sf::RenderWindow::Draw() by reference

[RaptorIV]

So I try to pass an sf::RenderWindow by reference to my class constructor. When I run sf::RenderWindow.Draw(myShape); i get no errors, but nothing appears in the render window.

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class Board
{
    public:
        Board(sf::RenderWindow &App);
}

Board::Board(sf::RenderWindow &App)
{

    sf::Shape myShape= sf::Shape::Rectangle(0, 0,  100, 100, sf::Color(0, 0, 0));
    App.Draw(myShape);
}

//in main
sf::RenderWindow App(sf::VideoMode::GetMode(0), "Render Window");
Board gameBoard(App);


So how do can I draw to the renderwindow through reference like this?

[Laurent]

Why do you draw in a constructor? Drawing must happen in your main loop, as shown in the tutorials.

[RaptorIV]

The drawing doesn't actually happen in the constructor, it happens in a member function. The member function is called in main.

[Laurent]

So show us your actual code... we can't help you if what we see is not your code.

[RaptorIV]

is there any chance you could just show a generic example of passing a RenderWindow, drawing to it, and then displaying it back in main?

even just passing it to a regular function (forget classes)

like:

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int hi(RenderWindow App)
{
//draw to app
}

int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow App(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Othello");
hi(App);
App.Display();
}



this would be appreciated, and im sure this more generic example would be much more beneficial to everyone.

[Nexus]

There's nothing special about sf::RenderWindow. You can pass it by reference just as any other C++ object. What you can't do, is pass by value, because sf::RenderWindow is noncopyable.

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void Fn(sf::RenderWindow& window)
{
    window.Draw(...);
}
If your issue persists, please show us a minimal and complete example code. Otherwise, this will lead to an endless discussion...