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title: PropertyNode category: Core layout: docs

PropertyNode

This class represents a shader property. It can be used to explicitly define a property and assign a value to it.

PropertyNode is used by the engine to predefined common material properties for TSL code.

Code Example

const threshold = property( 'float', 'threshold' ).assign( THRESHOLD );

Constructor

new PropertyNode( nodeType : string, name : string, varying : boolean )

Constructs a new property node.

nodeType | The type of the node.
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name | The name of the property in the shader. Default is null.
varying | Whether this property is a varying or not. Default is false.

Properties

.global : boolean

This flag is used for global cache.

Default is true.

Overrides: Node#global

.isPropertyNode : boolean (readonly)

This flag can be used for type testing.

Default is true.

.name : string

The name of the property in the shader. If no name is defined, the node system auto-generates one.

Default is null.

Overrides: Node#name

.varying : boolean

Whether this property is a varying or not.

Default is false.

Source

src/nodes/core/PropertyNode.js