Extends

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer

Members

<static, constant> RETURN_CHILD :integer

A returnType value, as specified in iterate eg.

Source - core/Group.js, line 318

<static, constant> RETURN_NONE :integer

A returnType value, as specified in iterate eg.

Source - core/Group.js, line 304

<static, constant> RETURN_TOTAL :integer

A returnType value, as specified in iterate eg.

Source - core/Group.js, line 311

<static, constant> SORT_ASCENDING :integer

A sort ordering value, as specified in sort eg.

Source - core/Group.js, line 325

<static, constant> SORT_DESCENDING :integer

A sort ordering value, as specified in sort eg.

Source - core/Group.js, line 332

alive :boolean

The alive property is useful for Groups that are children of other Groups and need to be included/excluded in checks like forEachAlive.

Default Value:

• true

Source - core/Group.js, line 93

alpha :number

The alpha value of the group container.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2662

angle :number

The angle of rotation of the group container, in degrees.

This adjusts the group itself by modifying its local rotation transform.

This has no impact on the rotation/angle properties of the children, but it will update their worldTransform and on-screen orientation and position.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2594

cameraOffset :Phaser.Point

If this object is fixedToCamera then this stores the x/y position offset relative to the top-left of the camera view. If the parent of this Group is also fixedToCamera then the offset here is in addition to that and should typically be disabled.

Source - core/Group.js, line 272

<readonly> children :Array.<DisplayObject>

[read-only] The array of children of this container.

Type:

• Array.<DisplayObject>

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#children

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 17

classType :object

The type of objects that will be created when using create or createMultiple.

Any object may be used but it should extend either Sprite or Image and accept the same constructor arguments: when a new object is created it is passed the following parameters to its constructor: (game, x, y, key, frame).

Default Value:

• Phaser.Sprite

Source - core/Group.js, line 130

cursor :DisplayObject

The current display object that the group cursor is pointing to, if any. (Can be set manually.)

The cursor is a way to iterate through the children in a Group using next and previous.

Source - core/Group.js, line 138

<readonly> cursorIndex :integer

The current index of the Group cursor. Advance it with Group.next.

Source - core/Group.js, line 255

enableBody :boolean

If true all Sprites created by, or added to this group, will have a physics body enabled on them.

If there are children already in the Group at the time you set this property, they are not changed.

The default body type is controlled with physicsBodyType.

Source - core/Group.js, line 208

enableBodyDebug :boolean

If true when a physics body is created (via enableBody) it will create a physics debug object as well.

This only works for P2 bodies.

Source - core/Group.js, line 217

exists :boolean

If exists is true the group is updated, otherwise it is skipped.

Default Value:

• true

Source - core/Group.js, line 100

fixedToCamera :boolean

A Group that is fixed to the camera uses its x/y coordinates as offsets from the top left of the camera. These are stored in Group.cameraOffset.

Note that the cameraOffset values are in addition to any parent in the display list. So if this Group was in a Group that has x: 200, then this will be added to the cameraOffset.x

Source - core/Group.js, line 265

<internal> game :Phaser.Game

A reference to the currently running Game.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 38

hash :array

The hash array is an array belonging to this Group into which you can add any of its children via Group.addToHash and Group.removeFromHash.

Only children of this Group can be added to and removed from the hash.

This hash is used automatically by Phaser Arcade Physics in order to perform non z-index based destructive sorting. However if you don't use Arcade Physics, or this isn't a physics enabled Group, then you can use the hash to perform your own sorting and filtering of Group children without touching their z-index (and therefore display draw order)

Source - core/Group.js, line 285

height :Number

The height of the displayObjectContainer, setting this will actually modify the scale to achieve the value set

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#height

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 72

ignoreChildInput :Boolean

If ignoreChildInput is false it will allow this objects children to be considered as valid for Input events.

If this property is true then the children will not be considered as valid for Input events.

Note that this property isn't recursive: only immediate children are influenced, it doesn't scan further down.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#ignoreChildInput

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 26

ignoreDestroy :boolean

A group with ignoreDestroy set to true ignores all calls to its destroy method.

Source - core/Group.js, line 107

inputEnableChildren :boolean

A Group with inputEnableChildren set to true will automatically call inputEnabled = true on any children added to, or created by, this Group.

If there are children already in the Group at the time you set this property, they are not changed.

Source - core/Group.js, line 149

<readonly> length :integer

Total number of children in this group, regardless of exists/alive status.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2577

name :string

A name for this group. Not used internally but useful for debugging.

Source - core/Group.js, line 49

onChildInputDown :Phaser.Signal

This Signal is dispatched whenever a child of this Group emits an onInputDown signal as a result of having been interacted with by a Pointer. You can bind functions to this Signal instead of to every child Sprite.

This Signal is sent 2 arguments: A reference to the Sprite that triggered the signal, and a reference to the Pointer that caused it.

Source - core/Group.js, line 161

onChildInputOut :Phaser.Signal

This Signal is dispatched whenever a child of this Group emits an onInputOut signal as a result of having been interacted with by a Pointer. You can bind functions to this Signal instead of to every child Sprite.

This Signal is sent 2 arguments: A reference to the Sprite that triggered the signal, and a reference to the Pointer that caused it.

