ActiveSelection

Used by Canvas to manage selection.

Example

class MyActiveSelection extends ActiveSelection {
  ...
}

// override the default `ActiveSelection` class
classRegistry.setClass(MyActiveSelection)

Extends

Group

Constructors

new ActiveSelection()

new ActiveSelection(objects, options): ActiveSelection

Parameters

• objects: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[] = []

• options: Partial<ActiveSelectionOptions> = {}

Properties

__corner?

optional __corner: string

keeps the value of the last hovered corner during mouse move. 0 is no corner, or ‘mt’, ‘ml’, ‘mtr’ etc.. It should be private, but there is no harm in using it as a read-only property. this isn’t cleaned automatically. Non selected objects may have wrong values

Inherited from

Group.__corner

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:105

_controlsVisibility

_controlsVisibility: Record<string, boolean>

a map of control visibility for this object. this was left when controls were introduced to not break the api too much this takes priority over the generic control visibility

Inherited from

Group._controlsVisibility

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:112

_objects

_objects: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[] = []

TODO

needs to end up in the constructor too

Inherited from

Group._objects

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:21

_scaling?

optional _scaling: boolean

A boolean used from the gesture module to keep tracking of a scaling action when there is no scaling transform in place. This is an edge case and is used twice in all codebase. Probably added to keep track of some performance issues

TODO

use git blame to investigate why it was added DON’T USE IT. WE WILL TRY TO REMOVE IT

Inherited from

Group._scaling

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:134

aCoords

aCoords: TCornerPoint

Describe object’s corner position in scene coordinates. The coordinates are derived from the following: left, top, width, height, scaleX, scaleY, skewX, skewY, angle, strokeWidth. The coordinates do not depend on viewport changes. The coordinates get updated with setCoords. You can calculate them without updating with ()

Inherited from

Group.aCoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:63

absolutePositioned

absolutePositioned: boolean

Meaningful ONLY when the object is used as clipPath. if true, the clipPath will have its top and left relative to canvas, and will not be influenced by the object transform. This will make the clipPath relative to the canvas, but clipping just a particular object. WARNING this is beta, this feature may change or be renamed. since 2.4.0

Default

false

Inherited from

Group.absolutePositioned

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:202

angle

angle: TDegree

Angle of rotation of an object (in degrees)

Default

Inherited from

Group.angle

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:575

backgroundColor

backgroundColor: string

Background color of an object. takes css colors https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-3/

Default

Inherited from

Group.backgroundColor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:189

borderColor

borderColor: string

Color of controlling borders of an object (when it’s active)

Default

rgb(178,204,255)

Inherited from

Group.borderColor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:74

borderDashArray

borderDashArray: null | number[]

Array specifying dash pattern of an object’s borders (hasBorder must be true)

Since

1.6.2

Inherited from

Group.borderDashArray

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:75

borderOpacityWhenMoving

borderOpacityWhenMoving: number

Opacity of object’s controlling borders when object is active and moving

Default

0.4

Inherited from

Group.borderOpacityWhenMoving

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:76

borderScaleFactor

borderScaleFactor: number

Scale factor of object’s controlling borders bigger number will make a thicker border border is 1, so this is basically a border thickness since there is no way to change the border itself.

Default

Inherited from

Group.borderScaleFactor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:77

centeredRotation

centeredRotation: boolean

When true the object will rotate on its center. When false will rotate around the origin point defined by originX and originY. The value of this property is IGNORED during a transform if the canvas has already centeredRotation set to true The object method rotate will always consider this property and never the canvas’s one.

Since

1.3.4

Default

Inherited from

Group.centeredRotation

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:203

centeredScaling

centeredScaling: boolean

When true, this object will use center point as the origin of transformation when being scaled via the controls.

Since

1.3.4

Default

Inherited from

Group.centeredScaling

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:204

clipPath?

optional clipPath: BaseFabricObject<Partial<ObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

a fabricObject that, without stroke define a clipping area with their shape. filled in black the clipPath object gets used when the object has rendered, and the context is placed in the center of the object cacheCanvas. If you want 0,0 of a clipPath to align with an object center, use clipPath.originX/Y to ‘center’

Inherited from

Group.clipPath

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:200

clipPathId?

optional clipPathId: string

When an object is being exported as SVG as a clippath, a reference inside the SVG is needed. This reference is a UID in the fabric namespace and is temporary stored here.

Inherited from

Group.clipPathId

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:14

controls

controls: TControlSet

holds the controls for the object. controls are added by default_controls.js

Inherited from

Group.controls

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:118

cornerColor

cornerColor: string

Color of controlling corners of an object (when it’s active)

Default

rgb(178,204,255)

Inherited from

Group.cornerColor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:68

cornerDashArray

cornerDashArray: null | number[]

Array specifying dash pattern of an object’s control (hasBorder must be true)

Since

1.6.2

Default

null

Inherited from

Group.cornerDashArray

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:71

cornerSize

cornerSize: number

Size of object’s controlling corners (in pixels)

Default

Inherited from

Group.cornerSize

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:65

cornerStrokeColor

cornerStrokeColor: string

Color of controlling corners of an object (when it’s active and transparentCorners false)

Since

1.6.2

Default

''

Inherited from

Group.cornerStrokeColor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:69

cornerStyle

cornerStyle: "circle" | "rect"

Specify style of control, ‘rect’ or ‘circle’ This is deprecated. In the future there will be a standard control render And you can swap it with one of the alternative proposed with the control api

Since

1.6.2

Default

'rect'

Inherited from

Group.cornerStyle

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:70

dirty

dirty: boolean

When set to true, object’s cache will be rerendered next render call. since 1.7.0

Default

true

Inherited from

Group.dirty

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:229

evented

evented: boolean

When set to false, an object can not be a target of events. All events propagate through it. Introduced in v1.3.4

Default

Inherited from

Group.evented

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:82

excludeFromExport

excludeFromExport: boolean

When true, object is not exported in OBJECT/JSON

Since

1.6.3

Default

Inherited from

Group.excludeFromExport

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:196

fill

fill: null | string | TFiller

Color of object’s fill takes css colors https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-3/

Default

rgb(0,0,0)

Inherited from

Group.fill

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:179

fillRule

fillRule: CanvasFillRule

Fill rule used to fill an object accepted values are nonzero, evenodd Backwards incompatibility note: This property was used for setting globalCompositeOperation until v1.4.12 (use globalCompositeOperation instead)

Default

nonzero

Inherited from

Group.fillRule

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:180

flipX

flipX: boolean

When true, an object is rendered as flipped horizontally

Default

false

Inherited from

Group.flipX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:567

flipY

flipY: boolean

When true, an object is rendered as flipped vertically

Default

false

Inherited from

Group.flipY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:568

globalCompositeOperation

globalCompositeOperation: GlobalCompositeOperation

Composite rule used for canvas globalCompositeOperation

Default

Inherited from

Group.globalCompositeOperation

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:188

hasBorders

hasBorders: boolean

When set to false, object’s controlling borders are not rendered

Default

Inherited from

Group.hasBorders

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:78

hasControls

hasControls: boolean

When set to false, object’s controls are not displayed and can not be used to manipulate object

