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Graphics / Using setTexture for sprites as function parameters

« on: August 17, 2014, 04:05:56 am »

I'm sorta a noob with c++ and sfml, so bear with me if this is a stupid question. I can't seem to use the setTexture function while referring to it's sprite as a parameter. Here is an example:

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#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
void spriteTexture(sf::Sprite target)
{
    sf::IntRect rectangle(0,0,150,238);
    sf::Texture image;
    image.loadFromFile("image.png", rectangle);
    target.setTexture(image);
}
int main()
{
    sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(1000, 1000), "window", sf::Style::Default);
    sf::Sprite sprite;
    spriteTexture(sprite);
    while (window.isOpen())
    {
        sf::Event event;
        while (window.pollEvent(event))
        {
            if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
                window.close();
        }

        window.clear();
        window.draw(sprite);
        window.display();
    }
    return 0;
}

This code compiles, but the image simply does not appear. If I create a texture and apply it in exactly the same way, except by referring to the sprite directly, it works fine. Is there anything I can do to make this work? Or do I have to work around it.