CreateSprite

This function creates a sprite that displays a rectangle or a string of text.

Syntax

shared_ptr<Sprite> CreateSprite(shared_ptr<World> world, const float width, const float height, const bool wireframe = false)
shared_ptr<Sprite> CreateSprite(shared_ptr<World> world, const WString& text, shared_ptr<Font> font, const int size, const TextAlignment = TEXT_LEFT | TEXT_TOP)

Parameter	Description
world	canvas to add the sprite to
width	width of the sprite, in pixels
height	height of the sprite, in pixels
wireframe	set to true for wireframe or false for solid
text	text to display
font	font to render text with
size	font size
textalignment	alignemtn flags, can be any combination of TEXT_LEFT, TEXT_CENTER, TEXT_RIGHT, TEXT_TOP, TEXT_MIDDLE, and TEXT_BOTTOM

Returns

Returns a new sprite object.

Example

local displays = GetDisplays()

-- Create a window
local window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 1280, 720, displays[1], WINDOW_CENTER | WINDOW_TITLEBAR)

-- Create framebuffer
local framebuffer = CreateFramebuffer(window)

-- Create world
local world = CreateWorld()

-- Create camera
local camera = CreateCamera(world, PROJECTION_ORTHOGRAPHIC)
camera:SetClearColor(0.125)
camera:SetPosition(framebuffer.size.x * 0.5, framebuffer.size.y * 0.5, 0.0)

-- Create sprite
local sprite = CreateSprite(world, 100, 100)
sprite:SetColor(0, 0, 1)
sprite:SetPosition(10, 10, 0)

-- Main loop
while not window:Closed() and not window:KeyHit(KEY_ESCAPE) do
    world:Update()
    world:Render(framebuffer)
end