Class: Ellipse

PIXI. Ellipse

The Ellipse object can be used to specify a hit area for displayObjects

new PIXI.Ellipse(x, y, width, height)

Name Type Default Description
x number 0 optional

The X coordinate of the center of this circle

y number 0 optional

The Y coordinate of the center of this circle

width number 0 optional

The half width of this ellipse

height number 0 optional

The half height of this ellipse

Methods

Creates a clone of this Ellipse instance

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.Ellipse a copy of the ellipse

contains(x, y){boolean}

Checks whether the x and y coordinates given are contained within this ellipse

Name Type Description
x number

The X coordinate of the point to test

y number

The Y coordinate of the point to test

Returns:
Type Description
boolean Whether the x/y coords are within this ellipse

Returns the framing rectangle of the ellipse as a Rectangle object

Returns:
Type Description
PIXI.Rectangle the framing rectangle