The Game Object Creator is a Scene plugin that allows you to quickly create many common types of Game Objects and return them using a configuration object, rather than having to specify a limited set of parameters such as with the GameObjectFactory.
Game Objects made via this class are automatically added to the Scene and Update List
unless you explicitly set the add property in the configuration object to false.
Constructor
new GameObjectCreator(scene)
Parameters
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
scene | No | The Scene to which this Game Object Factory belongs. |
Scope: static
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L11
Since: 3.0.0
Public Methods
bitmapText
<instance> bitmapText(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Bitmap Text Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Bitmap Text Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.BitmapText - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/static/BitmapTextCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.0.0
blitter
<instance> blitter(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Blitter Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Blitter Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Blitter - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/blitter/BlitterCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.0.0
container
<instance> container(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Container Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Container Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Container - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/container/ContainerCreator.js#L14
Since: 3.4.0
dynamicBitmapText
<instance> dynamicBitmapText(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Dynamic Bitmap Text Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Dynamic Bitmap Text Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.DynamicBitmapText - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/bitmaptext/dynamic/DynamicBitmapTextCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.0.0 ²
graphics
<instance> graphics([config], [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Graphics Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Graphics Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | Yes | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Graphics - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/graphics/GraphicsCreator.js#L10
Since: 3.0.0
group
<instance> group(config)
Description:
Creates a new Group Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Group Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | Phaser.Types.GameObjects.Group.GroupConfig | Phaser.Types.GameObjects.Group.GroupCreateConfig | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Group - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/group/GroupCreator.js#L10
Since: 3.0.0
image
<instance> image(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Image Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Image Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Image - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/image/ImageCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.0.0
layer
<instance> layer(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Layer Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Layer Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Layer - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/layer/LayerCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.50.0
mesh
<instance> mesh(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Mesh Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Mesh Game Object and WebGL support have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Mesh - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/mesh/MeshCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.0.0
nineslice
<instance> nineslice(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Nine Slice Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Nine Slice Game Object and WebGL support have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.NineSlice - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/nineslice/NineSliceCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.60.0
particles
<instance> particles(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Particle Emitter Game Object and returns it.
Prior to Phaser v3.60 this function would create a ParticleEmitterManager. These were removed
in v3.60 and replaced with creating a ParticleEmitter instance directly. Please see the
updated function parameters and class documentation for more details.
Note: This method will only be available if the Particles Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | Phaser.Types.GameObjects.Particles.ParticleEmitterCreatorConfig | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Particles.ParticleEmitter - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/particles/ParticleEmitterCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.0.0
plane
<instance> plane(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Plane Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Plane Game Object and WebGL support have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Plane - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/plane/PlaneCreator.js#L14
Since: 3.60.0
pointlight
<instance> pointlight(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Point Light Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Point Light Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | object | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.PointLight - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/pointlight/PointLightCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.50.0
register
<static> register(factoryType, factoryFunction)
Description:
Static method called directly by the Game Object creator functions.
With this method you can register a custom GameObject factory in the GameObjectCreator,
providing a name (factoryType) and the constructor (factoryFunction) in order
to be called when you invoke Phaser.Scene.make[ factoryType ] method.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
factoryType | string | No | The key of the factory that you will use to call to Phaser.Scene.make[ factoryType ] method. |
factoryFunction | function | No | The constructor function to be called when you invoke to the Phaser.Scene.make method. |
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L154
Since: 3.0.0
remove
<static> remove(factoryType)
Description:
Static method called directly by the Game Object Creator functions.
With this method you can remove a custom Game Object Creator that has been previously
registered in the Game Object Creator. Pass in its factoryType in order to remove it.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
factoryType | string | No | The key of the factory that you want to remove from the GameObjectCreator. |
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L175
Since: 3.0.0
renderTexture
<instance> renderTexture(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Render Texture Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Render Texture Game Object has been built into Phaser.
A Render Texture is a combination of Dynamic Texture and an Image Game Object, that uses the Dynamic Texture to display itself with.
A Dynamic Texture is a special texture that allows you to draw textures, frames and most kind of Game Objects directly to it.
You can take many complex objects and draw them to this one texture, which can then be used as the base texture for other Game Objects, such as Sprites. Should you then update this texture, all Game Objects using it will instantly be updated as well, reflecting the changes immediately.
