successively after reading #first or manually setting the #position to iterate the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Source: src/structs/List.js#L779
Since: 3.0.0


parent

parent: *

Description:

The parent of this list.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L38
Since: 3.0.0


position

position: number

Description:

The index of the current element.

This is used internally when iterating through the list with the #first, #last, #get, and #previous properties.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L59
Since: 3.0.0


previous

previous: *

Description:

The previous item in the List, or null if the entire List has been traversed.

This property can be read successively after reading #last or manually setting the #position to iterate the List backwards.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Source: src/structs/List.js#L808
Since: 3.0.0


removeCallback

removeCallback: function

Description:

A callback that is invoked every time a child is removed from this list.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L80
Since: 3.4.0


Public Methods

add

<instance> add(child, [skipCallback])

Description:

Adds the given item to the end of the list. Each item must be unique.

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
child* | Array.<*>NoThe item, or array of items, to add to the list.
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.addCallback if this child is added successfully.

Returns: * - The list's underlying array.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L99
Since: 3.0.0


addAt

<instance> addAt(child, [index], [skipCallback])

Description:

Adds an item to list, starting at a specified index. Each item must be unique within the list.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
child*NoThe item, or array of items, to add to the list.
indexnumberYes0The index in the list at which the element(s) will be inserted.
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.addCallback if this child is added successfully.

Returns: * - The List's underlying array.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L122
Since: 3.0.0


bringToTop

<instance> bringToTop(child)

Description:

Brings the given child to the top of this List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to bring to the top of the List.

Returns: * - The item which was moved.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L490
Since: 3.0.0


count

<instance> count(property, value)

Description:

Returns the total number of items in the List which have a property matching the given value.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
propertystringNoThe property to test on each item.
value*NoThe value to test the property against.

Returns: number - The total number of matching elements.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L306
Since: 3.0.0


destroy

<instance> destroy()

Description:

Destroys this List.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L693
Since: 3.0.0


each

<instance> each(callback, [context], [args])

Description:

Passes all children to the given callback.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
callbackEachListCallbackNoThe function to call.
context*YesValue to use as this when executing callback.
args*YesAdditional arguments that will be passed to the callback, after the child.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L651
Since: 3.0.0


exists

<instance> exists(child)

Description:

Checks if an item exists within the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to check for the existence of.

Returns: boolean - true if the item is found in the list, otherwise false.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L614
Since: 3.0.0


getAll

<instance> getAll([property], [value], [startIndex], [endIndex])

Description:

Returns all children in this List.

You can optionally specify a matching criteria using the property and value arguments.

For example: getAll('parent') would return only children that have a property called parent.

You can also specify a value to compare the property to:

getAll('visible', true) would return only children that have their visible property set to true.

Optionally you can specify a start and end index. For example if this List had 100 children,

and you set startIndex to 0 and endIndex to 50, it would return matches from only

the first 50 children in the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
propertystringYesAn optional property to test against the value argument.
valueanyYesIf property is set then Child.property must strictly equal this value to be included in the results.
startIndexnumberYesThe first child index to start the search from.
endIndexnumberYesThe last child index to search up until.

Returns: Array.<*> - All items of the List which match the given criterion, if any.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L274
Since: 3.0.0


getAt

<instance> getAt(index)

Description:

Retrieves the item at a given position inside the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
indexnumberNoThe index of the item.

Returns: * - The retrieved item, or undefined if it's outside the List's bounds.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L148
Since: 3.0.0


getByName

<instance> getByName(name)

Description:

Searches for the first instance of a child with its name

property matching the given argument. Should more than one child have

the same name only the first is returned.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
namestringNoThe name to search for.

Returns: * - The first child with a matching name, or null if none were found.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L217
Since: 3.0.0


getFirst

<instance> getFirst(property, value, [startIndex], [endIndex])

Description:

Returns the first element in a given part of the List which matches a specific criterion.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
propertystringNoThe name of the property to test or a falsey value to have no criterion.
value*NoThe value to test the property against, or undefined to allow any value and only check for existence.
startIndexnumberYes0The position in the List to start the search at.
endIndexnumberYesThe position in the List to optionally stop the search at. It won't be checked.

Returns: * - The first item which matches the given criterion, or null if no such item exists.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L254
Since: 3.0.0


getIndex

<instance> getIndex(child)

Description:

Locates an item within the List and returns its index.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to locate.

Returns: number - The index of the item within the List, or -1 if it's not in the List.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L165
Since: 3.0.0


getRandom

<instance> getRandom([startIndex], [length])

Description:

Returns a random child from the group.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
startIndexnumberYes0Offset from the front of the group (lowest child).
lengthnumberYes"(to top)"Restriction on the number of values you want to randomly select from.

