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General / Re: How To Better Optimize This Code?

« on: May 13, 2016, 10:23:29 pm »

Thanks for all the help!
I wasn't to concerned about the actual time it took to run the code, I was just concerned that there were a bunch of if statements. I was once told by a CS teacher that if you are copying and pasting code repeatedly, you're probably doing something wrong.
Thanks all!

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General / How To Better Optimize This Code?

« on: May 12, 2016, 12:43:10 am »

Hey Guys!
   I have been using SFML for quite some time now, but I want to really focus on optimizing and using better coding practices. My question is pretty straightforward. How could I optimize the code below to look better and not be so monotonous.

                //Movement code using if statements
                if (sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Left))
                {
                        playerSprite.move(-4, 0);
                }
                if (sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Right))
                {
                        playerSprite.move(4, 0);
                }
                if (sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Up))
                {
                        playerSprite.move(0, -4);
                }
                if (sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Down))
                {
                        playerSprite.move(0, 4);
                }

I am guessing I could use a switch statement or an enumeration, but I don't know how to implement this.

Thanks for any help!
Calvin