Class: ViewSystem

PIXI.ViewSystem

The view system manages the main canvas that is attached to the DOM. This main role is to deal with how the holding the view reference and dealing with how it is resized.

Implements

Members

autoDensity boolean

Whether CSS dimensions of canvas view should be resized to screen dimensions automatically.

element PIXI.ICanvas

The canvas element that everything is drawn to.

resolution number

The resolution / device pixel ratio of the renderer.

Default Value:
  • PIXI.settings.RESOLUTION

Measurements of the screen. (0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight).

Its safe to use as filterArea or hitArea for the whole stage.

Methods

destroy (removeView) void

Destroys this System and optionally removes the canvas from the dom.

Name Type Attributes Default Description
removeView boolean <optional>
false

Whether to remove the canvas from the DOM.

init (options) void

initiates the view system

Name Type Description
options PIXI.ViewOptions

the options for the view

resizeView (desiredScreenWidth, desiredScreenHeight) void

Resizes the screen and canvas to the specified dimensions.

Name Type Description
desiredScreenWidth number

The new width of the screen.

desiredScreenHeight number

The new height of the screen.