Glad you got it to work!
First thing to note is that SFML objects shouldn't be global. It's not clear whether you mean this or not.
e.g. this is BAD:
sf::RenderWindow window;
int main()
{
}
The objects should be created inside the main function:
int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow window;
}
It's still okay to create an object elsewhere as long as it still called by main:
sf::RenderWindow* createRenderWindow()
{
sf::RenderWindow* pWindow = new sf::RenderWindow;
return pWindow;
}
int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow* pWindow = createRenderWindow();
}
Note that a pointer was used here for simplicity but this is not the safest way to do it. Use a smart pointer if you do it this way.
It's usually better to create them and then pass them:
void createRenderWindow(sf::RenderWindow& window)
{
window.create(sf::VideoMode(960u, 540u), "");
}
int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow window;
createRenderWindow(window);
}
You don't need to pass objects back if you're using them temporarily:
void loadAFontButThenThrowItAway()
{
sf::Font font;
font.loadFromFile("fonts/arial.ttf"); // I am not checking whether it loads or not for simplicity and since it does not really matter here but you should always do that!
}
int main()
{
loadAFontButThenThrowItAway();
}
With all that said, another thing to consider is that SFML needs to be included before using an object so, if you're doing something in a separate file, you'll likely need to include SFML headers from that file too.
