attachment.type

Type: string (read-only)

Attachment types: All

Overview

The type of the attachment. This determines which properties and methods are available.

Possible Values

• "region" - A rectangular image/sprite (RegionAttachment)

• "mesh" - A deformable mesh (MeshAttachment)

• "boundingbox" - A collision polygon (BoundingBoxAttachment)

• "path" - A curved path for constraints (PathAttachment)

• "point" - A point with rotation (PointAttachment)

• "clipping" - A clipping mask (ClippingAttachment)

• "none" - No attachment (nil)

Example

local slot = skeleton:findSlot("gun")
local attachment = slot.attachment

if attachment then
    if attachment.type == "region" then
        -- Can use x, y, rotation, scaleX, scaleY, etc.
        attachment.rotation = 45
    elseif attachment.type == "mesh" then
        -- Can use triangles, vertices, etc.
        print("Mesh has", #attachment.triangles, "triangle indices")
    elseif attachment.type == "point" then
        -- Can use x, y, rotation for spawn points
        print("Point at:", attachment.x, attachment.y)
    end
end