Default

true

Inherited from

Group.hasControls

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:72

height

height: number

Object height

Default

Inherited from

Group.height

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:566

hoverCursor

hoverCursor: null | string

Default cursor value used when hovering over this object on canvas

Default

null

Inherited from

Group.hoverCursor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:86

includeDefaultValues

includeDefaultValues: boolean

When false, default object’s values are not included in its serialization

Default

Inherited from

Group.includeDefaultValues

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:195

interactive

interactive: boolean

Used to allow targeting of object inside groups. set to true if you want to select an object inside a group.
REQUIRES subTargetCheck set to true This will be not removed but slowly replaced with a method setInteractive that will take care of enabling subTargetCheck and necessary object events. There is too much attached to group interactivity to just be evaluated by a boolean in the code

Default

Inherited from

Group.interactive

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:108

inverted

inverted: boolean

Meaningful ONLY when the object is used as clipPath. if true, the clipPath will make the object clip to the outside of the clipPath since 2.4.0

Default

false

Inherited from

Group.inverted

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:201

isMoving?

optional isMoving: boolean

internal boolean to signal the code that the object is part of the move action.

Inherited from

Group.isMoving

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:124

layoutManager

layoutManager: ActiveSelectionLayoutManager

The ActiveSelection needs to use the ActiveSelectionLayoutManager or selections on interactive groups may be broken

Overrides

Group.layoutManager

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:49

left

left: number

Left position of an object. Note that by default it’s relative to object left. You can change this by setting originX

Default

Inherited from

Group.left

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:564

lockMovementX

lockMovementX: boolean

When true, object horizontal movement is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockMovementX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:56

lockMovementY

lockMovementY: boolean

When true, object vertical movement is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockMovementY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:57

lockRotation

lockRotation: boolean

When true, object rotation is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockRotation

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:58

lockScalingFlip

lockScalingFlip: boolean

When true, object cannot be flipped by scaling into negative values

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockScalingFlip

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:63

lockScalingX

lockScalingX: boolean

When true, object horizontal scaling is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockScalingX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:59

lockScalingY

lockScalingY: boolean

When true, object vertical scaling is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockScalingY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:60

lockSkewingX

lockSkewingX: boolean

When true, object horizontal skewing is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockSkewingX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:61

lockSkewingY

lockSkewingY: boolean

When true, object vertical skewing is locked

Default

Inherited from

Group.lockSkewingY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:62

matrixCache?

optional matrixCache: TMatrixCache

storage cache for object full transform matrix

Inherited from

Group.matrixCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:73

minScaleLimit

minScaleLimit: number

Minimum allowed scale value of an object

Default

Inherited from

Group.minScaleLimit

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:174

moveCursor

moveCursor: null | string

Default cursor value used when moving this object on canvas

Default

null

Inherited from

Group.moveCursor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:87

multiSelectionStacking

multiSelectionStacking: MultiSelectionStacking

controls how selected objects are added during a multiselection event

canvas-stacking adds the selected object to the active selection while respecting canvas object stacking order
selection-order adds the selected object to the top of the stack, meaning that the stack is ordered by the order in which objects were selected

Default

canvas-stacking

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:58

noScaleCache

noScaleCache: boolean

When true, cache does not get updated during scaling. The picture will get blocky if scaled too much and will be redrawn with correct details at the end of scaling. this setting is performance and application dependant. default to true since 1.7.0

Default

true

Inherited from

Group.noScaleCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:51

oCoords

oCoords: Record<string, TOCoord>

The object’s controls’ position in viewport coordinates Calculated by Control#positionHandler and Control#calcCornerCoords, depending on padding. corner/touchCorner describe the 4 points forming the interactive area of the corner. Used to draw and locate controls.

Inherited from

Group.oCoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:95

objectCaching

objectCaching: boolean

When true, object is cached on an additional canvas. When false, object is not cached unless necessary ( clipPath ) default to true

Since

1.7.0

Default

true

Inherited from

Group.objectCaching

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:198

opacity

opacity: number

Opacity of an object

Default

Inherited from

Group.opacity

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:176

originX

originX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin of transformation of an object (left, center, right or [0, 1]) See http://jsfiddle.net/1ow02gea/244/ on how originX/originY affect objects in groups

Default

'left'

Inherited from

Group.originX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:573

originY

originY: TOriginY

Vertical origin of transformation of an object (top, center, bottom or [0, 1]) See http://jsfiddle.net/1ow02gea/244/ on how originX/originY affect objects in groups

Default

'top'

Inherited from

Group.originY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:574

ownMatrixCache?

optional ownMatrixCache: TMatrixCache

storage cache for object transform matrix

Inherited from

Group.ownMatrixCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:68

padding

padding: number

Padding between object and its controlling borders (in pixels)

Default

Inherited from

Group.padding

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:53

paintFirst

paintFirst: "fill" | "stroke"

Determines if the fill or the stroke is drawn first (one of “fill” or “stroke”)

Default

Inherited from

Group.paintFirst

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:178

parent?

optional parent: Group

A reference to the parent of the object Used to keep the original parent ref when the object has been added to an ActiveSelection, hence loosing the group ref

Inherited from

Group.parent

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1583

perPixelTargetFind

perPixelTargetFind: boolean

When set to true, objects are “found” on canvas on per-pixel basis rather than according to bounding box

Default

Inherited from

Group.perPixelTargetFind

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:83

scaleX

scaleX: number

Object scale factor (horizontal)

Default

Inherited from

Group.scaleX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:569

scaleY

scaleY: number

Object scale factor (vertical)

Default

Inherited from

Group.scaleY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:570

selectable

selectable: boolean

When set to false, an object can not be selected for modification (using either point-click-based or group-based selection). But events still fire on it.

Default

Inherited from

Group.selectable

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:81

selectionBackgroundColor

selectionBackgroundColor: string

Selection Background color of an object. colored layer behind the object when it is active. does not mix good with globalCompositeOperation methods.

Default

Inherited from

Group.selectionBackgroundColor

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:79

shadow

shadow: null | Shadow

Shadow object representing shadow of this shape

Default

null

Inherited from

Group.shadow

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:191

skewX

skewX: number

Angle of skew on x axes of an object (in degrees)

Default

Inherited from

Group.skewX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:571

skewY

skewY: number

Angle of skew on y axes of an object (in degrees)

Default

Inherited from

Group.skewY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:572

snapAngle?

optional snapAngle: TDegree

The angle that an object will lock to while rotating.

Inherited from

Group.snapAngle

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:53

snapThreshold?

optional snapThreshold: TDegree

The angle difference from the current snapped angle in which snapping should occur. When undefined, the snapThreshold will default to the snapAngle.

Inherited from

Group.snapThreshold

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:54

stroke

stroke: null | string | TFiller

When defined, an object is rendered via stroke and this property specifies its color takes css colors https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-3/

Default

null

Inherited from

Group.stroke

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:181

strokeDashArray

strokeDashArray: null | number[]

Array specifying dash pattern of an object’s stroke (stroke must be defined)

Default

null;

Inherited from

Group.strokeDashArray

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:182

strokeDashOffset

strokeDashOffset: number

Line offset of an object’s stroke

Default

Inherited from

Group.strokeDashOffset

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:183

strokeLineCap

strokeLineCap: CanvasLineCap

Line endings style of an object’s stroke (one of “butt”, “round”, “square”)

Default

butt

Inherited from

Group.strokeLineCap

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:184

strokeLineJoin

strokeLineJoin: CanvasLineJoin

Corner style of an object’s stroke (one of “bevel”, “round”, “miter”)

Default

Inherited from

Group.strokeLineJoin

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:185

strokeMiterLimit

strokeMiterLimit: number

Maximum miter length (used for strokeLineJoin = “miter”) of an object’s stroke

Default

Inherited from

Group.strokeMiterLimit

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:186

strokeUniform

strokeUniform: boolean

When false, the stoke width will scale with the object. When true, the stroke will always match the exact pixel size entered for stroke width. this Property does not work on Text classes or drawing call that uses strokeText,fillText methods default to false

Since

2.6.0

Default

false

Default

false

Inherited from

Group.strokeUniform

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:577

strokeWidth

strokeWidth: number

Width of a stroke used to render this object

Default

Inherited from

Group.strokeWidth

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:576

subTargetCheck

subTargetCheck: boolean

Used to optimize performance set to false if you don’t need contained objects to be targets of events

Default

Inherited from

Group.subTargetCheck

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:94

top

top: number

Top position of an object. Note that by default it’s relative to object top. You can change this by setting originY

Default

Inherited from

Group.top

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:563

touchCornerSize

touchCornerSize: number

Size of object’s controlling corners when touch interaction is detected

Default

Inherited from

Group.touchCornerSize

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:66

transparentCorners

transparentCorners: boolean

When true, object’s controlling corners are rendered as transparent inside (i.e. stroke instead of fill)

Default

true

Inherited from

Group.transparentCorners

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:67

visible

visible: boolean

When set to false, an object is not rendered on canvas

Default

Inherited from

Group.visible

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:193

width

width: number

Object width

Default

Inherited from

Group.width

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:565

cacheProperties

static cacheProperties: string[]

List of properties to consider when checking if cache needs refresh Those properties are checked by calls to Object.set(key, value). If the key is in this list, the object is marked as dirty and refreshed at the next render

Inherited from

Group.cacheProperties

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:221

colorProperties

static colorProperties: string[]

List of properties to consider for animating colors.

Inherited from

Group.colorProperties

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1490

customProperties

static customProperties: string[] = []

Define a list of custom properties that will be serialized when instance.toObject() gets called

Inherited from

Group.customProperties

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1731

ownDefaults

static ownDefaults: Record<string, any> = activeSelectionDefaultValues

Overrides

Group.ownDefaults

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:39

stateProperties

static stateProperties: string[]

This list of properties is used to check if the state of an object is changed. This state change now is only used for children of groups to understand if a group needs its cache regenerated during a .set call

Inherited from

Group.stateProperties

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:212

type

static type: string = 'ActiveSelection'

Legacy identifier of the class. Prefer using utils like isType or instanceOf Will be removed in fabric 7 or 8. The setter exists to avoid type errors in old code and possibly current deserialization code.

TODO

add sustainable warning message

Overrides

Group.type

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:37

Accessors

type

get type(): string

TODO

add sustainable warning message

set type(value): void

Parameters

• value: string

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.type

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:340

Methods

_drawClipPath()

_drawClipPath(ctx, clipPath?): void

Prepare clipPath state and cache and draw it on instance’s cache

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

• clipPath?: BaseFabricObject<Partial<ObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._drawClipPath

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:873

_limitCacheSize()

_limitCacheSize(dims): any

Limit the cache dimensions so that X * Y do not cross config.perfLimitSizeTotal and each side do not cross fabric.cacheSideLimit those numbers are configurable so that you can get as much detail as you want making bargain with performances.

Parameters

• dims: any

Returns

any

.width width of canvas

.height height of canvas

.zoomX zoomX zoom value to unscale the canvas before drawing cache

.zoomY zoomY zoom value to unscale the canvas before drawing cache

Inherited from

Group._limitCacheSize

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:389

_onObjectAdded()

_onObjectAdded(object): void

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._onObjectAdded

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:258

_onStackOrderChanged()

_onStackOrderChanged(): void

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._onStackOrderChanged

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:288

_removeCacheCanvas()

_removeCacheCanvas(): void

Remove cacheCanvas and its dimensions from the objects

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._removeCacheCanvas

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:729

_renderControls()

_renderControls(ctx, styleOverride?, childrenOverride?): void

Renders controls and borders for the object

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to render on

• styleOverride?: Partial<Pick<InteractiveFabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>, "cornerStyle" | "cornerSize" | "cornerColor" | "cornerStrokeColor" | "cornerDashArray" | "transparentCorners">>

properties to override the object style

• childrenOverride?: Partial<Pick<InteractiveFabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>, "cornerStyle" | "cornerSize" | "cornerColor" | "cornerStrokeColor" | "cornerDashArray" | "transparentCorners">>

properties to override the children overrides

Returns

void

Overrides

Group._renderControls

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:237

_setClippingProperties()

_setClippingProperties(ctx): void

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._setClippingProperties

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1011

_setFillStyles()

_setFillStyles(ctx, __namedParameters): void

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

• __namedParameters: Pick<ActiveSelection, "fill">

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._setFillStyles

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1000

_setStrokeStyles()

_setStrokeStyles(ctx, decl): void

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._setStrokeStyles

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:958

_setupCompositeOperation()

_setupCompositeOperation(ctx): void

Sets canvas globalCompositeOperation for specific object custom composition operation for the particular object can be specified using globalCompositeOperation property

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Rendering canvas context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group._setupCompositeOperation

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1465

_toSVG()

_toSVG(reviver?): string[]

Returns svg representation of an instance

Parameters

• reviver?: TSVGReviver

Method for further parsing of svg representation.

Returns

string[]

svg representation of an instance

Inherited from

Group._toSVG

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:635

add()

add(…objects): number

Add objects

Parameters

• …objects: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.add

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:228

addPaintOrder()

addPaintOrder(this): string

Parameters

• this: FabricObjectSVGExportMixin & FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.addPaintOrder

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:249

animate()

animate<T>(animatable, options?): Record<string, TAnimation<T>>

Animates object’s properties

Type Parameters

• T extends number | number[] | TColorArg

Parameters

• animatable: Record<string, T>

map of keys and end values

• options?: Partial<AnimationOptions<T>>

Returns

Record<string, TAnimation<T>>

map of animation contexts

As object — multiple properties

object.animate({ left: …, top: … }); object.animate({ left: …, top: … }, { duration: … });

Inherited from

Group.animate

Tutorial

http://fabricjs.com/fabric-intro-part-2#animation

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1504

bringObjectForward()

bringObjectForward(object, intersecting?): boolean

Moves an object or a selection up in stack of drawn objects An optional parameter, intersecting allows to move the object in front of the first intersecting object. Where intersection is calculated with bounding box. If no intersection is found, there will not be change in the stack.