Source - core/Group.js, line 198

onChildInputOver :Phaser.Signal

This Signal is dispatched whenever a child of this Group emits an onInputOver signal as a result of having been interacted with by a Pointer. You can bind functions to this Signal instead of to every child Sprite.

This Signal is sent 2 arguments: A reference to the Sprite that triggered the signal, and a reference to the Pointer that caused it.

Source - core/Group.js, line 186

onChildInputUp :Phaser.Signal

This Signal is dispatched whenever a child of this Group emits an onInputUp signal as a result of having been interacted with by a Pointer. You can bind functions to this Signal instead of to every child Sprite.

This Signal is sent 3 arguments: A reference to the Sprite that triggered the signal, a reference to the Pointer that caused it, and a boolean value isOver that tells you if the Pointer is still over the Sprite or not.

Source - core/Group.js, line 174

onDestroy :Phaser.Signal

This signal is dispatched when the group is destroyed.

Source - core/Group.js, line 249

pendingDestroy :boolean

A Group is that has pendingDestroy set to true is flagged to have its destroy method called on the next logic update. You can set it directly to flag the Group to be destroyed on its next update.

This is extremely useful if you wish to destroy a Group from within one of its own callbacks or a callback of one of its children.

Source - core/Group.js, line 119

physicsBodyType :integer

If enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites.

The valid values are Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2JS, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.

Source - core/Group.js, line 225

physicsSortDirection :integer

If this Group contains Arcade Physics Sprites you can set a custom sort direction via this property.

It should be set to one of the Phaser.Physics.Arcade sort direction constants:

Phaser.Physics.Arcade.SORT_NONE Phaser.Physics.Arcade.LEFT_RIGHT Phaser.Physics.Arcade.RIGHT_LEFT Phaser.Physics.Arcade.TOP_BOTTOM Phaser.Physics.Arcade.BOTTOM_TOP

If set to null the Group will use whatever Phaser.Physics.Arcade.sortDirection is set to. This is the default behavior.

Source - core/Group.js, line 243

<readonly> physicsType :number

The const physics body type of this object.

Source - core/Group.js, line 86

rotation :number

The angle of rotation of the group container, in radians.

This will adjust the group container itself by modifying its rotation. This will have no impact on the rotation value of its children, but it will update their worldTransform and on-screen position.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2646

<readonly> total :integer

Total number of existing children in the group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2560

<internal> type :integer

Internal Phaser Type value.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 80

visible :boolean

The visible state of the group. Non-visible Groups and all of their children are not rendered.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2655

width :Number

The width of the displayObjectContainer, setting this will actually modify the scale to achieve the value set

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#width

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 43

x :number

The x coordinate of the group container.

You can adjust the group container itself by modifying its coordinates. This will have no impact on the x/y coordinates of its children, but it will update their worldTransform and on-screen position.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2628

y :number

The y coordinate of the group container.

You can adjust the group container itself by modifying its coordinates. This will have no impact on the x/y coordinates of its children, but it will update their worldTransform and on-screen position.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2637

<readonly> z :integer

The z-depth value of this object within its parent container/Group - the World is a Group as well. This value must be unique for each child in a Group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 57

Methods

add(child, silent, index) → {DisplayObject}

Adds an existing object as the top child in this group.

The child is automatically added to the top of the group, and is displayed above every previous child.

Or if the optional index is specified, the child is added at the location specified by the index value, this allows you to control child ordering.

If the child was already in this Group, it is simply returned, and nothing else happens to it.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

Use addAt to control where a child is added. Use create to create and add a new child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	DisplayObject			The display object to add as a child.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the child will not dispatch the onAddedToGroup event.
index	integer	<optional>		The index within the group to insert the child to. Where 0 is the bottom of the Group.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was added to the group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 334

addAll(property, amount, checkAlive, checkVisible)

Adds the amount to the given property on all children in this group.

Group.addAll('x', 10) will add 10 to the child.x value for each child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
property	string	The property to increment, for example 'body.velocity.x' or 'angle'.
amount	number	The amount to increment the property by. If child.x = 10 then addAll('x', 40) would make child.x = 50.
checkAlive	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is alive.
checkVisible	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is visible.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1376

addAt(child, index, silent) → {DisplayObject}

Adds an existing object to this group.

The child is added to the group at the location specified by the index value, this allows you to control child ordering.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	DisplayObject			The display object to add as a child.
index	integer	<optional>	0	The index within the group to insert the child to.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the child will not dispatch the onAddedToGroup event.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was added to the group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 411

addChild(child) → {DisplayObject}

Adds a child to the container.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The DisplayObject to add to the container

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was added.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#addChild

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 102

addChildAt(child, index) → {DisplayObject}

Adds a child to the container at a specified index. If the index is out of bounds an error will be thrown

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The child to add
index	Number	The index to place the child in

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was added.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#addChildAt

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 114

addMultiple(children, silent) → {Array.<DisplayObject>|Phaser.Group}

Adds an array of existing Display Objects to this Group.

The Display Objects are automatically added to the top of this Group, and will render on-top of everything already in this Group.

As well as an array you can also pass another Group as the first argument. In this case all of the children from that Group will be removed from it and added into this Group.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the objects, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the objects, so long as one does not already exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
children	Array.<DisplayObject> | Phaser.Group			An array of display objects or a Phaser.Group. If a Group is given then all children will be moved from it.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the children will not dispatch the onAddedToGroup event.

