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Widget

A node which represents a user interface element and is rendered in 2D.

Inheritance: * Node

GetRect

Get the screen space (pixels) rectangle that determines where the widget is rendered. This is computed on Tick().

Sig: rect = Widget:GetRect() - Ret: Rect rect Screen space rect

UpdateRect

Forcefully update this widget's screen space rect.

Sig: Widget:UpdateRect()

SetX

Set the X position of this widget in pixels.

Sig: Widget:SetX(x) - Arg: number x X position in pixels

SetY

Set the Y position of this widget in pixels.

Sig: Widget:SetY(y) - Arg: number y Y position in pixels

SetWidth

Set the width of this widget in pixels.

Sig: Widget:SetWidth(width) - Arg: number width Width in pixels

SetHeight

Set the height of this widget in pixels.

Sig: Widget:SetHeight(height) - Arg: number height Height in pixels

SetXRatio

Set the X position of this widget as a ratio of the parent widget width.

Sig: Widget:SetXRatio(xRatio) - Arg: number xRatio X as a ratio of parent width

SetYRatio

Set the Y position of this widget as a ratio of the parent widget height.

Sig: Widget:SetYRatio(yRatio) - Arg: number yRatio Y as a ratio of parent height

SetWidthRatio

Set the width of this widget as a ratio of the parent widget width.

Sig: Widget:SetWidthRatio(widthRatio) - Arg: number widthRatio Width as a ratio of parent width

SetHeightRatio

Set the height of this widget as a ratio of the parent height.

Sig: Widget:SetHeightRatio(heightRatio) - Arg: number heightRatio Height as a ratio of parent height

SetLeftMargin

Set the left margin.

Sig: Widget:SetLeftMargin(margin) - Arg: number margin Left margin

SetTopMargin

Set the top margin.

Sig: Widget:SetTopMargin(margin) - Arg: number margin Top margin

SetRightMargin

Set the right margin.

Sig: Widget:SetRightMargin(margin) - Arg: number margin Right margin

SetBottomMargin

Set the bottom margin.

Sig: Widget:SetBottomMargin(margin) - Arg: number margin Bottom margin

SetPosition

Set the position of this widget in pixels. A single Vector may be passed instead of the two separate arguments.

Sig: Widget:SetPosition(x, y) - Arg: number x X position - Arg: number y Y position

SetDimensions

Set the dimensions of this widget in pixels. A single Vector may be passed instead of the two separate arguments.

Sig: Widget:SetDimensions(width, height) - Arg: number width Width - Arg: number height Height

SetRect

Set position and dimensions. Note: this is not the same thing that GetRect() will return. GetRect() returns the final screen-space position/dimensions.

Sig: Widget:SetRect(rect) - Arg: Rect rect Local rect (x, y, w, h)

SetRatios

Set the position/dimensions of this widget as ratios of the parent dimensions.

Sig: Widget:SetRatios(x, y, width, height) - Arg: number x X ratio - Arg: number y Y ratio - Arg: number width Width ratio - Arg: number height Height ratio

SetMargins

Set the margins.

Sig: Widget:SetMargins(left, top, right, bottom) - Arg: number left Left margin - Arg: number top Top margin - Arg: number right Right margin - Arg: number bottom Bottom margin

SetOffset

Explicitly set the widget's offset. The offset may be interpreted as either a pixel offset or a parent-ratio offset depending on the AnchorMode of the widget.

A single Vector may be passed instead of the two separate numbers.

Sig: Widget:SetOffset(x, y) - Arg: number x X offset - Arg: number y Y offset

GetOffset

Get the widget's offset.

Sig: offset = Widget:GetOffset() - Ret: Vector offset Offset (in .x and .y)

SetSize

Set the widget's size. The size may be interpreted as either a pixel size or a parent-ratio size depending on the AnchorMode of the widget.

A single Vector may be passed instead of the two separate numbers.

Sig: Widget:SetSize(x, y) - Arg: number x X size - Arg: number y Y size

GetSize

Get the widget's size.

Sig: size = Widget:GetSize() - Ret: Vector size Size (in .x and .y)

GetAnchorMode

Get the widget's anchor mode. The anchor mode determines how a widget is positioned and sized relative to its parent.

See AnchorMode

Sig: anchorMode = Widget:GetAnchorMode() - Ret: AnchorMode(integer) anchorMode Widget anchor mode

SetAnchorMode

Set the widget's anchor mode. The anchor mode determines how a widget is positioned and sized relative to its parent.

See AnchorMode

Sig: Widget:SetAnchorMode(anchorMode) - Arg: AnchorMode(integer) anchorMode

StretchX

Check if the widget should stretch along the X axis based on its anchor mode.

Sig: stretch = Widget:StretchX() - Ret: boolean stretch Stretch along X

StretchY

Check if the widget should stretch along the Y axis based on its anchor mode.

Sig: stretch = Widget:StretchY() - Ret: boolean stretch Stretch along Y

GetX

Get the widget's relative X position in pixels.

