TilemapTile

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ceramic.TilemapTile (Abstract)

Represents a single tile in a tilemap, storing both the tile ID and transformation flags.

TilemapTile is an abstract type over Int that encodes multiple pieces of information:

  • The global tile ID (GID) referencing a tile in a tileset
  • Horizontal flip flag
  • Vertical flip flag
  • Diagonal flip flag (for 90° rotations)

This encoding follows the Tiled Map Editor (TMX) format specification, where the upper 3 bits store transformation flags and the lower 29 bits store the GID.

Bit Layout 

Bit 31: Horizontal flip
Bit 30: Vertical flip
Bit 29: Diagonal flip (swap X/Y axis)
Bits 0-28: Global tile ID (GID)

Usage Example 

// Create a tile with GID 42
var tile:TilemapTile = 42;

// Apply transformations
tile.horizontalFlip = true;
tile.verticalFlip = true;

// Rotate the tile
tile.rotateRight(); // 90° clockwise

// Get the actual tile ID
var gid = tile.gid; // Gets ID without flags
See: TilemapLayerData, TilemapQuad

Type Conversions

From:

  • [Int](/api-docs/clay-native/Int/)

To:

  • [Int](/api-docs/clay-native/Int/)