The audio listener is the point in the scene from where all the sounds are heard. More...

#include <Listener.hpp>

Static Public Member Functions
static void	setGlobalVolume (float volume)
	Change the global volume of all the sounds and musics.

static float	getGlobalVolume ()
	Get the current value of the global volume.

static void	setPosition (float x, float y, float z)
	Set the position of the listener in the scene.

static void	setPosition (const Vector3f &position)
	Set the position of the listener in the scene.

static Vector3f	getPosition ()
	Get the current position of the listener in the scene.

static void	setDirection (float x, float y, float z)
	Set the orientation of the listener in the scene.

static void	setDirection (const Vector3f &direction)
	Set the orientation of the listener in the scene.

static Vector3f	getDirection ()
	Get the current orientation of the listener in the scene.

Detailed Description

The audio listener is the point in the scene from where all the sounds are heard.

The audio listener defines the global properties of the audio environment, it defines where and how sounds and musics are heard.

If sf::View is the eyes of the user, then sf::Listener is his ears (by the way, they are often linked together – same position, orientation, etc.).

sf::Listener is a simple interface, which allows to setup the listener in the 3D audio environment (position and direction), and to adjust the global volume.

Because the listener is unique in the scene, sf::Listener only contains static functions and doesn't have to be instanciated.

Usage example:

// Move the listener to the position (1, 0, -5)
sf::Listener::setPosition(1, 0, -5);
// Make it face the right axis (1, 0, 0)
sf::Listener::setDirection(1, 0, 0);
// Reduce the global volume
sf::Listener::setGlobalVolume(50);

Definition at line 42 of file Listener.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

static Vector3f sf::Listener::getDirection ( )

static

Get the current orientation of the listener in the scene.

Returns: Listener's orientation

See Also: setDirection

static float sf::Listener::getGlobalVolume ( )

static

Get the current value of the global volume.

Returns: Current global volume, in the range [0, 100]

See Also: setGlobalVolume

static Vector3f sf::Listener::getPosition ( )

static

Get the current position of the listener in the scene.

Returns: Listener's position

See Also: setPosition

static void sf::Listener::setDirection	(	float	x,
		float	y,
		float	z
	)

static

Set the orientation of the listener in the scene.

The orientation defines the 3D axes of the listener (left, up, front) in the scene. The orientation vector doesn't have to be normalized. The default listener's orientation is (0, 0, -1).

Parameters

x	X coordinate of the listener's orientation
y	Y coordinate of the listener's orientation
z	Z coordinate of the listener's orientation

See Also: getDirection, setPosition

static void sf::Listener::setDirection ( const Vector3f & direction )

static

Set the orientation of the listener in the scene.

The orientation defines the 3D axes of the listener (left, up, front) in the scene. The orientation vector doesn't have to be normalized. The default listener's orientation is (0, 0, -1).

Parameters

direction New listener's orientation

See Also: getDirection, setPosition

static void sf::Listener::setGlobalVolume ( float volume )

static

Change the global volume of all the sounds and musics.

The volume is a number between 0 and 100; it is combined with the individual volume of each sound / music. The default value for the volume is 100 (maximum).

Parameters

volume New global volume, in the range [0, 100]