Returns:

Array.<DisplayObject> | Phaser.Group -

The array of children or Group of children that were added to this Group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 482

addToHash(child) → {boolean}

Adds a child of this Group into the hash array. This call will return false if the child is not a child of this Group, or is already in the hash.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The display object to add to this Groups hash. Must be a member of this Group already and not present in the hash.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the child was successfully added to the hash, otherwise false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 432

align(rows, columns, cellWidth, cellHeight, position, offset)

This method iterates through all children in the Group (regardless if they are visible or exist) and then changes their position so they are arranged in a Grid formation. Children must have the alignTo method in order to be positioned by this call. All default Phaser Game Objects have this.

The grid dimensions are determined by the first four arguments. The rows and columns arguments relate to the width and height of the grid respectively.

For example if the Group had 100 children in it:

Group.align(10, 10, 32, 32)

This will align all of the children into a grid formation of 10x10, using 32 pixels per grid cell. If you want a wider grid, you could do:

Group.align(25, 4, 32, 32)

This will align the children into a grid of 25x4, again using 32 pixels per grid cell.

You can choose to set either the rows or columns value to -1. Doing so tells the method to keep on aligning children until there are no children left. For example if this Group had 48 children in it, the following:

Group.align(-1, 8, 32, 32)

... will align the children so that there are 8 columns vertically (the second argument), and each row will contain 6 sprites, except the last one, which will contain 5 (totaling 48)

You can also do:

Group.align(10, -1, 32, 32)

In this case it will create a grid 10 wide, and as tall as it needs to be in order to fit all of the children in.

The position property allows you to control where in each grid cell the child is positioned. This is a constant and can be one of Phaser.TOP_LEFT (default), Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER or Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.

The final argument; offset lets you start the alignment from a specific child index.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
rows	integer			The number of rows, or width, of the grid. Set to -1 for a dynamic width.
columns	integer			The number of columns, or height, of the grid. Set to -1 for a dynamic height.
cellWidth	integer			The width of each grid cell, in pixels.
cellHeight	integer			The height of each grid cell, in pixels.
position	integer	<optional>		The position constant. One of Phaser.TOP_LEFT (default), Phaser.TOP_CENTER, Phaser.TOP_RIGHT, Phaser.LEFT_CENTER, Phaser.CENTER, Phaser.RIGHT_CENTER, Phaser.BOTTOM_LEFT, Phaser.BOTTOM_CENTER or Phaser.BOTTOM_RIGHT.
offset	integer	<optional>	0	Optional index to start the alignment from. Defaults to zero, the first child in the Group, but can be set to any valid child index value.

Source - core/Group.js, line 675

<internal> ascendingSortHandler(a, b)

An internal helper function for the sort process.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
a	object	The first object being sorted.
b	object	The second object being sorted.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1912

bringToTop(child) → {any}

Brings the given child to the top of this group so it renders above all other children.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to bring to the top of this group.

Returns:

any -

The child that was moved.

Source - core/Group.js, line 897

callAll(method, context, args)

Calls a function, specified by name, on all on children.

The function is called for all children regardless if they are dead or alive (see callAllExists for different options). After the method parameter and context you can add as many extra parameters as you like, which will all be passed to the child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
method	string			Name of the function on the child to call. Deep property lookup is supported.
context	string	<optional>	null	A string containing the context under which the method will be executed. Set to null to default to the child.
args	any	<repeatable>		Additional parameters that will be passed to the method.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1531

callAllExists(callback, existsValue, parameter)

Calls a function, specified by name, on all children in the group who exist (or do not exist).

After the existsValue parameter you can add as many parameters as you like, which will all be passed to the child callback.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
callback	string		Name of the function on the children to call.
existsValue	boolean		Only children with exists=existsValue will be called.
parameter	any	<repeatable>	Additional parameters that will be passed to the callback.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1444

<internal> callbackFromArray(child, callback, length)

Returns a reference to a function that exists on a child of the group based on the given callback array.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	object	The object to inspect.
callback	array	The array of function names.
length	integer	The size of the array (pre-calculated in callAll).

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1478

checkAll(key, value, checkAlive, checkVisible, force)

Quickly check that the same property across all children of this group is equal to the given value.

This call doesn't descend down children, so if you have a Group inside of this group, the property will be checked on the group but not its children.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string			The property, as a string, to be set. For example: 'body.velocity.x'
value	any			The value that will be checked.
checkAlive	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with alive=true will be checked. This includes any Groups that are children.
checkVisible	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with visible=true will be checked. This includes any Groups that are children.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be checked on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If true and the property doesn't exist, false will be returned.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1343

checkProperty(child, key, value, force) → {boolean}

Checks a property for the given value on the child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	any			The child to check the property value on.
key	array			An array of strings that make up the property that will be set.
value	any			The value that will be checked.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be checked on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If true and the property doesn't exist, false will be returned.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the property was was equal to value, false if not.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1207

countDead() → {integer}

Get the number of dead children in this group.

Returns:

integer -

The number of children flagged as dead.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2309

countLiving() → {integer}

Get the number of living children in this group.

Returns:

integer -

The number of children flagged as alive.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2297

create(x, y, key, frame, exists, index) → {DisplayObject}

Creates a new Phaser.Sprite object and adds it to the top of this group.