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to send

• intersecting?: boolean

If true, send object in front of next upper intersecting object

Returns

boolean

true if change occurred

Inherited from

Group.bringObjectForward

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:240

bringObjectToFront()

bringObjectToFront(object): boolean

Moves an object or the objects of a multiple selection to the top of the stack of drawn objects

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to send

Returns

boolean

true if change occurred

Inherited from

Group.bringObjectToFront

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:194

calcACoords()

calcACoords(): TCornerPoint

Calculates the coordinates of the 4 corner of the bbox, in absolute coordinates. those never change with zoom or viewport changes.

Returns

TCornerPoint

Inherited from

Group.calcACoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:427

calcOCoords()

calcOCoords(): Record<string, TOCoord>

Calculates the coordinates of the center of each control plus the corners of the control itself This basically just delegates to each control positionHandler WARNING: changing what is passed to positionHandler is a breaking change, since position handler is a public api and should be done just if extremely necessary

Returns

Record<string, TOCoord>

Inherited from

Group.calcOCoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:255

calcOwnMatrix()

calcOwnMatrix(): TMat2D

calculate transform matrix that represents the current transformations from the object’s properties, this matrix does not include the group transformation

Returns

TMat2D

transform matrix for the object

Inherited from

Group.calcOwnMatrix

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:513

calcTransformMatrix()

calcTransformMatrix(skipGroup?): TMat2D

calculate transform matrix that represents the current transformations from the object’s properties.

Parameters

• skipGroup?: boolean = false

return transform matrix for object not counting parent transformations There are some situation in which this is useful to avoid the fake rotation.

Returns

TMat2D

transform matrix for the object

Inherited from

Group.calcTransformMatrix

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:485

canDrop()

canDrop(_e): boolean

Override to customize drag and drop behavior

Parameters

• _e: DragEvent

Returns

boolean

true if the object currently dragged can be dropped on the target

Inherited from

Group.canDrop

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:701

canEnterGroup()

canEnterGroup(object): boolean

block ancestors/descendants of selected objects from being selected to prevent a circular object tree

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns

boolean

Overrides

Group.canEnterGroup

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:115

clearContextTop()

clearContextTop(restoreManually?): undefined | CanvasRenderingContext2D

Clears the canvas.contextTop in a specific area that corresponds to the object’s bounding box that is in the canvas.contextContainer. This function is used to clear pieces of contextTop where we render ephemeral effects on top of the object. Example: blinking cursor text selection, drag effects.

Parameters

• restoreManually?: boolean

When true won’t restore the context after clear, in order to draw something else.

Returns

undefined | CanvasRenderingContext2D

canvas.contextTop that is either still transformed with the object transformMatrix, or restored to neutral transform

Inherited from

Group.clearContextTop

Todo

discuss swapping restoreManually with a renderCallback, but think of async issues

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:627

clone()

clone(propertiesToInclude?): Promise<ActiveSelection>

Clones an instance.

Parameters

• propertiesToInclude?: string[]

Any properties that you might want to additionally include in the output

Returns

Promise<ActiveSelection>

Inherited from

Group.clone

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1239

cloneAsImage()

cloneAsImage(options?): FabricImage<Partial<ImageProps>, SerializedImageProps, ObjectEvents>

Creates an instance of Image out of an object makes use of toCanvasElement. Once this method was based on toDataUrl and loadImage, so it also had a quality and format option. toCanvasElement is faster and produce no loss of quality. If you need to get a real Jpeg or Png from an object, using toDataURL is the right way to do it. toCanvasElement and then toBlob from the obtained canvas is also a good option.

Parameters

• options?: ObjectToCanvasElementOptions

for clone as image, passed to toDataURL

Returns

FabricImage<Partial<ImageProps>, SerializedImageProps, ObjectEvents>

Object cloned as image.

Inherited from

Group.cloneAsImage

Todo

fix the export type, it could not be Image but the type that getClass return for ‘image’.

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1265

collectObjects()

collectObjects(bbox, options): InteractiveFabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Given a bounding box, return all the objects of the collection that are contained in the bounding box. If includeIntersecting is true, return also the objects that intersect the bounding box as well. This is meant to work with selection. Is not a generic method.

Parameters

• bbox: TBBox

a bounding box in scene coordinates

• options = {}

an object with includeIntersecting

• options.includeIntersecting?: boolean = true

Returns

InteractiveFabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

array of objects contained in the bounding box, ordered from top to bottom stacking wise

Inherited from

Group.collectObjects

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:326

complexity()

complexity(): number

Returns

number

complexity

Inherited from

Group.complexity

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:165

contains()

contains(object, deep?): boolean

Returns true if collection contains an object.
Prefer using FabricObject#isDescendantOf for performance reasons instead of a.contains(b) use b.isDescendantOf(a)

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to check against

• deep?: boolean

true to check all descendants, false to check only _objects

Returns

boolean

true if collection contains an object

Inherited from

Group.contains

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:148

containsPoint()

containsPoint(point): boolean

Checks if point is inside the object

Parameters

• point: Point

Point to check against

Returns

boolean

true if point is inside the object

Inherited from

Group.containsPoint

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:282

dispose()

dispose(): void

cancel instance’s running animations override if necessary to dispose artifacts such as clipPath

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.dispose

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:603

drawBorders()

drawBorders(ctx, options, styleOverride?): void

Draws borders of an object’s bounding box. Requires public properties: width, height Requires public options: padding, borderColor

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to draw on

• options: Required<Omit<TComposeMatrixArgs, "flipX" | "flipY">>

object representing current object parameters

• styleOverride?: TStyleOverride

object to override the object style

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawBorders

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:478

drawCacheOnCanvas()

drawCacheOnCanvas(this, ctx): void

Paint the cached copy of the object on the target context.

Parameters

• this: TCachedFabricObject<BaseFabricObject<Partial<ObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>>

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to render on

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawCacheOnCanvas

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:891

drawClipPathOnCache()

drawClipPathOnCache(ctx, clipPath): void

Execute the drawing operation for an object clipPath

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to render on

• clipPath: TCachedFabricObject<BaseFabricObject<Partial<ObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>>

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawClipPathOnCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:820

drawControls()

drawControls(ctx, styleOverride): void

Draws corners of an object’s bounding box. Requires public properties: width, height Requires public options: cornerSize, padding Be aware that since fabric 6.0 this function does not call setCoords anymore. setCoords needs to be called manually if the object of which we are rendering controls is outside the standard selection and transform process.