It's a powerful way to generate dynamic textures at run-time that are WebGL friendly and don't invoke expensive GPU uploads on each change.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.RenderTexture - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/rendertexture/RenderTextureCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.2.0
rope
<instance> rope(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Rope Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Rope Game Object and WebGL support have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Rope - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/rope/RopeCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.23.0
shader
<instance> shader(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Shader Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Shader Game Object and WebGL support have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Shader - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/shader/ShaderCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.17.0
sprite
<instance> sprite(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Sprite Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Sprite Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | ||
addToScene | boolean | Yes | true | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/sprite/SpriteCreator.js#L13
Since: 3.0.0
text
<instance> text(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Text Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Text Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Text - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/text/TextCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.0.0
tilemap
<instance> tilemap([config])
Description:
Creates a Tilemap from the given key or data, or creates a blank Tilemap if no key/data provided. When loading from CSV or a 2D array, you should specify the tileWidth & tileHeight. When parsing from a map from Tiled, the tileWidth, tileHeight, width & height will be pulled from the map data. For an empty map, you should specify tileWidth, tileHeight, width & height.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | Yes | The config options for the Tilemap. |
Returns: Phaser.Tilemaps.Tilemap - undefined
Source: src/tilemaps/TilemapCreator.js#L10
Since: 3.0.0
tileSprite
<instance> tileSprite(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new TileSprite Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the TileSprite Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.TileSprite - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/tilesprite/TileSpriteCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.0.0
tween
<instance> tween(config)
Description:
Creates a new Tween object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if Tweens have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenBuilderConfig | Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenChainBuilderConfig |
Returns: Phaser.Tweens.Tween - The Tween that was created.
Source: src/tweens/tween/Tween.js#L828
Since: 3.0.0
tweenchain
<instance> tweenchain(config)
Description:
Creates a new TweenChain object and returns it, without adding it to the Tween Manager.
Note: This method will only be available if Tweens have been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The TweenChain configuration. |
Returns: Phaser.Tweens.TweenChain - The TweenChain that was created.
Source: src/tweens/tween/TweenChain.js#L546
Since: 3.60.0
video
<instance> video(config, [addToScene])
Description:
Creates a new Video Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Video Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. | |
addToScene | boolean | Yes | Add this Game Object to the Scene after creating it? If set this argument overrides the |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Video - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/video/VideoCreator.js#L12
Since: 3.20.0
zone
<instance> zone(config)
Description:
Creates a new Zone Game Object and returns it.
Note: This method will only be available if the Zone Game Object has been built into Phaser.
Parameters:
name | type | optional | description |
|---|---|---|---|
config | No | The configuration object this Game Object will use to create itself. |
Returns: Phaser.GameObjects.Zone - The Game Object that was created.
Source: src/gameobjects/zone/ZoneCreator.js#L11
Since: 3.0.0
Private Methods
boot
<instance> boot()
Description:
This method is called automatically, only once, when the Scene is first created. Do not invoke it directly.
Access: private
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L87
Since: 3.5.1
destroy
<instance> destroy()
Description:
The Scene that owns this plugin is being destroyed. We need to shutdown and then kill off all external references.
Access: private
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L130
Since: 3.0.0
shutdown
<instance> shutdown()
Description:
The Scene that owns this plugin is shutting down. We need to kill and reset all internal properties as well as stop listening to Scene events.
Access: private
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L117
Since: 3.0.0
start
<instance> start()
Description:
This method is called automatically by the Scene when it is starting up. It is responsible for creating local systems, properties and listening for Scene events. Do not invoke it directly.
Access: private
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L103
Since: 3.5.0
Public Members
displayList
displayList: Phaser.GameObjects.DisplayList
Description:
A reference to the Scene Display List.
Access: protected
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L63
Since: 3.0.0
events
events: Phaser.Events.EventEmitter
Description:
A reference to the Scene Event Emitter.
Access: protected
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L53
Since: 3.50.0
scene
scene: Phaser.Scene
Description:
The Scene to which this Game Object Creator belongs.
Access: protected
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L33
Since: 3.0.0
systems
systems: Phaser.Scenes.Systems
Description:
A reference to the Scene.Systems.
Access: protected
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L43
Since: 3.0.0
updateList
updateList: Phaser.GameObjects.UpdateList
Description:
A reference to the Scene Update List.
Access: protected
Source: src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js#L73
Since: 3.0.0