Returns: * - A random child of this Group.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L236
Since: 3.0.0


moveAbove

<instance> moveAbove(child1, child2)

Description:

Moves an item above another one in the List.

If the given item is already above the other, it isn't moved.

Above means toward the end of the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child1*NoThe element to move above base element.
child2*NoThe base element.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L358
Since: 3.55.0


moveBelow

<instance> moveBelow(child1, child2)

Description:

Moves an item below another one in the List.

If the given item is already below the other, it isn't moved.

Below means toward the start of the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child1*NoThe element to move below base element.
child2*NoThe base element.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L376
Since: 3.55.0


moveDown

<instance> moveDown(child)

Description:

Moves the given child down one place in this group unless it's already at the bottom.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to move down.

Returns: * - The item which was moved.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L543
Since: 3.0.0


moveTo

<instance> moveTo(child, index)

Description:

Moves an item in the List to a new position.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to move.
indexnumberNoMoves an item in the List to a new position.

Returns: * - The item that was moved.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L340
Since: 3.0.0


moveUp

<instance> moveUp(child)

Description:

Moves the given child up one place in this group unless it's already at the top.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to move up.

Returns: * - The item which was moved.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L524
Since: 3.0.0


remove

<instance> remove(child, [skipCallback])

Description:

Removes one or many items from the List.

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
child*NoThe item, or array of items, to remove.
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.removeCallback.

Returns: * - The item, or array of items, which were successfully removed from the List.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L394
Since: 3.0.0


removeAll

<instance> removeAll([skipCallback])

Description:

Removes all the items.

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.removeCallback.

Returns: Phaser.Structs.List - This List object.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L468
Since: 3.0.0


removeAt

<instance> removeAt(index, [skipCallback])

Description:

Removes the item at the given position in the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
indexnumberNoThe position to remove the item from.
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.removeCallback.

Returns: * - The item that was removed.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L417
Since: 3.0.0


removeBetween

<instance> removeBetween([startIndex], [endIndex], [skipCallback])

Description:

Removes the items within the given range in the List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldefaultdescription
startIndexnumberYes0The index to start removing from.
endIndexnumberYesThe position to stop removing at. The item at this position won't be removed.
skipCallbackbooleanYesfalseSkip calling the List.removeCallback.

Returns: Array.<*> - An array of the items which were removed.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L442
Since: 3.0.0


replace

<instance> replace(oldChild, newChild)

Description:

Replaces a child of this List with the given newChild. The newChild cannot be a member of this List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
oldChild*NoThe child in this List that will be replaced.
newChild*NoThe child to be inserted into this List.

Returns: * - Returns the oldChild that was replaced within this group.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L596
Since: 3.0.0


reverse

<instance> reverse()

Description:

Reverses the order of all children in this List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Returns: Phaser.Structs.List - This List object.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L562
Since: 3.0.0


sendToBack

<instance> sendToBack(child)

Description:

Sends the given child to the bottom of this List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child*NoThe item to send to the back of the list.

Returns: * - The item which was moved.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L507
Since: 3.0.0


setAll

<instance> setAll(property, value, [startIndex], [endIndex])

Description:

Sets the property key to the given value on all members of this List.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
propertystringNoThe name of the property to set.
value*NoThe value to set the property to.
startIndexnumberYesThe first child index to start the search from.
endIndexnumberYesThe last child index to search up until.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L631
Since: 3.0.0


shuffle

<instance> shuffle()

Description:

Shuffles the items in the list.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Returns: Phaser.Structs.List - This List object.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L579
Since: 3.0.0


shutdown

<instance> shutdown()

Description:

Clears the List and recreates its internal array.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L680
Since: 3.0.0


sort

<instance> sort(property, [handler])

Description:

Sort the contents of this List so the items are in order based on the given property.

For example, sort('alpha') would sort the List contents based on the value of their alpha property.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
propertystringNoThe property to lexically sort by.
handlerfunctionYesProvide your own custom handler function. Will receive 2 children which it should compare and return a boolean.

Returns: Phaser.Structs.List - This List object.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L183
Since: 3.0.0


swap

<instance> swap(child1, child2)

Description:

Swaps the positions of two items in the list.

Tags:

  • genericUse

Parameters:

nametypeoptionaldescription
child1*NoThe first item to swap.
child2*NoThe second item to swap.

Source: src/structs/List.js#L324
Since: 3.0.0