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.. _class_Material:

Material
========

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

**Inherited By:** :ref:`CanvasItemMaterial<class_CanvasItemMaterial>`, :ref:`ParticlesMaterial<class_ParticlesMaterial>`, :ref:`ShaderMaterial<class_ShaderMaterial>`, :ref:`SpatialMaterial<class_SpatialMaterial>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Abstract base :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` for coloring and shading geometry.

Properties
----------

+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Material<class_Material>` | :ref:`next_pass<class_Material_property_next_pass>`             |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`render_priority<class_Material_property_render_priority>` |
+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

Constants
---------

.. _class_Material_constant_RENDER_PRIORITY_MAX:

.. _class_Material_constant_RENDER_PRIORITY_MIN:

- **RENDER_PRIORITY_MAX** = **127** --- Maximum value for the :ref:`render_priority<class_Material_property_render_priority>` parameter.

- **RENDER_PRIORITY_MIN** = **-128** --- Minimum value for the :ref:`render_priority<class_Material_property_render_priority>` parameter.

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

Material is a base :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` used for coloring and shading geometry. All materials inherit from it and almost all :ref:`VisualInstance<class_VisualInstance>` derived nodes carry a Material. A few flags and parameters are shared between all material types and are configured here.

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_Material_property_next_pass:

- :ref:`Material<class_Material>` **next_pass**

+----------+----------------------+
| *Setter* | set_next_pass(value) |
+----------+----------------------+
| *Getter* | get_next_pass()      |
+----------+----------------------+

----

.. _class_Material_property_render_priority:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **render_priority**

+----------+----------------------------+
| *Setter* | set_render_priority(value) |
+----------+----------------------------+
| *Getter* | get_render_priority()      |
+----------+----------------------------+