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type (texture)

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Syntax

    member(whichCastmember).shader(whichShader).type

Description

3D texture property; the texture type of the referenced texture object. This property's possible values are:

| `#fromCastMember` indicates that this is texture was created from a Director cast member supporting the `image` property using the `newTexture` command.
| `#fromImageObject` indicates that this is texture was created from an image object using the `newTexture` command.
| `#importedFromFile` indicates that this texture was created external to Director and created upon file import or cast member loading.

Example

This statement shows that the texture used by the shader for the model named Pluto was created from an image object.

    put member("scene").model("Pluto").shader.texture.type
    -- #fromImageObject

See also

`newTexture`