$.

$ is the core of Teach and Draw. Through the $ we can access all of the libraries functionality.

Modules

• $.shape//Controls for Drawing Shapesdrawing
• $.state//Manage configurations of object parametersdrawing, settings
• $.camera//Controls Camera
• $.storage//Lets you save objects and values to storage to persist between browser refreshesstorage, save, load
• $.colour//Colour settings for drawing modules such as shape and textcolour, color, drawing, text, shape
• $.keys//keyboard controls for usersinput, controls, game, interface
• $.math//Commonly used math methods.
• $.touch//Touch controls
• $.mouse//Mouse interactiongame, input, controls, flatclicker
• $.text//controls for formatting and outputting textdrawing, output, game
• Group//A enhanced Array for TaDgame, collection, data
• Button//Button created by $.makeButton()input, gui, graphical user interface, entity, control
• Dropdown//Dropdown Entity created $.makeDropdowninput, gui, graphical user interface, entity, control
• Slider//Slider Entity created by $.makeSlider()input, gui, graphical user interface, entity, control
• Checkbox//Checkbox created by $.makeCheckbox()input, gui, graphical user interface, entity, control
• Image//Image Entity created by $.loadImage()drawing, load, game, entity
• Collider//Collider created by $.makeBoxCollider() and $.makeCircleCollider()physics, game, entity
• Animation//Controls for Animationdrawing, load, game, entity
• Sound//Sound created by $.loadSound()load, game

Properties

• $.paused:boolean//can be multiple values of any one type
• $.debug:boolean//can be multiple values of any one type
• $.w:number//
• $.h:number//
• $.frameCount:number//

Methods

• $.loadCustomFont (name,filepath)//Used to load a custom font for use in the program. Must be file type ttf, otf, woff or woff2.
• $.loadSound (filepath)//Queues a sound to be loaded.
• $.loadImage (x,y,filepath)//Queues an image to be loaded and returns a Image Entity.
• $.loadJsonFile (filepath)//Queues a json file to be loaded and returns an object
• $.loadTextFile (filepath)//Queues a text file to be loaded and returns an array of text
• $.loadAnimation (x,y,filepaths)//Queues an animation to be loaded and returns an animationWrapper entity
• $.makeGroup (values)//Returns a new Group
• $.makeButton (x,y,w,h,label)//Returns a button
• $.makeDropdown (x,y,w,options)//Returns a dropdown
• $.makeCheckbox (x,y,w,h)//Returns a checkbox
• $.makeSlider (x,y,w)//Returns a slider
• $.makeBoxCollider (x,y,w,h)//Returns a box collider
• $.makeCircleCollider (x,y,d)//Returns a circle collider
• $.drawColliders ()//Calls the .draw() of all colliders that exist