Class: Application

PIXI. Application

Convenience class to create a new PIXI application. This class automatically creates the renderer, ticker and root container.

new PIXI.Application(options)

core/Application.js, line 27

Name Type Description

options

object

optional

The optional renderer parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`width`	number	800	optional the width of the renderers view
`height`	number	600	optional the height of the renderers view
`view`	HTMLCanvasElement		optional the canvas to use as a view, optional
`transparent`	boolean	false	optional If the render view is transparent, default false
`antialias`	boolean	false	optional sets antialias (only applicable in chrome at the moment)
`preserveDrawingBuffer`	boolean	false	optional enables drawing buffer preservation, enable this if you need to call toDataUrl on the webgl context
`resolution`	number	1	optional The resolution / device pixel ratio of the renderer, retina would be 2
`forceCanvas`	boolean	false	optional prevents selection of WebGL renderer, even if such is present
`legacy`	boolean	false	optional If true Pixi will aim to ensure compatibility with older / less advanced devices. If you experience unexplained flickering try setting this to true.
`sharedTicker`	boolean	false	optional `true` to use PIXI.ticker.shared, `false` to create new ticker.
`sharedLoader`	boolean	false	optional `true` to use PIXI.loaders.shared, `false` to create new Loader.

Example

// Create the application
const app = new PIXI.Application();

// Add the view to the DOM
document.body.appendChild(app.view);

// ex, add display objects
app.stage.addChild(PIXI.Sprite.fromImage('something.png'));