Deleting Sprites

[nullGrind]

Hello!

Does anybody know how to delete sprites? Id like to delete shots after they left the screen.
I looked into the documentation but couldnt find a sprite-method to delete them.

The sprites are saved in a vector but it seems that i cant use vectormethods to delete elements. it seems that i can only use spritemethods.

[Laurent]

You don't need anything specific, just destroy your sprite instance if you don't need it anymore (remove it if it's stored in a container, delete it if it's a pointer, etc.).

[nullGrind]

The sprites are saved in a vector but it seems that i cant use vectormethods to delete elements. it seems that i can only use spritemethods.

main.cpp:169: error: 'class sf::Sprite' has no member named 'erase'

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       int j = 0;
        for (j = 0; j < shotVector.size(); j++) {
            shotVector[j].Move(-speedShot * sin(directionVector[j] * radian), -speedShot * cos(directionVector[j] * radian));
            if(shotVector[j].GetPosition().x < -50 || shotVector[j].GetPosition().x > width
                    || shotVector[j].GetPosition().y < 100 || shotVector[j].GetPosition().y > height) {
                shotVector[j].erase(shotVector.begin()+j);    //  <----- LINE 169
            }
        }

[chipsman]

You shoud do :

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shotVector.erase(shotVector.begin() + j);


Doing shotVector[j], you access to the contained sf::Sprite. So,  function 'erase' is not found.

[nullGrind]

Thank you chipman and merci beacoup Laurent.
It works.

[Laurent]

And you must not increment j when you erase an element, otherwise you'll skip an element.

[nullGrind]

Now i created a sprite with sf::Sprite which is not saved in a vector. How can i delete it or remove it from the screen?

[Laurent]

Just don't draw it.

[nullGrind]

mhhh sure. I only need a bool trigger to draw it or not. Just too easy. Didnt thought about it  :lol: