Pyro LayerObject Z value/Rendering order

[abakoboParticipant]

I’d like to define the rendering order of Pyro’s LayerObjects.

Modifying Z is not changing the rendering order..
What’s LayerObject.Z for?

How can I define LayerObjects rendering order?

For now last added LayerObject draws in front is all I can control.

EDIT: I’m now using layers but still wonder what the .Z value is for and if there is anther way (than layers) to set render order.

[Abe _King_Participant]

Unfortunately, this is something missing from the Pyro2 Bananas that is pretty helpful in a lot of cases. All you gotta do is create a sorter class and then set a layer’s Sorter to it!

For Example, the class and the layer setting

Monkey

' This is your sorter, a class which has ' an update method that takes a stack of LayerObjects ' ISorter is a pyro-scenegraph Interface. Class DepthSort Implements ISorter Method Update( objects:Stack<LayerObject> ) ' sort this stack of layerobjects objects.Sort( Lambda(a:LayerObject,b:LayerObject) Return a.Z - b.Z End ) End End ' ...whatever/wherever the layer is layer.Sorter = New DepthSort()

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' This is your sorter, a class which has ' an update method that takes a stack of LayerObjects ' ISorter is a pyro-scenegraph Interface. Class DepthSort Implements ISorter   Method Update( objects:Stack<LayerObject> ) ' sort this stack of layerobjects objects.Sort( Lambda(a:LayerObject,b:LayerObject) Return a.Z - b.Z End ) End End   ' ...whatever/wherever the layer is layer.Sorter = New DepthSort()

A while back I wondered the same thing and looked to see if there was a way to Sort elements in a Pyro layer – I found a slightly indirect answer finding out that something like this existed in the first Pyro engine and checked and saw that Pyro 2 layers also had sorting functionality!

Disclaimer: I never tested this code lol

[PlayniaxParticipant]

You are correct. It does have a sorter. I can create an example if the above did not do it for you!

[abakoboParticipant]

Great thanks worked almost perfectly. Had to add just a “:Int” after “Lambda”

Monkey

Class DepthSort Implements ISorter Method Update( objects:Stack<LayerObject> ) ' sort this stack of layerobjects objects.Sort( Lambda:Int(a:LayerObject,b:LayerObject) Return a.Z - b.Z End ) End End

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Class DepthSort Implements ISorter Method Update( objects:Stack<LayerObject> ) ' sort this stack of layerobjects objects.Sort( Lambda:Int(a:LayerObject,b:LayerObject) Return  a.Z - b.Z End ) End End

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