enableBody added to Group constructor. Also: game.add.physicsGroup(Phaser.Physics.ARCADE) is a thing :)

Author: photonstorm

src/core/Group.js

@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
 * @param {Phaser.Group|Phaser.Sprite|null} parent - The parent Group, DisplayObject or DisplayObjectContainer that this Group will be added to. If undefined it will use game.world. If null it won't be added to anything.
 * @param {string} [name=group] - A name for this Group. Not used internally but useful for debugging.
 * @param {boolean} [addToStage=false] - If set to true this Group will be added directly to the Game.Stage instead of Game.World.
+* @param {boolean} [enableBody=false] - If true all Sprites created with `Group.create` or `Group.createMulitple` will have a physics body created on them. Change the body type with physicsBodyType.
+* @param {number} [physicsBodyType=0] - If enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites. Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.
 */
-Phaser.Group = function (game, parent, name, addToStage) {
+Phaser.Group = function (game, parent, name, addToStage, enableBody, physicsBodyType) {
 
     if (typeof addToStage === 'undefined') { addToStage = false; }
+    if (typeof enableBody === 'undefined') { enableBody = false; }
+    if (typeof physicsBodyType === 'undefined') { physicsBodyType = Phaser.Physics.ARCADE; }
 
     /**
     * @property {Phaser.Game} game - A reference to the currently running Game.
@@ -103,14 +107,13 @@ Phaser.Group = function (game, parent, name, addToStage) {
 
     /**
     * @property {boolean} enableBodyDebug - If true when a physics body is created (via Group.enableBody) it will create a physics debug object as well. Only works for P2 bodies.
-    * @default
     */
-    this.enableBodyDebug = false;
+    this.enableBodyDebug = enableBody;
 
     /**
     * @property {number} physicsBodyType - If Group.enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites. Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.
     */
-    this.physicsBodyType = Phaser.Physics.ARCADE;
+    this.physicsBodyType = physicsBodyType;
 
     /**
     * @property {string} _sortProperty - The property on which children are sorted.

src/gameobjects/GameObjectCreator.js

@@ -78,17 +78,15 @@ Phaser.GameObjectCreator.prototype = {
     * A Group is a container for display objects that allows for fast pooling, recycling and collision checks.
     *
     * @method Phaser.GameObjectCreator#group
-    * @param {any} [parent] - The parent Group or DisplayObjectContainer that will hold this group, if any. If set to null the Group won't be added to the display list. If undefined it will be added to World by default.
     * @param {string} [name='group'] - A name for this Group. Not used internally but useful for debugging.
     * @param {boolean} [addToStage=false] - If set to true this Group will be added directly to the Game.Stage instead of Game.World.
+    * @param {boolean} [enableBody=false] - If true all Sprites created with `Group.create` or `Group.createMulitple` will have a physics body created on them. Change the body type with physicsBodyType.
+    * @param {number} [physicsBodyType=0] - If enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites. Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.
     * @return {Phaser.Group} The newly created group.
     */
-    group: function (parent, name, addToStage) {
+    group: function (parent, name, addToStage, enableBody, physicsBodyType) {
 
-        if (typeof name === 'undefined') { name = 'group'; }
-        if (typeof addToStage === 'undefined') { addToStage = false; }
-
-        return new Phaser.Group(this.game, parent, name, addToStage);
+        return new Phaser.Group(this.game, null, name, addToStage, enableBody, physicsBodyType);
 
     },
 

src/gameobjects/GameObjectFactory.js

@@ -98,14 +98,31 @@ Phaser.GameObjectFactory.prototype = {
     * @param {any} [parent] - The parent Group or DisplayObjectContainer that will hold this group, if any. If set to null the Group won't be added to the display list. If undefined it will be added to World by default.
     * @param {string} [name='group'] - A name for this Group. Not used internally but useful for debugging.
     * @param {boolean} [addToStage=false] - If set to true this Group will be added directly to the Game.Stage instead of Game.World.
+    * @param {boolean} [enableBody=false] - If true all Sprites created with `Group.create` or `Group.createMulitple` will have a physics body created on them. Change the body type with physicsBodyType.
+    * @param {number} [physicsBodyType=0] - If enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites. Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.
     * @return {Phaser.Group} The newly created group.
     */
-    group: function (parent, name, addToStage) {
+    group: function (parent, name, addToStage, enableBody, physicsBodyType) {
 
-        if (typeof name === 'undefined') { name = 'group'; }
-        if (typeof addToStage === 'undefined') { addToStage = false; }
+        return new Phaser.Group(this.game, parent, name, addToStage, enableBody, physicsBodyType);
+
+    },
+
+    /**
+    * A Group is a container for display objects that allows for fast pooling, recycling and collision checks.
+    * A Physics Group is the same as an ordinary Group except that is has enableBody turned on by default, so any Sprites it creates
+    * are automatically given a physics body.
+    *
+    * @method Phaser.GameObjectFactory#group
+    * @param {number} [physicsBodyType=Phaser.Physics.ARCADE] - If enableBody is true this is the type of physics body that is created on new Sprites. Phaser.Physics.ARCADE, Phaser.Physics.P2, Phaser.Physics.NINJA, etc.
+    * @param {any} [parent] - The parent Group or DisplayObjectContainer that will hold this group, if any. If set to null the Group won't be added to the display list. If undefined it will be added to World by default.
+    * @param {string} [name='group'] - A name for this Group. Not used internally but useful for debugging.
+    * @param {boolean} [addToStage=false] - If set to true this Group will be added directly to the Game.Stage instead of Game.World.
+    * @return {Phaser.Group} The newly created group.
+    */
+    physicsGroup: function (physicsBodyType, parent, name, addToStage) {
 
-        return new Phaser.Group(this.game, parent, name, addToStage);
+        return new Phaser.Group(this.game, parent, name, addToStage, true, physicsBodyType);
 
     },