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.. _class_World2D:

World2D
=======

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Class that has everything pertaining to a 2D world.

Description
-----------

Class that has everything pertaining to a 2D world. A physics space, a visual scenario and a sound space. 2D nodes register their resources into the current 2D world.

Tutorials
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- :doc:`../tutorials/physics/ray-casting`

Properties
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`RID<class_RID>`                                             | :ref:`canvas<class_World2D_property_canvas>`                         |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Physics2DDirectSpaceState<class_Physics2DDirectSpaceState>` | :ref:`direct_space_state<class_World2D_property_direct_space_state>` |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`RID<class_RID>`                                             | :ref:`space<class_World2D_property_space>`                           |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Property Descriptions
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.. _class_World2D_property_canvas:

- :ref:`RID<class_RID>` **canvas**

+----------+--------------+
| *Getter* | get_canvas() |
+----------+--------------+

The :ref:`RID<class_RID>` of this world's canvas resource. Used by the :ref:`VisualServer<class_VisualServer>` for 2D drawing.

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.. _class_World2D_property_direct_space_state:

- :ref:`Physics2DDirectSpaceState<class_Physics2DDirectSpaceState>` **direct_space_state**

+----------+--------------------------+
| *Getter* | get_direct_space_state() |
+----------+--------------------------+

Direct access to the world's physics 2D space state. Used for querying current and potential collisions. When using multi-threaded physics, access is limited to ``_physics_process(delta)`` in the main thread.

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.. _class_World2D_property_space:

- :ref:`RID<class_RID>` **space**

+----------+-------------+
| *Getter* | get_space() |
+----------+-------------+

The :ref:`RID<class_RID>` of this world's physics space resource. Used by the :ref:`Physics2DServer<class_Physics2DServer>` for 2D physics, treating it as both a space and an area.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`