Emitter.emitParticle now has 4 new optional arguments: x, y, key and frame. These allow you to override whatever the Emitter default values may be and emit the particle from the given coordinates and with a new texture.

README.md

@@ -258,11 +258,14 @@ If you are an exceptional JavaScript developer and would like to join the Phaser
 
 ### New Features
 
+* Emitter.emitParticle now has 4 new optional arguments: `x`, `y`, `key` and `frame`. These allow you to override whatever the Emitter default values may be and emit the particle from the given coordinates and with a new texture.
+
 ### Updates
 
-* TypeScript definitions fixes and updates (thanks @clark-stevenson @milkey-mouse)
+* TypeScript definitions fixes and updates (thanks @clark-stevenson @milkey-mouse @timotei @qdrj)
 * JSDoc typo fixes (thanks @rwrountree)
 * Math.average has been optimized (thanks @rwrountree #2025)
+* Change splice.call(arguments, ..) to use slice instead (thanks @pnstickne  #2034 #2032)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

src/particles/arcade/Emitter.js

@@ -536,12 +536,23 @@ Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.start = function (explode, lifespan, f
 };
 
 /**
-* This function can be used both internally and externally to emit the next particle in the queue.
+* This function is used internally to emit the next particle in the queue.
+*
+* However it can also be called externally to emit a particle.
+*
+* When called externally you can use the arguments to override any defaults the Emitter has set.
 *
 * @method Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter#emitParticle
+* @param {number} [x] - The x coordinate to emit the particle from. If `null` or `undefined` it will use `Emitter.emitX` or if the Emitter has a width > 1 a random value between `Emitter.left` and `Emitter.right`.
+* @param {number} [y] - The y coordinate to emit the particle from. If `null` or `undefined` it will use `Emitter.emitY` or if the Emitter has a height > 1 a random value between `Emitter.top` and `Emitter.bottom`.
+* @param {string|Phaser.RenderTexture|Phaser.BitmapData|Phaser.Video|PIXI.Texture} [key] - This is the image or texture used by the Particle during rendering. It can be a string which is a reference to the Cache Image entry, or an instance of a RenderTexture, BitmapData, Video or PIXI.Texture.
+* @param {string|number} [frame] - If this Particle is using part of a sprite sheet or texture atlas you can specify the exact frame to use by giving a string or numeric index.
 * @return {boolean} True if a particle was emitted, otherwise false.
 */
-Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.emitParticle = function () {
+Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.emitParticle = function (x, y, key, frame) {
+
+    if (x === undefined) { x = null; }
+    if (y === undefined) { y = null; }
 
     var particle = this.getFirstExists(false);
 
@@ -550,15 +561,41 @@ Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.emitParticle = function () {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (this.width > 1 || this.height > 1)
+    if (key !== undefined && frame !== undefined)
     {
-        particle.reset(this.game.rnd.integerInRange(this.left, this.right), this.game.rnd.integerInRange(this.top, this.bottom));
+        particle.loadTexture(key, frame);
     }
-    else
+    else if (key !== undefined)
     {
-        particle.reset(this.emitX, this.emitY);
+        particle.loadTexture(key);
     }
 
+    var rndInt = this.game.rnd.between;
+    var rndFloat = this.game.rnd.realInRange;
+
+    var emitX = this.emitX;
+    var emitY = this.emitY;
+
+    if (x !== null)
+    {
+        emitX = x;
+    }
+    else if (this.width > 1)
+    {
+        emitX = rndInt(this.left, this.right);
+    }
+
+    if (y !== null)
+    {
+        emitY = y;
+    }
+    else if (this.height > 1)
+    {
+        emitY = rndInt(this.top, this.bottom);
+    }
+
+    particle.reset(this.emitX, this.emitY);
+
     particle.angle = 0;
     particle.lifespan = this.lifespan;
 
@@ -577,20 +614,23 @@ Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.emitParticle = function () {
     }
     else if (this.minParticleScale !== 1 || this.maxParticleScale !== 1)
     {
-        particle.scale.set(this.game.rnd.realInRange(this.minParticleScale, this.maxParticleScale));
+        particle.scale.set(rndFloat(this.minParticleScale, this.maxParticleScale));
     }
     else if ((this._minParticleScale.x !== this._maxParticleScale.x) || (this._minParticleScale.y !== this._maxParticleScale.y))
     {
-        particle.scale.set(this.game.rnd.realInRange(this._minParticleScale.x, this._maxParticleScale.x), this.game.rnd.realInRange(this._minParticleScale.y, this._maxParticleScale.y));
+        particle.scale.set(rndFloat(this._minParticleScale.x, this._maxParticleScale.x), rndFloat(this._minParticleScale.y, this._maxParticleScale.y));
     }
 
-    if (Array.isArray(this._frames === 'object'))
+    if (frame === undefined)
     {
-        particle.frame = this.game.rnd.pick(this._frames);
+        if (Array.isArray(this._frames))
-    }
+        {
-    else
+            particle.frame = this.game.rnd.pick(this._frames);
-    {
+        }
-        particle.frame = this._frames;
+        else
+        {
+            particle.frame = this._frames;
+        }
     }
 
     if (this.autoAlpha)
@@ -599,25 +639,29 @@ Phaser.Particles.Arcade.Emitter.prototype.emitParticle = function () {
     }
     else
     {
-        particle.alpha = this.game.rnd.realInRange(this.minParticleAlpha, this.maxParticleAlpha);
+        particle.alpha = rndFloat(this.minParticleAlpha, this.maxParticleAlpha);
     }
 
     particle.blendMode = this.blendMode;
 
-    particle.body.updateBounds();
+    var body = particle.body;
 
-    particle.body.bounce.setTo(this.bounce.x, this.bounce.y);
+    body.updateBounds();
 
-    particle.body.velocity.x = this.game.rnd.between(this.minParticleSpeed.x, this.maxParticleSpeed.x);
+    // body.bounce.setTo(this.bounce.x, this.bounce.y);
-    particle.body.velocity.y = this.game.rnd.between(this.minParticleSpeed.y, this.maxParticleSpeed.y);
+    body.bounce.copyFrom(this.bounce);
-    particle.body.angularVelocity = this.game.rnd.between(this.minRotation, this.maxRotation);
 
-    particle.body.gravity.y = this.gravity;
+    body.velocity.x = rndInt(this.minParticleSpeed.x, this.maxParticleSpeed.x);
+    body.velocity.y = rndInt(this.minParticleSpeed.y, this.maxParticleSpeed.y);
+    body.angularVelocity = rndInt(this.minRotation, this.maxRotation);
 
-    particle.body.drag.x = this.particleDrag.x;
+    body.gravity.y = this.gravity;
-    particle.body.drag.y = this.particleDrag.y;
 
-    particle.body.angularDrag = this.angularDrag;
+    body.drag.copyFrom(this.particleDrag);
+    // body.drag.x = this.particleDrag.x;
+    // body.drag.y = this.particleDrag.y;
+
+    body.angularDrag = this.angularDrag;
 
     particle.onEmit();