Use classType to change the type of object created.

The child is automatically added to the top of the group, and is displayed above every previous child.

Or if the optional index is specified, the child is added at the location specified by the index value, this allows you to control child ordering.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
x	number			The x coordinate to display the newly created Sprite at. The value is in relation to the group.x point.
y	number			The y coordinate to display the newly created Sprite at. The value is in relation to the group.y point.
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture	<optional>		This is the image or texture used by the Sprite 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.
frame	string | number	<optional>		If this Sprite 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.
exists	boolean	<optional>	true	The default exists state of the Sprite.
index	integer	<optional>		The index within the group to insert the child to. Where 0 is the bottom of the Group.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was created: will be a Phaser.Sprite unless #classType has been changed.

Source - core/Group.js, line 537

createMultiple(quantity, key, frame, exists) → {array}

Creates multiple Phaser.Sprite objects and adds them to the top of this Group.

This method is useful if you need to quickly generate a pool of sprites, such as bullets.

Use classType to change the type of object created.

You can provide an array as the key and / or frame arguments. When you do this it will create quantity Sprites for every key (and frame) in the arrays.

For example:

createMultiple(25, ['ball', 'carrot'])

In the above code there are 2 keys (ball and carrot) which means that 50 sprites will be created in total, 25 of each. You can also have the frame as an array:

createMultiple(5, 'bricks', [0, 1, 2, 3])

In the above there is one key (bricks), which is a sprite sheet. The frames array tells this method to use frames 0, 1, 2 and 3. So in total it will create 20 sprites, because the quantity was set to 5, so that is 5 brick sprites of frame 0, 5 brick sprites with frame 1, and so on.

If you set both the key and frame arguments to be arrays then understand it will create a total quantity of sprites equal to the size of both arrays times each other. I.e.:

createMultiple(20, ['diamonds', 'balls'], [0, 1, 2])

The above will create 20 'diamonds' of frame 0, 20 with frame 1 and 20 with frame 2. It will then create 20 'balls' of frame 0, 20 with frame 1 and 20 with frame 2. In total it will have created 120 sprites.

By default the Sprites will have their exists property set to false, and they will be positioned at 0x0, relative to the Group.x / y values.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the objects, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the objects, so long as one does not already exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
quantity	integer			The number of Sprites to create.
key	string | array			The Cache key of the image that the Sprites will use. Or an Array of keys. See the description for details on how the quantity applies when arrays are used.
frame	integer | string | array	<optional>	0	If the Sprite image contains multiple frames you can specify which one to use here. Or an Array of frames. See the description for details on how the quantity applies when arrays are used.
exists	boolean	<optional>	false	The default exists state of the Sprite.

Returns:

array -

An array containing all of the Sprites that were created.

Source - core/Group.js, line 574

customSort(sortHandler, context)

Sort the children in the group according to custom sort function.

The sortHandler is provided the two parameters: the two children involved in the comparison (a and b). It should return -1 if a > b, 1 if a < b or 0 if a === b.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
sortHandler	function		The custom sort function.
context	object	<optional>	The context in which the sortHandler is called.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1888

<internal> descendingSortHandler(a, b)

An internal helper function for the sort process.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
a	object	The first object being sorted.
b	object	The second object being sorted.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1944

destroy(destroyChildren, soft)

Destroys this group.

Removes all children, then removes this group from its parent and nulls references.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
destroyChildren	boolean	<optional>	true	If true destroy will be invoked on each removed child.
soft	boolean	<optional>	false	A 'soft destroy' (set to true) doesn't remove this group from its parent or null the game reference. Set to false and it does.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2523

divideAll(property, amount, checkAlive, checkVisible)

Divides the given property by the amount on all children in this group.

Group.divideAll('x', 2) will half the child.x value for each child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
property	string	The property to divide, for example 'body.velocity.x' or 'angle'.
amount	number	The amount to divide the property by. If child.x = 100 then divideAll('x', 2) would make child.x = 50.
checkAlive	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is alive.
checkVisible	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is visible.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1427

filter(predicate, checkExists) → {Phaser.ArraySet}

Find children matching a certain predicate.

For example:

var healthyList = Group.filter(function(child, index, children) {
    return child.health > 10 ? true : false;
}, true);
healthyList.callAll('attack');

Note: Currently this will skip any children which are Groups themselves.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
predicate	function			The function that each child will be evaluated against. Each child of the group will be passed to it as its first parameter, the index as the second, and the entire child array as the third
checkExists	boolean	<optional>	false	If true, only existing can be selected; otherwise all children can be selected and will be passed to the predicate.

Returns:

Phaser.ArraySet -

Returns an array list containing all the children that the predicate returned true for

Source - core/Group.js, line 1670

forEach(callback, callbackContext, checkExists, args)

Call a function on each child in this group.

Additional arguments for the callback can be specified after the checkExists parameter. For example,

Group.forEach(awardBonusGold, this, true, 100, 500)

would invoke awardBonusGold function with the parameters (child, 100, 500).

Note: This check will skip any children which are Groups themselves.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
callback	function			The function that will be called for each applicable child. The child will be passed as the first argument.
callbackContext	object			The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').
checkExists	boolean	<optional>	false	If set only children matching for which exists is true will be passed to the callback, otherwise all children will be passed.
args	any	<optional> <repeatable>	(none)	Additional arguments to pass to the callback function, after the child item.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1710

forEachAlive(callback, callbackContext, args)

Call a function on each alive child in this group.

