displaygroup:scale() and wiki lies?

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#1

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/DisplayObject/scale.html

Effectively multiplies the size of a display object by xScale and yScale respectively. The scaling occurs around the object’s anchor point.`

				mapGroup.achorX = 0.5
				mapGroup.achorY = 0.5
				
				mapGroup:scale(1.1, 1.1)

Everything is shifted down and to the right, as if the anchor was at the top left. Am I doing something wrong or is the wiki telling lies to me?
(haha)

#2

it needs to be anchorX and anchorY, what you posted is misspelled.

#3

oops my bad, but it still doesnt work. I even changed the anchors for all the display objects inside of it.

#4

Hi @agentjtoo7,

The display group don’t respect anchor point by default. To change this behavior set anchorChildren property to true.

local myGroup = display.newGroup()
myGroup.anchorChildren = true

See object.anchorChildren

Have a nice day:)
ldurniat

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