Class: DisplayObject

PIXI.DisplayObject

The base class for all objects that are rendered on the screen.

This is an abstract class and should not be used on its own; rather it should be extended.

new PIXI.DisplayObject ()

Extends

Members

_accessibleActive boolean

TODO
  • Needs docs.

_accessibleDiv boolean

TODO
  • Needs docs.

_bounds PIXI.Bounds protected

The bounds object, this is used to calculate and store the bounds of the displayObject.

_destroyed boolean protected

If the object has been destroyed via destroy(). If true, it should not be used.

_lastSortedIndex number protected

Which index in the children array the display component was before the previous zIndex sort. Used by containers to help sort objects with the same zIndex, by using previous array index as the decider.

_mask PIXI.Graphics | PIXI.Sprite protected

The original, cached mask of the object.

_tempDisplayObjectParent PIXI.DisplayObject protected

_zIndex number protected

The zIndex of the displayObject. A higher value will mean it will be rendered on top of other displayObjects within the same container.

accessible boolean

Flag for if the object is accessible. If true AccessibilityManager will overlay a shadow div with attributes set

accessibleHint string

Sets the aria-label attribute of the shadow div

accessibleTitle string nullable

Sets the title attribute of the shadow div If accessibleTitle AND accessibleHint has not been this will default to 'displayObject [tabIndex]'

alpha number

The opacity of the object.

angle number

The angle of the object in degrees. 'rotation' and 'angle' have the same effect on a display object; rotation is in radians, angle is in degrees.

buttonMode boolean

If enabled, the mouse cursor use the pointer behavior when hovered over the displayObject if it is interactive Setting this changes the 'cursor' property to 'pointer'.

Example
const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
sprite.interactive = true;
sprite.buttonMode = true;

cacheAsBitmap boolean

Set this to true if you want this display object to be cached as a bitmap. This basically takes a snap shot of the display object as it is at that moment. It can provide a performance benefit for complex static displayObjects. To remove simply set this property to false

IMPORTANT GOTCHA - Make sure that all your textures are preloaded BEFORE setting this property to true as it will take a snapshot of what is currently there. If the textures have not loaded then they will not appear.

cursor string

This defines what cursor mode is used when the mouse cursor is hovered over the displayObject.

See:
Example
const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
sprite.interactive = true;
sprite.cursor = 'wait';

filterArea PIXI.Rectangle nullable

The area the filter is applied to. This is used as more of an optimization rather than figuring out the dimensions of the displayObject each frame you can set this rectangle.

Also works as an interaction mask.

filters Array.<PIXI.Filter> nullable

Sets the filters for the displayObject.

  • IMPORTANT: This is a WebGL only feature and will be ignored by the canvas renderer. To remove filters simply set this property to 'null'.

Interaction shape. Children will be hit first, then this shape will be checked. Setting this will cause this shape to be checked in hit tests rather than the displayObject's bounds.

Example
const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
sprite.interactive = true;
sprite.hitArea = new PIXI.Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100);

interactive boolean

Enable interaction events for the DisplayObject. Touch, pointer and mouse events will not be emitted unless interactive is set to true.

Example
const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
sprite.interactive = true;
sprite.on('tap', (event) => {
   //handle event
});

isSprite boolean

used to fast check if a sprite is.. a sprite!

localTransform PIXI.Matrix readonly

Current transform of the object based on local factors: position, scale, other stuff.

Sets a mask for the displayObject. A mask is an object that limits the visibility of an object to the shape of the mask applied to it. In PixiJS a regular mask must be a PIXI.Graphics or a PIXI.Sprite object. This allows for much faster masking in canvas as it utilities shape clipping. To remove a mask, set this property to null.

For sprite mask both alpha and red channel are used. Black mask is the same as transparent mask.

TODO
  • At the moment, PIXI.CanvasRenderer doesn't support PIXI.Sprite as mask.
Example
const graphics = new PIXI.Graphics();
graphics.beginFill(0xFF3300);
graphics.drawRect(50, 250, 100, 100);
graphics.endFill();

const sprite = new PIXI.Sprite(texture);
sprite.mask = graphics;

name string

The instance name of the object.

parent PIXI.Container readonly

The display object container that contains this display object.

pivot PIXI.IPoint

The pivot point of the displayObject that it rotates around. Assignment by value since pixi-v4.

position PIXI.IPoint

The coordinate of the object relative to the local coordinates of the parent. Assignment by value since pixi-v4.

renderable boolean

Can this object be rendered, if false the object will not be drawn but the updateTransform methods will still be called.

Only affects recursive calls from parent. You can ask for bounds manually.

rotation number

The rotation of the object in radians. 'rotation' and 'angle' have the same effect on a display object; rotation is in radians, angle is in degrees.

scale PIXI.IPoint

The scale factor of the object. Assignment by value since pixi-v4.

The skew factor for the object in radians. Assignment by value since pixi-v4.

transform PIXI.Transform

World transform and local transform of this object. This will become read-only later, please do not assign anything there unless you know what are you doing.

visible boolean

The visibility of the object. If false the object will not be drawn, and the updateTransform function will not be called.