See forEach for details.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
callback	function			The function that will be called for each applicable child. The child will be passed as the first argument.
callbackContext	object			The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').
args	any	<optional> <repeatable>	(none)	Additional arguments to pass to the callback function, after the child item.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1792

forEachDead(callback, callbackContext, args)

Call a function on each dead child in this group.

See forEach for details.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
callback	function			The function that will be called for each applicable child. The child will be passed as the first argument.
callbackContext	object			The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').
args	any	<optional> <repeatable>	(none)	Additional arguments to pass to the callback function, after the child item.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1820

forEachExists(callback, callbackContext, args)

Call a function on each existing child in this group.

See forEach for details.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
callback	function			The function that will be called for each applicable child. The child will be passed as the first argument.
callbackContext	object			The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').
args	any	<optional> <repeatable>	(none)	Additional arguments to pass to the callback function, after the child item.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1764

getAt(index) → {DisplayObject|integer}

Returns the child found at the given index within this group.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
index	integer	The index to return the child from.

Returns:

DisplayObject | integer -

The child that was found at the given index, or -1 for an invalid index.

Source - core/Group.js, line 517

getBottom() → {any}

Returns the child at the bottom of this group.

The bottom child the child being displayed (rendered) below every other child.

Returns:

any -

The child at the bottom of the Group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2192

getBounds() → {Rectangle}

Retrieves the bounds of the displayObjectContainer as a rectangle. The bounds calculation takes all visible children into consideration.

Returns:

Rectangle -

The rectangular bounding area

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getBounds

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 318

getByName(name) → {any}

Searches the Group for the first instance of a child with the name property matching the given argument. Should more than one child have the same name only the first instance is returned.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The name to search for.

Returns:

any -

The first child with a matching name, or null if none were found.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1032

getChildAt(index) → {DisplayObject}

Returns the child at the specified index

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
index	Number	The index to get the child from

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child at the given index, if any.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getChildAt

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 205

getChildIndex(child) → {Number}

Returns the index position of a child DisplayObject instance

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The DisplayObject instance to identify

Returns:

Number -

The index position of the child display object to identify

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getChildIndex

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 170

getClosestTo(object, callback, callbackContext) → {any}

Get the closest child to given Object, with optional callback to filter children.

This can be a Sprite, Group, Image or any object with public x and y properties.

'close' is determined by the distance from the objects x and y properties compared to the childs x and y properties.

You can use the optional callback argument to apply your own filter to the distance checks. If the child is closer then the previous child, it will be sent to callback as the first argument, with the distance as the second. The callback should return true if it passes your filtering criteria, otherwise it should return false.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
object	any		The object used to determine the distance. This can be a Sprite, Group, Image or any object with public x and y properties.
callback	function	<optional>	The function that each child will be evaluated against. Each child of the group will be passed to it as its first parameter, with the distance as the second. It should return true if the child passes the matching criteria.
callbackContext	object	<optional>	The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').

Returns:

any -

The child closest to given object, or null if no child was found.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2209

getFirstAlive(createIfNull, x, y, key, frame) → {DisplayObject}

Get the first child that is alive (child.alive === true).

This is handy for choosing a squad leader, etc.

You can use the optional argument createIfNull to create a new Game Object if no alive ones were found in this Group.

It works by calling Group.create passing it the parameters given to this method, and returning the new child.

If a child was found , createIfNull is false and you provided the additional arguments then the child will be reset and/or have a new texture loaded on it. This is handled by Group.resetChild.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
createIfNull	boolean	<optional>	false	If true and no alive children are found a new one is created.
x	number	<optional>		The x coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.x point.
y	number	<optional>		The y coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.y point.
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture	<optional>		This is the image or texture used by the Sprite 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.
frame	string | number	<optional>		If this Sprite 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.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The alive dead child, or null if none found and createIfNull was false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2076

getFirstDead(createIfNull, x, y, key, frame) → {DisplayObject}

Get the first child that is dead (child.alive === false).

This is handy for checking if everything has been wiped out and adding to the pool as needed.

You can use the optional argument createIfNull to create a new Game Object if no dead ones were found in this Group.

It works by calling Group.create passing it the parameters given to this method, and returning the new child.

If a child was found , createIfNull is false and you provided the additional arguments then the child will be reset and/or have a new texture loaded on it. This is handled by Group.resetChild.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
createIfNull	boolean	<optional>	false	If true and no dead children are found a new one is created.
x	number	<optional>		The x coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.x point.
y	number	<optional>		The y coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.y point.
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture	<optional>		This is the image or texture used by the Sprite 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.
frame	string | number	<optional>		If this Sprite 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.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The first dead child, or null if none found and createIfNull was false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2106

getFirstExists(exists, createIfNull, x, y, key, frame) → {DisplayObject}

Get the first display object that exists, or doesn't exist.

You can use the optional argument createIfNull to create a new Game Object if none matching your exists argument were found in this Group.

It works by calling Group.create passing it the parameters given to this method, and returning the new child.

