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Help => Graphics => Topic started by: Shay9999 on June 09, 2011, 04:23:10 am

Title: String Class
Post by: Shay9999 on June 09, 2011, 04:23:10 am

I have a problem with the String class. I get an Error saying that certain functions such as SetFont and SetScale are not part of sf::String class. I want to be able to draw text onto the screen

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sf::RenderWindow Window;
...
Window.Draw (Text);

but this problem is getting me into some errors. This is what I have so far along with the lines above:

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sf::String Text = "Nacho Cheese";
Text.SetFont(sf::Font::GetDefaultFont());
Text.SetScale(2.f, 2.f);

I have a feeling the error has something to do with making a Text class item, but I have no idea. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Title: String Class
Post by: WitchD0ctor on June 09, 2011, 06:58:13 am

you want sf::Text

Title: String Class
Post by: Shay9999 on June 09, 2011, 07:11:05 am

I changed the code to:

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sf::Text Text - "Meet Gary";
Text.SetFont(sf::Font::GetDefaultFont());

Window.Draw(Text);

and I got this error:

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1>c:\users\desktop\visc++\Project\Project\main.cpp(13) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const char [10]' to 'sf::Text'
1>        Constructor for class 'sf::Text' is declared 'explicit'

Title: String Class
Post by: Nexus on June 09, 2011, 07:26:36 am

The message says everything: The constructor is explicit, i.e. the const char* has to be passed as constructor argument:

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sf::Text text("Meet Gary");

Title: String Class
Post by: Shay9999 on June 09, 2011, 07:54:44 am

Changed it to:

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sf::Text text = ("Meet Gary");
text.SetFont(sf::Font::GetDefaultFont());
Window.Draw(text);

and received:

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1>c:\users\desktop\visc++\Project\Project\main.cpp(14) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const char [10]' to 'sf::Text'
1>        Constructor for class 'sf::Text' is declared 'explicit'

Title: String Class
Post by: Lokk on June 09, 2011, 09:01:23 am

Read again Nexus's post ^^

Title: String Class
Post by: Fouf on June 09, 2011, 05:36:56 pm

You want.. sf::String

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sf::String Text("Nacho Cheese");
   Text.SetFont(sf::Font::GetDefaultFont());
   Text.SetScale(2.f, 2.f);
You must initalize Text like that so it calls the constructor to initalize the text inside the string.. you could also

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sf::String Text;
Text.SetText("Cheese");
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oh... I haven't used 2.0 yet.. so I guess it is sf::Text.. disregard this I guess, unless you are using 1.6. :\..
I guess I should try 2.0....