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to draw on

• styleOverride: Partial<Pick<InteractiveFabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>, "cornerStyle" | "cornerSize" | "cornerColor" | "cornerStrokeColor" | "cornerDashArray" | "transparentCorners">> = {}

object to override the object style

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawControls

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:550

drawControlsConnectingLines()

drawControlsConnectingLines(ctx, size): void

Draws lines from a borders of an object’s bounding box to controls that have withConnection property set. Requires public properties: width, height Requires public options: padding, borderColor

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to draw on

• size: Point

object size x = width, y = height

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawControlsConnectingLines

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:517

drawObject()

drawObject(ctx): void

Execute the drawing operation for an object on a specified context

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to render on

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:496

drawSelectionBackground()

drawSelectionBackground(ctx): void

Draws a colored layer behind the object, inside its selection borders. Requires public options: padding, selectionBackgroundColor this function is called when the context is transformed has checks to be skipped when the object is on a staticCanvas

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context to draw on

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.drawSelectionBackground

Todo

evaluate if make this disappear in favor of a pre-render hook for objects this was added by Andrea Bogazzi to make possible some feature for work reasons it seemed a good option, now is an edge case

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:375

findCommonAncestors()

findCommonAncestors<T>(other): AncestryComparison

Compare ancestors

Type Parameters

• T extends ActiveSelection

Parameters

• other: T

Returns

AncestryComparison

an object that represent the ancestry situation.

Inherited from

Group.findCommonAncestors

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1622

findNewLowerIndex()

findNewLowerIndex(object, idx, intersecting?): number

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

• idx: number

• intersecting?: boolean

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.findNewLowerIndex

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:272

findNewUpperIndex()

findNewUpperIndex(object, idx, intersecting?): number

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

• idx: number

• intersecting?: boolean

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.findNewUpperIndex

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:295

fire()

fire<K>(eventName, options?): void

Fires event with an optional options object

Type Parameters

• K extends keyof GroupEvents

Parameters

• eventName: K

Event name to fire

• options?: GroupEvents[K]

Options object

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.fire

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:167

forEachControl()

forEachControl(fn): void

Calls a function for each control. The function gets called, with the control, the control’s key and the object that is calling the iterator

Parameters

• fn

function to iterate over the controls over

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.forEachControl

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:353

forEachObject()

forEachObject(callback): void

Executes given function for each object in this group A simple shortcut for getObjects().forEach, before es6 was more complicated, now is just a shortcut.

Parameters

• callback

Callback invoked with current object as first argument, index - as second and an array of all objects - as third.

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.forEachObject

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:91

get()

get(property): any

Basic getter

Parameters

• property: string

Property name

Returns

any

value of a property

Inherited from

Group.get

Defined in

src/CommonMethods.ts:59

getActiveControl()

getActiveControl(): undefined | object

Returns

undefined | object

Inherited from

Group.getActiveControl

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:194

getAncestors()

getAncestors(): Ancestors

Returns

Ancestors

ancestors (excluding ActiveSelection) from bottom to top

Inherited from

Group.getAncestors

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1605

getBoundingRect()

getBoundingRect(): TBBox

Returns coordinates of object’s bounding rectangle (left, top, width, height) the box is intended as aligned to axis of canvas.

Returns

TBBox

Object with left, top, width, height properties

Inherited from

Group.getBoundingRect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:343

getCanvasRetinaScaling()

getCanvasRetinaScaling(): number

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.getCanvasRetinaScaling

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:400

getCenterPoint()

getCenterPoint(): Point

Returns the center coordinates of the object relative to canvas

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.getCenterPoint

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:723

getCoords()

getCoords(): Point[]

Returns

Point[]

[tl, tr, br, bl] in the scene plane

Inherited from

Group.getCoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:204

getObjectOpacity()

getObjectOpacity(): number

Return the object opacity counting also the group property

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.getObjectOpacity

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:590

getObjectScaling()

getObjectScaling(): Point

Return the object scale factor counting also the group scaling

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.getObjectScaling

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:559

getObjects()

getObjects(…types?): FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Returns an array of children objects of this instance

Parameters

• …types?: string[]

When specified, only objects of these types are returned

Returns

FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Inherited from

Group.getObjects

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:108

getPointByOrigin()

getPointByOrigin(originX, originY): Point

Returns the coordinates of the object as if it has a different origin

Parameters

• originX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.getPointByOrigin

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:748

getRelativeCenterPoint()

getRelativeCenterPoint(): Point

Returns the center coordinates of the object relative to it’s parent

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.getRelativeCenterPoint

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:734

getRelativeX()

getRelativeX(): number

Returns

number

x position according to object’s originX property in parent’s coordinate plane
if parent is canvas then this property is identical to getX

Inherited from

Group.getRelativeX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:115

getRelativeXY()

getRelativeXY(): Point

Returns

Point

x,y position according to object’s originX originY properties in parent’s coordinate plane

Inherited from

Group.getRelativeXY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:176

getRelativeY()

getRelativeY(): number

Returns

number

y position according to object’s originY property in parent’s coordinate plane
if parent is canvas then this property is identical to getY

Inherited from

Group.getRelativeY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:131

getScaledHeight()

getScaledHeight(): number

Returns height of an object bounding box counting transformations

Returns

number

height value

Inherited from

Group.getScaledHeight

Todo

shouldn’t this account for group transform and return the actual size in canvas coordinate plane?

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:361

getScaledWidth()

getScaledWidth(): number

Returns width of an object’s bounding box counting transformations

Returns

number

width value

Inherited from

Group.getScaledWidth

Todo

shouldn’t this account for group transform and return the actual size in canvas coordinate plane?

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:352

getSvgCommons()

getSvgCommons(this): string

Returns id attribute for svg output

Parameters

• this: FabricObjectSVGExportMixin & FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents> & object

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.getSvgCommons

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:84

getSvgFilter()

getSvgFilter(this): string

Returns filter for svg shadow

Parameters

• this: FabricObjectSVGExportMixin & FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.getSvgFilter

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:76

getSvgStyles()

getSvgStyles(): string

Returns styles-string for svg-export, specific version for group

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.getSvgStyles

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:650

getSvgTransform()

getSvgTransform(this, full?, additionalTransform?): string

Returns transform-string for svg-export

Parameters

• this: FabricObjectSVGExportMixin & FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

• full?: boolean

• additionalTransform?: string = ''

Returns

string

Inherited from

Group.getSvgTransform

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:103

getTotalAngle()

getTotalAngle(): TDegree

Returns the object angle relative to canvas counting also the group property

Returns

TDegree

Inherited from

Group.getTotalAngle

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:408

getTotalObjectScaling()

getTotalObjectScaling(): Point

Return the object scale factor counting also the group scaling, zoom and retina

Returns

Point

object with scaleX and scaleY properties

Inherited from

Group.getTotalObjectScaling

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:576

getViewportTransform()

getViewportTransform(): TMat2D

Retrieves viewportTransform from Object’s canvas if available

Returns

TMat2D

Inherited from

Group.getViewportTransform

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:418

getX()

getX(): number

Returns

number

x position according to object’s originX property in canvas coordinate plane

Inherited from

Group.getX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:86

getXY()

getXY(): Point

Returns

Point

x position according to object’s originX originY properties in canvas coordinate plane

