Chapter 224: DepthTexture

Core Idea

This class can be used to automatically save the depth information of a rendering into a texture.

Key Concepts

• compareFunction : NeverCompare | LessCompare | EqualCompare | LessEqualCompare | GreaterCompare | NotEqualCompare | GreaterEqualCompare | AlwaysCompare: Code corresponding to the depth compare function.
• flipY : boolean: If set to true, the texture is flipped along the vertical axis when uploaded to the GPU.
• generateMipmaps : boolean: Whether to generate mipmaps (if possible) for a texture.
• isDepthTexture : boolean (readonly): This flag can be used for type testing.

Reference Tables

Constructor

Signature
new DepthTexture( width : number, height : number, type : number, mapping : number, wrapS : number, wrapT : number, magFilter : number, minFilter : number, anisotropy : number, format : number, depth : number )

Properties

Property	Description
`.compareFunction : NeverCompare	LessCompare
.flipY : boolean	If set to true, the texture is flipped along the vertical axis when uploaded to the GPU.
.generateMipmaps : boolean	Whether to generate mipmaps (if possible) for a texture.
.isDepthTexture : boolean (readonly)	This flag can be used for type testing.

Key Takeaways

1. DepthTexture extends: EventDispatcher → Texture
2. Most relevant properties: compareFunction, flipY, generateMipmaps, isDepthTexture.

Connects To

• EventDispatcher: parent class
• Texture: parent class
• Source: src/textures/DepthTexture.js