If a child was found , createIfNull is false and you provided the additional arguments then the child will be reset and/or have a new texture loaded on it. This is handled by Group.resetChild.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
exists	boolean	<optional>	true	If true, find the first existing child; otherwise find the first non-existing child.
createIfNull	boolean	<optional>	false	If true and no alive children are found a new one is created.
x	number	<optional>		The x coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.x point.
y	number	<optional>		The y coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.y point.
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture	<optional>		This is the image or texture used by the Sprite 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.
frame	string | number	<optional>		If this Sprite 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.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The first child, or null if none found and createIfNull was false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2042

getFurthestFrom(object, callback, callbackContext) → {any}

Get the child furthest away from the given Object, with optional callback to filter children.

This can be a Sprite, Group, Image or any object with public x and y properties.

'furthest away' is determined by the distance from the objects x and y properties compared to the childs x and y properties.

You can use the optional callback argument to apply your own filter to the distance checks. If the child is closer then the previous child, it will be sent to callback as the first argument, with the distance as the second. The callback should return true if it passes your filtering criteria, otherwise it should return false.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
object	any		The object used to determine the distance. This can be a Sprite, Group, Image or any object with public x and y properties.
callback	function	<optional>	The function that each child will be evaluated against. Each child of the group will be passed to it as its first parameter, with the distance as the second. It should return true if the child passes the matching criteria.
callbackContext	object	<optional>	The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').

Returns:

any -

The child furthest from the given object, or null if no child was found.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2253

getIndex(child) → {integer}

Get the index position of the given child in this group, which should match the child's z property.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to get the index for.

Returns:

integer -

The index of the child or -1 if it's not a member of this group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1019

getLocalBounds() → {Rectangle}

Retrieves the non-global local bounds of the displayObjectContainer as a rectangle. The calculation takes all visible children into consideration.

Returns:

Rectangle -

The rectangular bounding area

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#getLocalBounds

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 381

getRandom(startIndex, length) → {any}

Returns a random child from the group.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
startIndex	integer	<optional>	0	Offset from the front of the front of the group (lowest child).
length	integer	<optional>	(to top)	Restriction on the number of values you want to randomly select from.

Returns:

any -

A random child of this Group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2321

getTop() → {any}

Return the child at the top of this group.

The top child is the child displayed (rendered) above every other child.

Returns:

any -

The child at the top of the Group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2175

hasProperty(child, key) → {boolean}

Checks if the child has the given property.

Will scan up to 4 levels deep only.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to check for the existence of the property on.
key	Array.<string>	An array of strings that make up the property.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the child has the property, otherwise false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1094

iterate(key, value, returnType, callback, callbackContext, args) → {any}

Iterates over the children of the group performing one of several actions for matched children.

A child is considered a match when it has a property, named key, whose value is equal to value according to a strict equality comparison.

The result depends on the returnType:

• RETURN_TOTAL: The callback, if any, is applied to all matching children. The number of matched children is returned.
• RETURN_NONE: The callback, if any, is applied to all matching children. No value is returned.
• RETURN_CHILD: The callback, if any, is applied to the first matching child and the first matched child is returned. If there is no matching child then null is returned.

If args is specified it must be an array. The matched child will be assigned to the first element and the entire array will be applied to the callback function.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string			The child property to check, i.e. 'exists', 'alive', 'health'
value	any			A child matches if child[key] === value is true.
returnType	integer			How to iterate the children and what to return.
callback	function	<optional>	null	Optional function that will be called on each matching child. The matched child is supplied as the first argument.
callbackContext	object	<optional>		The context in which the function should be called (usually 'this').
args	Array.<any>	<optional>	(none)	The arguments supplied to to the callback; the first array index (argument) will be replaced with the matched child.

Returns:

any -

Returns either an integer (for RETURN_TOTAL), the first matched child (for RETURN_CHILD), or null.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1969

moveAll(group, silent) → {Phaser.Group}

Moves all children from this Group to the Group given.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
group	Phaser.Group			The new Group to which the children will be moved to.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the children will not dispatch the onAddedToGroup event for the new Group.

Returns:

Phaser.Group -

The Group to which all the children were moved.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2391

moveDown(child) → {any}

Moves the given child down one place in this group unless it's already at the bottom.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to move down in the group.

Returns:

any -

The child that was moved.

Source - core/Group.js, line 959

moveUp(child) → {any}

Moves the given child up one place in this group unless it's already at the top.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to move up in the group.

Returns:

any -

The child that was moved.

Source - core/Group.js, line 935

multiplyAll(property, amount, checkAlive, checkVisible)

Multiplies the given property by the amount on all children in this group.

Group.multiplyAll('x', 2) will x2 the child.x value for each child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
property	string	The property to multiply, for example 'body.velocity.x' or 'angle'.
amount	number	The amount to multiply the property by. If child.x = 10 then multiplyAll('x', 2) would make child.x = 20.
checkAlive	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is alive.
checkVisible	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is visible.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1410

next() → {any}

Advances the group cursor to the next (higher) object in the group.

If the cursor is at the end of the group (top child) it is moved the start of the group (bottom child).

Returns:

any -

The child the cursor now points to.

Source - core/Group.js, line 823

<internal> postUpdate()

The core postUpdate - as called by World.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1649

<internal> preUpdate()

The core preUpdate - as called by World.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1604

previous() → {any}

Moves the group cursor to the previous (lower) child in the group.

If the cursor is at the start of the group (bottom child) it is moved to the end (top child).