Inherited from

Group.getXY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:146

getY()

getY(): number

Returns

number

y position according to object’s originY property in canvas coordinate plane

Inherited from

Group.getY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:100

hasCommonAncestors()

hasCommonAncestors<T>(other): boolean

Type Parameters

• T extends ActiveSelection

Parameters

• other: T

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.hasCommonAncestors

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1687

hasFill()

hasFill(): null | boolean | ""

return true if the object will draw a fill Does not consider text styles. This is just a shortcut used at rendering time We want it to be an approximation and be fast. wrote to avoid extra caching, it has to return true when fill happens, can guess when it will not happen at 100% chance, does not matter if it misses some use case where the fill is invisible.

Returns

null | boolean | ""

Boolean

Inherited from

Group.hasFill

Since

3.0.0

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:760

hasStroke()

hasStroke(): null | boolean | ""

return true if the object will draw a stroke Does not consider text styles. This is just a shortcut used at rendering time We want it to be an approximation and be fast. wrote to avoid extra caching, it has to return true when stroke happens, can guess when it will not happen at 100% chance, does not matter if it misses some use case where the stroke is invisible.

Returns

null | boolean | ""

Boolean

Inherited from

Group.hasStroke

Since

3.0.0

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:744

insertAt()

insertAt(index, …objects): number

Inserts an object into collection at specified index

Parameters

• index: number

Index to insert object at

• …objects: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Object to insert

Returns

number

Inherited from

Group.insertAt

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:240

intersectsWithObject()

intersectsWithObject(other): boolean

Checks if object intersects with another object

Parameters

• other: ObjectGeometry<ObjectEvents>

Object to test

Returns

boolean

true if object intersects with another object

Inherited from

Group.intersectsWithObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:232

intersectsWithRect()

intersectsWithRect(tl, br): boolean

Checks if object intersects with the scene rect formed by tl and br

Parameters

• tl: Point

• br: Point

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.intersectsWithRect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:218

isCacheDirty()

isCacheDirty(skipCanvas): boolean

Check if cache is dirty

Parameters

• skipCanvas: boolean = false

skip canvas checks because this object is painted on parent canvas.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isCacheDirty

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:905

isContainedWithinObject()

isContainedWithinObject(other): boolean

Checks if object is fully contained within area of another object

Parameters

• other: ObjectGeometry<ObjectEvents>

Object to test

Returns

boolean

true if object is fully contained within area of another object

Inherited from

Group.isContainedWithinObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:251

isContainedWithinRect()

isContainedWithinRect(tl, br): boolean

Checks if object is fully contained within the scene rect formed by tl and br

Parameters

• tl: Point

• br: Point

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isContainedWithinRect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:259

isControlVisible()

isControlVisible(controlKey): boolean

Returns true if the specified control is visible, false otherwise.

Parameters

• controlKey: string

The key of the control. Possible values are usually ‘tl’, ‘tr’, ‘br’, ‘bl’, ‘ml’, ‘mt’, ‘mr’, ‘mb’, ‘mtr’, but since the control api allow for any control name, can be any string.

Returns

boolean

true if the specified control is visible, false otherwise

Inherited from

Group.isControlVisible

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:584

isDescendantOf()

isDescendantOf(target): boolean

Checks if object is descendant of target Should be used instead of Group.contains or StaticCanvas.contains for performance reasons

Parameters

• target: TAncestor

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isDescendantOf

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1591

isEmpty()

isEmpty(): boolean

Returns true if collection contains no objects

Returns

boolean

true if collection is empty

Inherited from

Group.isEmpty

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:128

isInFrontOf()

isInFrontOf<T>(other): undefined | boolean

Type Parameters

• T extends ActiveSelection

Parameters

• other: T

object to compare against

Returns

undefined | boolean

if objects do not share a common ancestor or they are strictly equal it is impossible to determine which is in front of the other; in such cases the function returns undefined

Inherited from

Group.isInFrontOf

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1697

isNotVisible()

isNotVisible(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isNotVisible

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:669

isOnACache()

isOnACache(): boolean

Check if this group or its parent group are caching, recursively up

Returns

boolean

Overrides

Group.isOnACache

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:227

isOnScreen()

isOnScreen(): boolean

Checks if object is contained within the canvas with current viewportTransform the check is done stopping at first point that appears on screen

Returns

boolean

true if object is fully or partially contained within canvas

Inherited from

Group.isOnScreen

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:291

isOverlapping()

isOverlapping<T>(other): boolean

Type Parameters

• T extends ObjectGeometry<ObjectEvents>

Parameters

• other: T

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isOverlapping

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:269

isPartiallyOnScreen()

isPartiallyOnScreen(): boolean

Checks if object is partially contained within the canvas with current viewportTransform

Returns

boolean

true if object is partially contained within canvas

Inherited from

Group.isPartiallyOnScreen

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:321

isType()

isType(…types): boolean

Returns true if any of the specified types is identical to the type of an instance

Parameters

• …types: string[]

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.isType

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1396

item()

item(index): FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Returns object at specified index

Parameters

• index: number

Returns

FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

object at index

Inherited from

Group.item

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:120

moveObjectTo()

moveObjectTo(object, index): boolean

Moves an object to specified level in stack of drawn objects

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to send

• index: number

Position to move to

Returns

boolean

true if change occurred

Inherited from

Group.moveObjectTo

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:262

multiSelectAdd()

multiSelectAdd(…targets): void

Adds objects with respect to multiSelectionStacking

Parameters

• …targets: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

object to add to selection

Returns

void

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:94

needsItsOwnCache()

needsItsOwnCache(): boolean

When set to true, force the object to have its own cache, even if it is inside a group it may be needed when your object behave in a particular way on the cache and always needs its own isolated canvas to render correctly. Created to be overridden since 1.7.12

Returns

boolean

Boolean

Inherited from

Group.needsItsOwnCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:772

off()

off(eventName)

off<K>(eventName): void

Unsubscribe all event listeners for eventname. Do not use this pattern. You could kill internal fabricJS events. We know we should have protected events for internal flows, but we don’t have yet

Type Parameters

• K extends keyof GroupEvents

Parameters

• eventName: K

event name (eg. ‘after:render ’)

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.off

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:122

off(eventName, handler)

off<K>(eventName, handler): void

unsubscribe an event listener

Type Parameters

• K extends keyof GroupEvents

Parameters

• eventName: K

event name (eg. ‘after:render ’)

• handler: TEventCallback<any>

event listener to unsubscribe

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.off

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:128

off(handlers)

off(handlers): void

unsubscribe event listeners

Parameters

• handlers: EventRegistryObject<GroupEvents>

handlers key/value pairs (eg. {‘after:render ’: handler, ‘selection:cleared ’: handler})

