love.graphics

The graphics module.

The graphics module is responsible for things like drawing to the screen, window management, Images, Fonts, and more.

Types

Drawable	Superclass for all things that can be drawn on screen.
Font	Defines the shape of characters than can be drawn onto the screen.
Framebuffer	Off-screen render target.
Image	Drawable image type.
ParticleSystem	Used to create cool effects, like fire.
Quad	A quadrilateral with texture coordinate information.
SpriteBatch	Store image positions in a buffer, and draw it in one call.

Functions

love.graphics.checkMode	Checks if a display mode is supported.
love.graphics.circle	Draws a circle.
love.graphics.clear	Clears the screen or active Canvas to the specified color.
love.graphics.draw	Draws objects on screen.
love.graphics.drawq	Draw a Quad with the specified Image on screen.
love.graphics.getBackgroundColor	Gets the current background color.
love.graphics.getBlendMode	Gets the blending mode.
love.graphics.getCaption	Gets the window caption.
love.graphics.getColor	Gets the current color.
love.graphics.getColorMode	Gets the color mode (which controls how images are affected by the current color).
love.graphics.getHeight	Gets the height in pixels of the window.
love.graphics.getLineStipple	Gets the current line stipple.
love.graphics.getLineStyle	Gets the line style.
love.graphics.getLineWidth	Gets the current line width.
love.graphics.getMaxPointSize	Gets the max supported point size.
love.graphics.getModes	Gets a list of supported fullscreen modes.
love.graphics.getPointSize	Gets the point size.
love.graphics.getPointStyle	Gets the current point style.
love.graphics.getScissor	Gets the current scissor box.
love.graphics.getWidth	Gets the width in pixels of the window.
love.graphics.isCreated	Checks if the window has been created.
love.graphics.line	Draws lines between points.
love.graphics.newFont	Creates a new Font from a TrueType Font or BMFont file.
love.graphics.newFramebuffer	Creates a new Framebuffer.
love.graphics.newImage	Creates a new Image.
love.graphics.newImageFont	Creates a new Font by loading a specifically formatted image.
love.graphics.newParticleSystem	Creates a new ParticleSystem.
love.graphics.newQuad	Creates a new Quad.
love.graphics.newScreenshot	Creates a screenshot and returns the ImageData.
love.graphics.newSpriteBatch	Creates a new SpriteBatch.
love.graphics.point	Draws a point.
love.graphics.polygon	Draw a polygon.
love.graphics.pop	Pops the current coordinate transformation from the transformation stack.
love.graphics.present	Displays the results of drawing operations on the screen.
love.graphics.print	Draws text on screen. If no Font is set, one will be created and set (once) if needed.
love.graphics.printf	Draws formatted text, with word wrap and alignment.
love.graphics.push	Copies and pushes the current coordinate transformation to the transformation stack.
love.graphics.quad	Draws a quadrilateral shape.
love.graphics.rectangle	Draws a rectangle.
love.graphics.reset	Resets the current graphics settings.
love.graphics.rotate	Rotates the coordinate system in two dimensions.
love.graphics.scale	Scales the coordinate system in two dimensions.
love.graphics.setBackgroundColor	Sets the background color.
love.graphics.setBlendMode	Sets the blending mode.
love.graphics.setCaption	Sets the window caption.
love.graphics.setColor	Sets the color used for drawing.
love.graphics.setColorMode	Sets the color mode (which controls how images are affected by the current color).
love.graphics.setFont	Set an already-loaded Font as the current font.
love.graphics.setIcon	Set window icon.
love.graphics.setLine	Sets the line width and style.
love.graphics.setLineStipple	Sets the line stipple pattern.
love.graphics.setLineStyle	Sets the line style.
love.graphics.setLineWidth	Sets the line width.
love.graphics.setMode	Changes the display mode.
love.graphics.setPoint	Sets the point size and style.
love.graphics.setPointSize	Sets the point size.
love.graphics.setPointStyle	Sets the point style.
love.graphics.setRenderTarget	Captures drawing operations to a Framebuffer
love.graphics.setScissor	Sets or disables scissor.
love.graphics.toggleFullscreen	Toggles fullscreen.
love.graphics.translate	Translates the coordinate system in two dimensions.
love.graphics.triangle	Draws a triangle.

Enums

AlignMode	Text alignment.
BlendMode	Different ways to do color blending.
ColorMode	Controls how drawn images are affected by current color.
DrawMode	Controls whether shapes are drawn as an outline, or filled.
FilterMode	How the image is filtered when scaling.
LineStyle	The styles in which lines are drawn.
PointStyle	How points should be drawn.
WrapMode	How the image wraps inside a large Quad.

See Also

• love

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