# Fixture:getFilterData

Available since LÖVE 0.8.0
This method is not supported in earlier versions.

Returns the filter data of the fixture. Categories and masks are encoded as the bits of a 16-bit integer.

## Function

### Synopsis

    categories, mask, group = Fixture:getFilterData( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`number categories`
  The categories as an integer from 0 to 65535.
`number mask`
  The mask as an integer from 0 to 65535.
`number group`
  The group as an integer from -32768 to 32767.

## See Also

- Fixture
- Fixture:setFilterData

##

Category:

- Functions