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.off

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:133

off()

off(): void

unsubscribe all event listeners

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.off

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:137

on()

on(eventName, handler)

on<K, E>(eventName, handler): VoidFunction

Observes specified event

Type Parameters

• K extends keyof GroupEvents

Parameters

• eventName: K

Event name (eg. ‘after:render ’)

• handler: TEventCallback<E>

Function that receives a notification when an event of the specified type occurs

Returns

VoidFunction

disposer

Inherited from

Group.on

Alias

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:23

on(handlers)

on(handlers): VoidFunction

Parameters

• handlers: EventRegistryObject<GroupEvents>

Returns

VoidFunction

Inherited from

Group.on

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:27

onDeselect()

onDeselect(): boolean

remove all objects

Returns

boolean

Overrides

Group.onDeselect

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:198

onDragStart()

onDragStart(_e): boolean

Override to customize Drag behavior
Fired once a drag session has started

Parameters

• _e: DragEvent

Returns

boolean

true to handle the drag event

Inherited from

Group.onDragStart

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:691

onSelect()

onSelect(_options?): boolean

This callback function is called every time _discardActiveObject or _setActiveObject try to to select this object. If the function returns true, the process is cancelled

Parameters

• _options?

options sent from the upper functions

• _options.e?: TPointerEvent

event if the process is generated by an event

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.onSelect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:672

once()

once(eventName, handler)

once<K, E>(eventName, handler): VoidFunction

Observes specified event once

Type Parameters

• K extends keyof GroupEvents

Parameters

• eventName: K

Event name (eg. ‘after:render ’)

• handler: TEventCallback<E>

Function that receives a notification when an event of the specified type occurs

Returns

VoidFunction

disposer

Inherited from

Group.once

Alias

once

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:62

once(handlers)

once(handlers): VoidFunction

Parameters

• handlers: EventRegistryObject<GroupEvents>

Returns

VoidFunction

Inherited from

Group.once

Defined in

src/Observable.ts:66

remove()

remove(…objects): FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Remove objects

Parameters

• …objects: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Returns

FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

removed objects

Inherited from

Group.remove

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:252

removeAll()

removeAll(): FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

Remove all objects

Returns

FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>[]

removed objects

Inherited from

Group.removeAll

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:319

render()

render(ctx): void

Renders instance on a given context

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

context to render instance on

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.render

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:537

renderCache()

renderCache(options?): void

Parameters

• options?: any

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.renderCache

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:715

renderDragSourceEffect()

renderDragSourceEffect(_e): void

Override to customize drag and drop behavior render a specific effect when an object is the source of a drag event example: render the selection status for the part of text that is being dragged from a text object

Parameters

• _e: DragEvent

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.renderDragSourceEffect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:712

renderDropTargetEffect()

renderDropTargetEffect(_e): void

Override to customize drag and drop behavior render a specific effect when an object is the target of a drag event used to show that the underly object can receive a drop, or to show how the object will change when dropping. example: show the cursor where the text is about to be dropped

Parameters

• _e: DragEvent

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.renderDropTargetEffect

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:724

rotate()

rotate(angle): void

Sets “angle” of an instance with centered rotation

Parameters

• angle: TDegree

Angle value (in degrees)

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.rotate

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1424

scale()

scale(value): void

Scales an object (equally by x and y)

Parameters

• value: number

Scale factor

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.scale

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:370

scaleToHeight()

scaleToHeight(value): void

Scales an object to a given height, with respect to bounding box (scaling by x/y equally)

Parameters

• value: number

New height value

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.scaleToHeight

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:393

scaleToWidth()

scaleToWidth(value): void

Scales an object to a given width, with respect to bounding box (scaling by x/y equally)

Parameters

• value: number

New width value

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.scaleToWidth

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:381

sendObjectBackwards()

sendObjectBackwards(object, intersecting?): boolean

Moves an object or a selection down in stack of drawn objects An optional parameter, intersecting allows to move the object in behind the first intersecting object. Where intersection is calculated with bounding box. If no intersection is found, there will not be change in the stack.

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to send

• intersecting?: boolean

If true, send object behind next lower intersecting object

Returns

boolean

true if change occurred

Inherited from

Group.sendObjectBackwards

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:214

sendObjectToBack()

sendObjectToBack(object): boolean

Moves an object or the objects of a multiple selection to the bottom of the stack of drawn objects

Parameters

• object: FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Object to send to back

Returns

boolean

true if change occurred

Inherited from

Group.sendObjectToBack

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:178

set()

set(key, value?): ActiveSelection

Sets property to a given value. When changing position/dimension -related properties (left, top, scale, angle, etc.) set does not update position of object’s borders/controls. If you need to update those, call setCoords().

Parameters

• key: string | Record<string, any>

Property name or object (if object, iterate over the object properties)

• value?: any

Property value (if function, the value is passed into it and its return value is used as a new one)

Returns

ActiveSelection

Inherited from

Group.set

Defined in

src/CommonMethods.ts:29

setControlVisible()

setControlVisible(controlKey, visible): void

Sets the visibility of the specified control. please do not use.

Parameters

• controlKey: string

The key of the control. Possible values are ‘tl’, ‘tr’, ‘br’, ‘bl’, ‘ml’, ‘mt’, ‘mr’, ‘mb’, ‘mtr’. but since the control api allow for any control name, can be any string.

• visible: boolean

true to set the specified control visible, false otherwise

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setControlVisible

Todo

discuss this overlap of priority here with the team. Andrea Bogazzi for details

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:599

setControlsVisibility()

setControlsVisibility(options?): void

Sets the visibility state of object controls, this is just a bulk option for setControlVisible;

Parameters

• options?: Record<string, boolean> = {}

with an optional key per control example: {Boolean} [options.bl] true to enable the bottom-left control, false to disable it

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setControlsVisibility

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:611

setCoords()

setCoords(): void

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setCoords

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:519

setOnGroup()

setOnGroup(): void

This callback function is called by the parent group of an object every time a non-delegated property changes on the group. It is passed the key and value as parameters. Not adding in this function’s signature to avoid Travis build error about unused variables.

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setOnGroup

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1456

setPositionByOrigin()

setPositionByOrigin(pos, originX, originY): void

Sets the position of the object taking into consideration the object’s origin

Parameters

• pos: Point

The new position of the object

• originX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setPositionByOrigin

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:763

setRelativeX()

setRelativeX(value): void

Parameters

• value: number

x position according to object’s originX property in parent’s coordinate plane
if parent is canvas then this method is identical to setX

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setRelativeX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:123

setRelativeXY()

setRelativeXY(point, originX?, originY?): void

As setXY, but in current parent’s coordinate plane (the current group if any or the canvas)

Parameters

• point: Point

position according to object’s originX originY properties in parent’s coordinate plane

• originX?: TOriginX = ...

