Depth/Layer/Z Axis?

[glass22]

How can I bring a sprite to the front or control sprite depths? or do I need to read the sprite everytime?

[BitlasLT]

How do you want to use it ?
On input?

For depths where are example code in phaser examples .With sprites in group.
 

[glass22]

It's a space game where, I'm loading different levels, but keeping original ship sprite, and because of this ship sprite is at the back, when it should be on highest Z axis

[BitlasLT]

EDIT:But i suggest you  use group for levels .And add level group first.And ship next.So by using group you would avoid need for depth sorting at all.
Like this:
 

levelGroup=gamd.add.group()level1=game.add.sprite(0,0,"ddd");levelGroup.add(level1)ship=game.add.sprite(0,0,"ddd");function newLevel(){level2=game.add.sprite(0,0,"ddd");levelGroup.add(level2);} 

 


Ok from what i understand  .And from phaser documentation .

You have 2 options :

1.Re add ship itself (you shouldn't notice removing and adding ).You can save old ship variables if it has any ,as temp vars and add into new ship   so it would be like old ship on highest depth.

2.Keep levels and ship on same  group and than adding , you can sort it with  group.sort();
Keep ship as first  member of that group .
 index should be 0 ,order one of those Phaser.Group.SORT_ASCENDING OR Phaser.Group.SORT_DESCENDING.

sort(index, order)

And i think its only ways to do it ,curently as from front page  on phaser 1.13 :
 

 

 

* Added Group.sort. You can now sort the Group based on any given numeric property (x, y, health), finally you can do depth-sorting  Example created to show.

[glass22]

Ok thank you!