The TileMapLayer class

A TileMapLayer provides information for a single layer loaded along side a TileMap instance. Layers can have one or more roles. Some have a single big texture (usually used for backgrounds), some have a collection of tiles that can be rendered. Some can also host a collection of TileMapObject instances which tend to be used for entities, polygons (lines, areas, triggers).

Each layer can also have meta information, such as a name, opacity/visibility, and custom properties to allow you to add any extra information you need to pass to the game.

[instance].name

Use this property to get or set the name of the layer.

[instance].opacity

Use this property to get or set the scalar opacity of the layer used for rendering.

[instance].type

This read-only property gives you the purpose of the layer. Most common values areas Group, Image, Object and Tile.

[instance].visible

Use this property to get or set weather the layer is visible when rendering.

[instance].object_count

This read-only property tells you how many objects the layer has loaded.

[instance].get_offset()

This function tells you the x,y coordinate offset of the layer used when rendering. Note that this function returns 2 values, example:

local layer1 = map.get_layer(0)
offsetx, offsety = layer1.offset

[instance].get_size()

This function gives you the layer size in pixels (also returns 2 values).

local layer1 = map.get_layer(0)
width, height = layer1.size

[instance].get_object(index)

This method returns a TileMapObject based on the index you provide. Because you need an index, it’s reccommended that you read the object_count property first before calling this to make sure your index is within bounds.

[instance].get_property_as_string(name)

This method gets the value of a custom property based on the property name. The value returned if found will be a string.

local prop1 = layer1.get_property_as_string("my_custom_property")
print("prop1=" .. prop1)

[instance].get_property_as_int(name)

This method gets the value of a custom property based on the property name. The value returned if found will be an integer.

[instance].get_property_as_float(name)

This method gets the value of a custom property based on the property name. The value returned if found will be a float.