Returns:

any -

The child the cursor now points to.

Source - core/Group.js, line 852

remove(child, destroy, silent) → {boolean}

Removes the given child from this group.

This will dispatch an onRemovedFromGroup event from the child (if it has one), and optionally destroy the child.

If the group cursor was referring to the removed child it is updated to refer to the next child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	any			The child to remove.
destroy	boolean	<optional>	false	If true destroy will be invoked on the removed child.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the the child will not dispatch the onRemovedFromGroup event.

Returns:

boolean -

true if the child was removed from this group, otherwise false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2343

removeAll(destroy, silent, destroyTexture)

Removes all children from this Group, but does not remove the group from its parent.

The children can be optionally destroyed as they are removed.

You can also optionally also destroy the BaseTexture the Child is using. Be careful if you've more than one Game Object sharing the same BaseTexture.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
destroy	boolean	<optional>	false	If true destroy will be invoked on each removed child.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the children will not dispatch their onRemovedFromGroup events.
destroyTexture	boolean	<optional>	false	If true, and if the destroy argument is also true, the BaseTexture belonging to the Child is also destroyed. Note that if another Game Object is sharing the same BaseTexture it will invalidate it.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2420

removeBetween(startIndex, endIndex, destroy, silent)

Removes all children from this group whose index falls beteen the given startIndex and endIndex values.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
startIndex	integer			The index to start removing children from.
endIndex	integer	<optional>		The index to stop removing children at. Must be higher than startIndex. If undefined this method will remove all children between startIndex and the end of the group.
destroy	boolean	<optional>	false	If true destroy will be invoked on each removed child.
silent	boolean	<optional>	false	If true the children will not dispatch their onRemovedFromGroup events.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2468

removeChild(child) → {DisplayObject}

Removes a child from the container.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The DisplayObject to remove

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was removed.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChild

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 222

removeChildAt(index) → {DisplayObject}

Removes a child from the specified index position.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
index	Number	The index to get the child from

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was removed.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChildAt

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 237

removeChildren(beginIndex, endIndex)

Removes all children from this container that are within the begin and end indexes.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
beginIndex	Number	The beginning position. Default value is 0.
endIndex	Number	The ending position. Default value is size of the container.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeChildren

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 255

removeFromHash(child) → {boolean}

Removes a child of this Group from the hash array. This call will return false if the child is not in the hash.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The display object to remove from this Groups hash. Must be a member of this Group and in the hash.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the child was successfully removed from the hash, otherwise false.

Source - core/Group.js, line 457

removeStageReference()

Removes the current stage reference from the container and all of its children.

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#removeStageReference

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 426

replace(oldChild, newChild) → {any}

Replaces a child of this Group with the given newChild. The newChild cannot be a member of this Group.

If Group.enableBody is set, then a physics body will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

If Group.inputEnableChildren is set, then an Input Handler will be created on the object, so long as one does not already exist.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
oldChild	any	The child in this group that will be replaced.
newChild	any	The child to be inserted into this group.

Returns:

any -

Returns the oldChild that was replaced within this group.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1055

resetChild(child, x, y, key, frame) → {DisplayObject}

Takes a child and if the x and y arguments are given it calls child.reset(x, y) on it.

If the key and optionally the frame arguments are given, it calls child.loadTexture(key, frame) on it.

The two operations are separate. For example if you just wish to load a new texture then pass null as the x and y values.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
child	DisplayObject		The child to reset and/or load the texture on.
x	number	<optional>	The x coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.x point.
y	number	<optional>	The y coordinate to reset the child to. The value is in relation to the group.y point.
key	string | Phaser.RenderTexture | Phaser.BitmapData | Phaser.Video | PIXI.Texture	<optional>	This is the image or texture used by the Sprite 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.
frame	string | number	<optional>	If this Sprite 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.

Returns:

DisplayObject -

The child that was reset: usually a Phaser.Sprite.

Source - core/Group.js, line 2136

resetCursor(index) → {any}

Sets the group cursor to the first child in the group.

If the optional index parameter is given it sets the cursor to the object at that index instead.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
index	integer	<optional>	0	Set the cursor to point to a specific index.

Returns:

any -

The child the cursor now points to.

Source - core/Group.js, line 796

reverse()

Reverses all children in this group.

This operation applies only to immediate children and does not propagate to subgroups.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1005

sendToBack(child) → {any}

Sends the given child to the bottom of this group so it renders below all other children.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	any	The child to send to the bottom of this group.

Returns:

any -

The child that was moved.

Source - core/Group.js, line 916

set(child, key, value, checkAlive, checkVisible, operation, force) → {boolean}

Quickly set a property on a single child of this group to a new value.

The operation parameter controls how the new value is assigned to the property, from simple replacement to addition and multiplication.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	Phaser.Sprite			The child to set the property on.
key	string			The property, as a string, to be set. For example: 'body.velocity.x'
value	any			The value that will be set.
checkAlive	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then the child will only be updated if alive=true.
checkVisible	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then the child will only be updated if visible=true.
operation	integer	<optional>	0	Controls how the value is assigned. A value of 0 replaces the value with the new one. A value of 1 adds it, 2 subtracts it, 3 multiplies it and 4 divides it.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be set on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If false and the property doesn't exist, nothing will be set.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the property was set, false if not.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1236

setAll(key, value, checkAlive, checkVisible, operation, force)

Quickly set the same property across all children of this group to a new value.