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY?: TOriginY = ...

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setRelativeXY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:186

setRelativeY()

setRelativeY(value): void

Parameters

• value: number

y position according to object’s originY property in parent’s coordinate plane
if parent is canvas then this property is identical to setY

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setRelativeY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:139

setX()

setX(value): void

Parameters

• value: number

x position according to object’s originX property in canvas coordinate plane

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setX

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:93

setXY()

setXY(point, originX?, originY?): void

Set an object position to a particular point, the point is intended in absolute ( canvas ) coordinate. You can specify originX and originY values, that otherwise are the object’s current values.

Parameters

• point: Point

position in scene coordinate plane

• originX?: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY?: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setXY

Example

object.setXY(new Point(5, 5), 'left', 'bottom').

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:163

setY()

setY(value): void

Parameters

• value: number

y position according to object’s originY property in canvas coordinate plane

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.setY

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:107

shouldCache()

shouldCache(): boolean

Decide if the object should cache or not. Create its own cache level objectCaching is a global flag, wins over everything needsItsOwnCache should be used when the object drawing method requires a cache step. None of the fabric classes requires it. Generally you do not cache objects in groups because the group outside is cached.

Returns

boolean

Overrides

Group.shouldCache

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:219

shouldStartDragging()

shouldStartDragging(_e): boolean

Override to customize Drag behavior Fired from Canvas#_onMouseMove

Parameters

• _e: TPointerEvent

Returns

boolean

true in order for the window to start a drag session

Inherited from

Group.shouldStartDragging

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:682

size()

size(): number

Returns a size of a collection (i.e: length of an array containing its objects)

Returns

number

Collection size

Inherited from

Group.size

Defined in

src/Collection.ts:136

strokeBorders()

strokeBorders(ctx, size): void

override this function in order to customize the drawing of the control box, e.g. rounded corners, different border style.

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

ctx is rotated and translated so that (0,0) is at object’s center

• size: Point

the control box size used

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.strokeBorders

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/InteractiveObject.ts:399

toCanvasElement()

toCanvasElement(options): HTMLCanvasElement

Converts an object into a HTMLCanvas element

Parameters

• options: ObjectToCanvasElementOptions = {}

Options object

Returns

HTMLCanvasElement

Returns DOM element

Inherited from

Group.toCanvasElement

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1287

toClipPathSVG()

toClipPathSVG(reviver?): string

Returns svg clipPath representation of an instance

Parameters

• reviver?: TSVGReviver

Method for further parsing of svg representation.

Returns

string

svg representation of an instance

Inherited from

Group.toClipPathSVG

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:664

toDataURL()

toDataURL(options): string

Converts an object into a data-url-like string

Parameters

• options: toDataURLOptions = {}

Options object

Returns

string

Returns a data: URL containing a representation of the object in the format specified by options.format

Inherited from

Group.toDataURL

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1383

toDatalessObject()

toDatalessObject(propertiesToInclude?): any

Returns (dataless) object representation of an instance

Parameters

• propertiesToInclude?: any[]

Any properties that you might want to additionally include in the output

Returns

any

Object representation of an instance

Inherited from

Group.toDatalessObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1831

toJSON()

toJSON(): any

Returns a JSON representation of an instance

Returns

any

JSON

Inherited from

Group.toJSON

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1415

toObject()

toObject<T, K>(propertiesToInclude?): Pick<T, K> & SerializedGroupProps

Returns object representation of an instance

Type Parameters

• T extends Omit<GroupProps & TClassProperties<ActiveSelection>, keyof SerializedGroupProps>

• K extends string | number | symbol = never

Parameters

• propertiesToInclude?: K[] = []

Any properties that you might want to additionally include in the output

Returns

Pick<T, K> & SerializedGroupProps

object representation of an instance

Inherited from

Group.toObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:574

toSVG()

toSVG(this, reviver?): string

Returns svg representation of an instance

Parameters

• this: FabricObjectSVGExportMixin & FabricObject<Partial<FabricObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

• reviver?: TSVGReviver

Method for further parsing of svg representation.

Returns

string

svg representation of an instance

Inherited from

Group.toSVG

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/FabricObjectSVGExportMixin.ts:129

toString()

toString(): string

Returns string representation of a group

Returns

string

Overrides

Group.toString

Defined in

src/shapes/ActiveSelection.ts:207

toggle()

toggle(property): ActiveSelection

Toggles specified property from true to false or from false to true

Parameters

• property: string

Property to toggle

Returns

ActiveSelection

Inherited from

Group.toggle

Defined in

src/CommonMethods.ts:46

transform()

transform(ctx): void

Transforms context when rendering an object

Parameters

• ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D

Context

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.transform

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:547

transformMatrixKey()

transformMatrixKey(skipGroup): number[]

Parameters

• skipGroup: boolean = false

Returns

number[]

Inherited from

Group.transformMatrixKey

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:453

translateToCenterPoint()

translateToCenterPoint(point, originX, originY): Point

Translates the coordinates from origin to center coordinates (based on the object’s dimensions)

Parameters

• point: Point

The point which corresponds to the originX and originY params

• originX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.translateToCenterPoint

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:676

translateToGivenOrigin()

translateToGivenOrigin(point, fromOriginX, fromOriginY, toOriginX, toOriginY): Point

Translates the coordinates from a set of origin to another (based on the object’s dimensions)

Parameters

• point: Point

The point which corresponds to the originX and originY params

• fromOriginX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• fromOriginY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

• toOriginX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• toOriginY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.translateToGivenOrigin

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:648

translateToOriginPoint()

translateToOriginPoint(center, originX, originY): Point

Translates the coordinates from center to origin coordinates (based on the object’s dimensions)

Parameters

• center: Point

The point which corresponds to center of the object

• originX: TOriginX

Horizontal origin: ‘left’, ‘center’ or ‘right’

• originY: TOriginY

Vertical origin: ‘top’, ‘center’ or ‘bottom’

Returns

Point

Inherited from

Group.translateToOriginPoint

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/ObjectGeometry.ts:701

triggerLayout()

triggerLayout(options): void

Parameters

• options: ImperativeLayoutOptions = {}

Returns

void

Inherited from

Group.triggerLayout

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:525

willDrawShadow()

willDrawShadow(): boolean

Check if this object or a child object will cast a shadow

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

Group.willDrawShadow

Defined in

src/shapes/Group.ts:472

_fromObject()

static _fromObject<S>(__namedParameters, __namedParameters): Promise<S>

Type Parameters

• S extends BaseFabricObject<Partial<ObjectProps>, SerializedObjectProps, ObjectEvents>

Parameters

• __namedParameters: Record<string, unknown>

• __namedParameters: Abortable & object = {}

Returns

Promise<S>

Inherited from

Group._fromObject

Defined in

src/shapes/Object/Object.ts:1884

createControls()

static createControls(): object

Creates the default control object. If you prefer to have on instance of controls shared among all objects make this function return an empty object and add controls to the ownDefaults