sprite.shapeColor
Category:Sprites
This defines the color of the sprite placeholder rectangle if no image or animations are set. By default this color is gray.
You can assign the shapeColor in a number of ways, including:
- A string containing a named HTML color, such as "orange" or "teal". A full list of color names can be found at W3 Schools - Colors
- A string containing a hexadecimal color, such as "#FF7700" or "#00ADBC"
- An
rgb()block
Examples
var sprite = createSprite(200,200);
console.log(sprite.shapeColor);
sprite.shapeColor = "blue";
console.log(sprite.shapeColor);
drawSprites();
Syntax
sprite.shapeColor = "blue";
Returns
The color of the sprite placeholder.
Tips
- A full list of color names can be found at W3 Schools - Colors.
- For more specific color selection, or to randomize color selection, use
gamelab/rgb()as a parameter to fill instead of a color name. - Sprites all have the same properties and you use the dot notation (combining the name of the sprite, followed by a dot, with the label of the property) to both access and update the property for that sprite.
- Any changes to the properties of a sprite will not be seen until after
drawSprites()is called.
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