This call doesn't descend down children, so if you have a Group inside of this group, the property will be set on the group but not its children. If you need that ability please see Group.setAllChildren.

The operation parameter controls how the new value is assigned to the property, from simple replacement to addition and multiplication.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string			The property, as a string, to be set. For example: 'body.velocity.x'
value	any			The value that will be set.
checkAlive	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with alive=true will be updated. This includes any Groups that are children.
checkVisible	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with visible=true will be updated. This includes any Groups that are children.
operation	integer	<optional>	0	Controls how the value is assigned. A value of 0 replaces the value with the new one. A value of 1 adds it, 2 subtracts it, 3 multiplies it and 4 divides it.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be set on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If false and the property doesn't exist, nothing will be set.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1267

setAllChildren(key, value, checkAlive, checkVisible, operation, force)

Quickly set the same property across all children of this group, and any child Groups, to a new value.

If this group contains other Groups then the same property is set across their children as well, iterating down until it reaches the bottom. Unlike with setAll the property is NOT set on child Groups itself.

The operation parameter controls how the new value is assigned to the property, from simple replacement to addition and multiplication.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string			The property, as a string, to be set. For example: 'body.velocity.x'
value	any			The value that will be set.
checkAlive	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with alive=true will be updated. This includes any Groups that are children.
checkVisible	boolean	<optional>	false	If set then only children with visible=true will be updated. This includes any Groups that are children.
operation	integer	<optional>	0	Controls how the value is assigned. A value of 0 replaces the value with the new one. A value of 1 adds it, 2 subtracts it, 3 multiplies it and 4 divides it.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be set on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If false and the property doesn't exist, nothing will be set.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1302

setChildIndex(child, index)

Changes the position of an existing child in the display object container

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	The child DisplayObject instance for which you want to change the index number
index	Number	The resulting index number for the child display object

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#setChildIndex

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 187

setProperty(child, key, value, operation, force) → {boolean}

Sets a property to the given value on the child. The operation parameter controls how the value is set.

The operations are:

• 0: set the existing value to the given value; if force is true a new property will be created if needed
• 1: will add the given value to the value already present.
• 2: will subtract the given value from the value already present.
• 3: will multiply the value already present by the given value.
• 4: will divide the value already present by the given value.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
child	any			The child to set the property value on.
key	array			An array of strings that make up the property that will be set.
value	any			The value that will be set.
operation	integer	<optional>	0	Controls how the value is assigned. A value of 0 replaces the value with the new one. A value of 1 adds it, 2 subtracts it, 3 multiplies it and 4 divides it.
force	boolean	<optional>	false	If force is true then the property will be set on the child regardless if it already exists or not. If false and the property doesn't exist, nothing will be set.

Returns:

boolean -

True if the property was set, false if not.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1129

setStageReference(stage)

Sets the containers Stage reference. This is the Stage that this object, and all of its children, is connected to.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
stage	Stage	the stage that the container will have as its current stage reference

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#setStageReference

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 410

sort(key, order)

Sort the children in the group according to a particular key and ordering.

Call this function to sort the group according to a particular key value and order.

For example to depth sort Sprites for Zelda-style game you might call group.sort('y', Phaser.Group.SORT_ASCENDING) at the bottom of your State.update().

Internally this uses a standard JavaScript Array sort, so everything that applies there also applies here, including alphabetical sorting, mixing strings and numbers, and Unicode sorting. See MDN for more details.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
key	string	<optional>	'z'	The name of the property to sort on. Defaults to the objects z-depth value.
order	integer	<optional>	Phaser.Group.SORT_ASCENDING	Order ascending (SORT_ASCENDING) or descending (SORT_DESCENDING).

Source - core/Group.js, line 1848

subAll(property, amount, checkAlive, checkVisible)

Subtracts the amount from the given property on all children in this group.

Group.subAll('x', 10) will minus 10 from the child.x value for each child.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
property	string	The property to decrement, for example 'body.velocity.x' or 'angle'.
amount	number	The amount to subtract from the property. If child.x = 50 then subAll('x', 40) would make child.x = 10.
checkAlive	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is alive.
checkVisible	boolean	If true the property will only be changed if the child is visible.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1393

swap(child1, child2)

Swaps the position of two children in this group.

Both children must be in this group, a child cannot be swapped with itself, and unparented children cannot be swapped.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child1	any	The first child to swap.
child2	any	The second child to swap.

Source - core/Group.js, line 881

swapChildren(child, child2)

Swaps the position of 2 Display Objects within this container.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
child	DisplayObject	-
child2	DisplayObject	-

Inherited From:

• PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer#swapChildren

Source - pixi/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js, line 145

<internal> update()

The core update - as called by World.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 1632

<internal> updateZ()

Internal method that re-applies all of the children's Z values.

This must be called whenever children ordering is altered so that their z indices are correctly updated.

Internal:

• This member is internal (protected) and may be modified or removed in the future.

Source - core/Group.js, line 656

xy(index, x, y)

Positions the child found at the given index within this group to the given x and y coordinates.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
index	integer	The index of the child in the group to set the position of.
x	number	The new x position of the child.
y	number	The new y position of the child.

Source - core/Group.js, line 983