gma.character

Provides a character object

Package	gma/entities/character
Inheritance chain	gma.shapes.rectangle >> gma.moveable

Tags

shape, moveable, character

Properties

Inherited from gma.moveable

yState, xState, lastXState, velocity, jumpVelocity

Inherited from gma.shapes.rectangle

points, edges, width, height, depth, z, x, y, centre, left, right, top, bottom, yOffset, xOffset, type, alive, solid, tags

score

Holds a score counter

Type

Number

Methods

Inherited from gma.moveable

getMovement, animate, findGround, updatePositions, getRotation, kill

Inherited from gma.shapes.rectangle

setPointsAndEdges, setCentre, setBottomLeft, xOf, yOf, toString, collided__deathtouch

jump (e)

Makes character ready for jumping

It will only set character to jumping if it’s in the STILL state

It will also set self.targetY to it’s current y plus it’s jumpHeigt

Parameters
e	Event	Keyboard event object

move (direction, e)

Changes character’s horizontal state

Parameters
direction	gma.constant	gma.constant representing whether character is going left or right
e	Event	Keyboard event object

collided (where, focus, focusSide, focusVector)

Collided function for character

Determines if we hit a collectable and what to do with it

Overrides gma.shapes.rectangle.collided

Parameters
where	gma.constant	Side of this object that was collided with
focus	object	Thing we collided with
focusSide	gma.constant	Side of the focus object that was collided with
focusVector	[x,y]	Amount focus is trying to move

collided__pickupCollectable (where, focus, focusSide, focusVector)

Collision function for hitting a collectable

Parameters
where	gma.constant	Side of this object that was collided with
focus	object	Thing we collided with
focusSide	gma.constant	Side of the focus object that was collided with
focusVector	[x,y]	Amount focus is trying to move