Sig: x = Widget:GetX() - Ret: number x Relative X in pixels

GetY

Get the widget's relative Y position in pixels.

Sig: y = Widget:GetY() - Ret: number y Relative Y in pixels

GetWidth

Get the widget's relative width in pixels.

Sig: width = Widget:GetWidth() - Ret: number width Relative width in pixels

GetHeight

Get the widget's relative height in pixels.

Sig: height = Widget:GetHeight() - Ret: number height Relative height in pixels

GetPosition

Get the widget's relative position in pixels.

Sig: position = Widget:GetPosition() - Ret: Vector position Relative position in pixels

GetDimensions

Get the widget's relative dimensions in pixels.

Sig: dimensions = Widget:GetDimensions() - Ret: Vector dimensions Relative dimensions in pixels

GetParentWidth

Get the parent widget's width.

Sig: width = Widget:GetParentWidth() - Ret: number width Parent's width

GetParentHeight

Get the parent widget's height.

Sig: height = Widget:GetParentHeight() - Ret: number height Parent's height

SetColor

Set the widget's color.

Sig: Widget:SetColor(color) - Arg: Vector color Widget color

ShouldHandleInput

Check if this widget should handle input.

Sig: handle = Widget:ShouldHandleInput() - Ret: boolean handle Handle input

MarkDirty

Mark this widget as dirty. When a widget is dirty, it will need to have its Rect updated on Tick(). Other data may be updated as well depending on the type of widget.

Sig: Widget:MarkDirty()

IsDirty

Check if the widget is marked as dirty.

Sig: dirty = Widget:IsDirty() - Ret: boolean dirty Is widget dirty

ContainsMouse

Check if the mouse is contained within the area of the widget (inside the Rect). The mouse will not be considered inside the Rect if it is outside the scissor bounds.

Sig: contained = Widget:ContainsMouse() - Ret: boolean contained Widget contains mouse

ContainsPoint

Check if a point is within the area of the widget (inside the Rect). Clamps within the scissor bounds if scissor is enabled.

Sig: contained = Widget:ContainsPoint(x, y) - Arg: number x X screen position in pixels - Arg: number y Y screen position in pixels - Ret: boolean contained Widget contains point

SetRotation

Set the widget rotation in degrees.

Sig: Widget:SetRotation(rotation) - Arg: number rotation Rotation in degrees

GetRotation

Get the widget rotation in degrees.

Sig: rotation = Widget:GetRotation() - Ret: number rotation Rotation in degrees

SetPivot

Set the widget's pivot point which it will rotate around. A pivot of <0,0> is the top left corner. <0.5, 0.5> would be in the middle. <1, 1> would be the bottom right.

Sig: Widget:SetPivot(x, y) - Arg: number x X pivot (should likely be between 0 and 1) - Arg: number y Y pivot (should likely be between 0 and 1)

GetPivot

Get the widget's pivot point which it will rotate around. A pivot of <0,0> is the top left corner. <0.5, 0.5> would be in the middle. <1, 1> would be the bottom right.

Sig: pivot = Widget:GetPivot() - Ret: Vector pivot The pivot point (as a ratio in the range 0 to 1)

SetScale

Set the widget's scale.

A single Vector argument can be used instead of the two number arguments.

Sig: Widget:SetScale(x, y) - Arg: number x X scale - Arg: number y Y scale

GetScale

Get the widget's scale.

Sig: scale = Widget:GetScale() - Ret: Vector scale Widget scale

IsScissorEnabled

Check if the scissor is enabled. When the scissor is enabled, child widgets will be clipped to stay within the bounds of this widget.

Sig: scissor = Widget:IsScissorEnabled() - Ret: boolean scissor Whether scissor is enabled

EnableScissor

Set whether to enable the scissor. When the scissor is enabled, child widgets will be clipped to stay within the bounds of this widget.

Sig: Widget:EnableScissor(scissor) - Arg: boolean scissor Whether to enable scissor

SetOpacity

Set the widget's opacity as an integer between 0 and 255. When rendered, a widget's opacity is compounded with its parent opacity.

Sig: Widget:SetOpacity(opacity) - Arg: integer opacity Widget opacity (0 to 255)

SetOpacityFloat

Set the widget's opacity as a floating point number between 0 and 1. When rendered, a widget's opacity is compounded with its parent opacity.

Sig: Widget:SetOpacityFloat(opacity) - Arg: number opacity Widget opacity (0 to 1)

GetOpacity

Get the widget's opacity as an integer between 0 and 255. When rendered, a widget's opacity is compounded with its parent opacity.

Sig: opacity = Widget:GetOpacity() - Ret: integer opacity Widget opacity (0 to 255)

GetOpacityFloat

Get the widget's opacity as a floating point number between 0 and 1. When rendered, a widget's opacity is compounded with its parent opacity.

Sig: opacity = Widget:GetOpacityFloat() - Ret: number opacity Widget opacity (0 to 1)