📄 threejs/Core/Nodes/ArrayNode

File: ArrayNode.md | Updated: 11/15/2025


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ArrayNode

ArrayNode represents a collection of nodes, typically created using the array function.

Code Example

const colors = array( [
	vec3( 1, 0, 0 ),
	vec3( 0, 1, 0 ),
	vec3( 0, 0, 1 )
] );
const redColor = tintColors.element( 0 );

Constructor

new ArrayNode( nodeType : string, count : number, values : Array.<Node> )

Constructs a new array node.

nodeType | The data type of the elements.
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count | Size of the array.
values | Array default values. Default is null.

Properties

.count : number

Array size.

.isArrayNode : boolean (readonly)

This flag can be used for type testing.

Default is true.

.values : Array.<Node>

Array default values.

Methods

.generate( builder : NodeBuilder ) : string

This method builds the output node and returns the resulting array as a shader string.

builder | The current node builder.
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Overrides: TempNode#generate

Returns: The generated shader string.

.getArrayCount( builder : NodeBuilder ) : number

Returns the number of elements in the node array.

builder | The current node builder.
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Overrides: TempNode#getArrayCount

Returns: The number of elements in the node array.

.getElementType( builder : NodeBuilder ) : string

Returns the node's type.

builder | The current node builder.
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Overrides: TempNode#getElementType

Returns: The type of the node.

.getNodeType( builder : NodeBuilder ) : string

Returns the node's type.

builder | The current node builder.
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Overrides: TempNode#getNodeType

Returns: The type of the node.

Source

src/nodes/core/ArrayNode.js