[page:Object3D] →

# [name]

This displays a cone shaped helper object for a [page:SpotLight].

## Example

View in Examples

## Other Examples

[example:webgl_lights_spotlights lights / spotlights ]

## Code Example

`var spotLight = new THREE.SpotLight( 0xffffff ); spotLight.position.set( 10, 10, 10 ); scene.add( spotLight ); var spotLightHelper = new THREE.SpotLightHelper( spotLight ); scene.add( spotLightHelper );`

## Constructor

### [name]( [param:SpotLight light], [param:Hex color] )

[page:SpotLight light] -- The [page:SpotLight] to be visualized.
[page:Hex color] -- (optional) if this is not the set the helper will take the color of the light.

## Properties

See the base [page:Object3D] class for common properties.

### [property:LineSegments cone]

[page:LineSegments] used to visualize the light.

### [property:SpotLight light]

Reference to the [page:SpotLight] being visualized.

### [property:object matrix]

Reference to the spotLight's [page:Object3D.matrixWorld matrixWorld].

### [property:object matrixAutoUpdate]

See [page:Object3D.matrixAutoUpdate]. Set to *false* here as the helper is using the spotLight's [page:Object3D.matrixWorld matrixWorld].

### [property:hex color]

The color parameter passed in the constructor. Default is *undefined*. If this is changed, the helper's color will update the next time [page:.update update] is called.

## Methods

See the base [page:Object3D] class for common methods.

### [method:null dispose]()

Disposes of the light helper.

### [method:null update]()

Updates the light helper.

## Source

[link:https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/[path].js src/[path].js]