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.. _class_Shader:

Shader
======

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

**Inherited By:** :ref:`VisualShader<class_VisualShader>`

**Category:** Core

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

A custom shader program.

Properties
----------

+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`code<class_Shader_property_code>` |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+

Methods
-------

+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` | :ref:`get_default_texture_param<class_Shader_method_get_default_texture_param>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` param **)** const                                  |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Mode<enum_Shader_Mode>` | :ref:`get_mode<class_Shader_method_get_mode>` **(** **)** const                                                                                                      |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`       | :ref:`has_param<class_Shader_method_has_param>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const                                                                   |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void                          | :ref:`set_default_texture_param<class_Shader_method_set_default_texture_param>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` param, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` texture **)** |
+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Enumerations
------------

.. _enum_Shader_Mode:

.. _class_Shader_constant_MODE_SPATIAL:

.. _class_Shader_constant_MODE_CANVAS_ITEM:

.. _class_Shader_constant_MODE_PARTICLES:

enum **Mode**:

- **MODE_SPATIAL** = **0**

- **MODE_CANVAS_ITEM** = **1**

- **MODE_PARTICLES** = **2**

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

This class allows you to define a custom shader program that can be used for various materials to render objects.

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`../tutorials/shading/index`

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

.. _class_Shader_property_code:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **code**

+----------+-----------------+
| *Setter* | set_code(value) |
+----------+-----------------+
| *Getter* | get_code()      |
+----------+-----------------+

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_Shader_method_get_default_texture_param:

- :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` **get_default_texture_param** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` param **)** const

----

.. _class_Shader_method_get_mode:

- :ref:`Mode<enum_Shader_Mode>` **get_mode** **(** **)** const

Returns the shader mode for the shader, either :ref:`MODE_CANVAS_ITEM<class_Shader_constant_MODE_CANVAS_ITEM>`, :ref:`MODE_SPATIAL<class_Shader_constant_MODE_SPATIAL>` or :ref:`MODE_PARTICLES<class_Shader_constant_MODE_PARTICLES>`

----

.. _class_Shader_method_has_param:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **has_param** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const

----

.. _class_Shader_method_set_default_texture_param:

- void **set_default_texture_param** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` param, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` texture **)**