love.physics.newPolygonShape

Creates a new PolygonShape.

This shape can have 8 vertices at most, and must form a convex shape.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

shape = love.physics.newPolygonShape( x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, ... )

Arguments

number x1
The x position of the first point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number y1
The y position of the first point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number x2
The x position of the second point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number y2
The y position of the second point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number x3
The x position of the third point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number y3
The y position of the third point, relative to the body it is attached to.
number ...
You can continue passing more point positions to create the PolygonShape.

Returns

PolygonShape shape
A new PolygonShape.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.2
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

shape = love.physics.newPolygonShape( vertices )

Arguments

table vertices
A list of vertices to construct the polygon, in the form of {x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, ...}.

Returns

PolygonShape shape
A new PolygonShape.

Function

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

Synopsis

shape = love.physics.newPolygonShape( body, ... )

Arguments

Body body
The body to attach the shape to.
numbers ...
Vertices of the polygon.

Returns

PolygonShape shape
A new PolygonShape.

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