love.physics.newBody

Creates a new body.

There are three types of bodies.

  • Static bodies do not move, have a infinite mass, and can be used for level boundaries.
  • Dynamic bodies are the main actors in the simulation, they collide with everything.
  • Kinematic bodies do not react to forces and only collide with dynamic bodies.

The mass of the body gets calculated when a Fixture is attached or removed, but can be changed at any time with Body:setMass or Body:resetMassData.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

body = love.physics.newBody( world, x, y, type )

Arguments

World world
The world to create the body in.
number x (0)
The x position of the body.
number y (0)
The y position of the body.
BodyType type ("static")
The type of the body.

Returns

Body body
A new body.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.8.0
This variant is not supported in that and later versions.

Synopsis

body = love.physics.newBody( world, x, y, m, i )

Arguments

World world
The world to create the body in.
number x (0)
The x position of the body.
number y (0)
The y position of the body.
number m (0)
The mass of the body.
number i (0)
The rotational inertia of the body.

Returns

Body body
A new body.

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