Only affects recursive calls from parent. You can ask for bounds or call updateTransform manually.

worldAlpha number readonly

The multiplied alpha of the displayObject.

worldTransform PIXI.Matrix readonly

Current transform of the object based on world (parent) factors.

worldVisible boolean readonly

Indicates if the object is globally visible.

x number

The position of the displayObject on the x axis relative to the local coordinates of the parent. An alias to position.x

y number

The position of the displayObject on the y axis relative to the local coordinates of the parent. An alias to position.y

zIndex number

The zIndex of the displayObject. If a container has the sortableChildren property set to true, children will be automatically sorted by zIndex value; a higher value will mean it will be moved towards the end of the array, and thus rendered on top of other displayObjects within the same container.

Methods

_recursivePostUpdateTransform ()

Recursively updates transform of all objects from the root to this one internal function for toLocal()

Base destroy method for generic display objects. This will automatically remove the display object from its parent Container as well as remove all current event listeners and internal references. Do not use a DisplayObject after calling destroy().

getBounds (skipUpdate, rect)PIXI.Rectangle

Retrieves the bounds of the displayObject as a rectangle object.

Name Type Description
skipUpdate boolean optional

Setting to true will stop the transforms of the scene graph from being updated. This means the calculation returned MAY be out of date BUT will give you a nice performance boost.

rect PIXI.Rectangle optional

Optional rectangle to store the result of the bounds calculation.

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.Rectangle The rectangular bounding area.

getGlobalPosition (point, skipUpdate)Point

Returns the global position of the displayObject. Does not depend on object scale, rotation and pivot.

Name Type Description
point Point

The point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned

skipUpdate boolean

Setting to true will stop the transforms of the scene graph from being updated. This means the calculation returned MAY be out of date BUT will give you a nice performance boost.

Returns:
Type Description
Point The updated point.

getLocalBounds (rect)PIXI.Rectangle

Retrieves the local bounds of the displayObject as a rectangle object.

Name Type Description
rect PIXI.Rectangle optional

Optional rectangle to store the result of the bounds calculation.

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.Rectangle The rectangular bounding area.

render (renderer)

Renders the object using the WebGL renderer.

Name Type Description
renderer PIXI.Renderer

The renderer.

renderWebGL (renderer) Deprecated : since 5.0.0

Name Type Description
renderer PIXI.Renderer

Instance of renderer

See:

setParent (container)PIXI.Container

Set the parent Container of this DisplayObject.

Name Type Description
container PIXI.Container

The Container to add this DisplayObject to.

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.Container The Container that this DisplayObject was added to.

setTransform (x, y, scaleX, scaleY, rotation, skewX, skewY, pivotX, pivotY)PIXI.DisplayObject

Convenience function to set the position, scale, skew and pivot at once.

Name Type Default Description
x number 0 optional

The X position

y number 0 optional

The Y position

scaleX number 1 optional

The X scale value

scaleY number 1 optional

The Y scale value

rotation number 0 optional

The rotation

skewX number 0 optional

The X skew value

skewY number 0 optional

The Y skew value

pivotX number 0 optional

The X pivot value

pivotY number 0 optional

The Y pivot value

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.DisplayObject The DisplayObject instance

toGlobal (position, point, skipUpdate)PIXI.IPoint

Calculates the global position of the display object.

Name Type Default Description
position PIXI.IPoint

The world origin to calculate from.

point PIXI.IPoint optional

A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new Point).

skipUpdate boolean false optional

Should we skip the update transform.

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.IPoint A point object representing the position of this object.

toLocal (position, from, point, skipUpdate)PIXI.IPoint

Calculates the local position of the display object relative to another point.

Name Type Default Description
position PIXI.IPoint

The world origin to calculate from.

from PIXI.DisplayObject optional

The DisplayObject to calculate the global position from.

point PIXI.IPoint optional

A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new Point).

skipUpdate boolean false optional

Should we skip the update transform

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.IPoint A point object representing the position of this object

updateTransform ()

Updates the object transform for rendering.

TODO - Optimization pass!

Events

Fired when this DisplayObject is added to a Container.

Name Type Description
container PIXI.Container

The container added to.

Fired when a pointer device button (usually a mouse left-button) is pressed and released on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device button (usually a mouse left-button) is pressed on the display. object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device (usually a mouse) is moved while over the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device (usually a mouse) is moved off the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device (usually a mouse) is moved onto the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device button (usually a mouse left-button) is released over the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

mouseupoutside

Fired when a pointer device button (usually a mouse left-button) is released outside the display object that initially registered a mousedown. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when the operating system cancels a pointer event. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device button is pressed on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device is moved while over the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device is moved off the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device is moved onto the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device button is pressed and released on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device button is released over the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

pointerupoutside

Fired when a pointer device button is released outside the display object that initially registered a pointerdown. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when this DisplayObject is removed from a Container.

Name Type Description
container PIXI.Container

The container removed from.

Fired when a pointer device secondary button (usually a mouse right-button) is pressed and released on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device secondary button (usually a mouse right-button) is pressed on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a pointer device secondary button (usually a mouse right-button) is released over the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

rightupoutside

Fired when a pointer device secondary button (usually a mouse right-button) is released outside the display object that initially registered a rightdown. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a touch point is placed and removed from the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when the operating system cancels a touch. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a touch point is removed from the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

touchendoutside

Fired when a touch point is removed outside of the display object that initially registered a touchstart. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a touch point is moved along the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event

Fired when a touch point is placed on the display object. DisplayObject's interactive property must be set to true to fire event.

Name Type Description
event PIXI.interaction.InteractionEvent

Interaction event