love.physics.newRectangleShape

Shorthand for creating rectangular PolygonShapes.

By default, the local origin is located at the center of the rectangle as opposed to the top left for graphics.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
These variants are not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

shape = love.physics.newRectangleShape( width, height )

Arguments

number width

The width of the rectangle.

number height

The height of the rectangle.

Returns

PolygonShape shape

A new PolygonShape.

Function

Synopsis

shape = love.physics.newRectangleShape( x, y, width, height, angle )

Arguments

number x

The offset along the x-axis.

number y

The offset along the y-axis.

number width

The width of the rectangle.

number height

The height of the rectangle.

number angle (0)

The initial angle of the rectangle.

Returns

PolygonShape shape

A new PolygonShape.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.8.0
This variant is not supported in that and later versions.

Synopsis

s = love.physics.newRectangleShape( body, x, y, width, height, angle )

Arguments

Body body

The Body to attach the Shape to.

number x

The offset along the x-axis.

number y

The offset along the y-axis.

number width

The width of the rectangle.

number height

The height of the rectangle.

number angle (0)

The initial angle of the rectangle.

Returns

PolygonShape s

A new PolygonShape.

See Also

• love.physics
• PolygonShape
• Shape