Where to put renderwindow

[rasen58]

I need to use my sf::RenderWindow App(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Title"); in multiple cpps, so I should put it in a header right? and then make an init function that I call as the first thing in main()?

So i tried making a private variable in the header file class, sf::RenderWindow App;
but then how would I add the video mode and title after that in the cpp?

Also, i tried to use the Create function, but it gave me an error that said "no instance of overloaded function sf::RenderWindow::Create matches the argument list" I used App.Create((sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");

[masskiller]

Can't really tell why that happens, since this:

App.Create((sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");

Should work well, maybe just for the sake of it, but can you give a bigger piece of code, maybe we could help with a bit more of information.

[rasen58]

init.h

#include "SFML/Window.hpp"
#include "SFML/Graphics.hpp"
#include "SFML/System.hpp"

class init
{
public:
        init();
       
private:
        sf::View view;
        sf::RenderWindow App;//(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");

}

init.cpp

#include "init.h"

init::init()
{
        //(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");
        App.Create((sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");
       
         

         //view(sf::FloatRect(0.0f, 0.0f, App.GetWidth() + 0.0f, App.GetHeight() + 0.0f));
         view.SetFromRect(sf::FloatRect(0.0f, 0.0f, App.GetWidth() + 0.0f, App.GetHeight() + 0.0f));
         App.SetView(view);
         
         
       
}

[masskiller]

App.Create ( (sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Asteroid Dodger");

I would like it if it wasn't this. You have an extra parenthesis in that line of code... That shouldn't even compile, which could explain the error you are getting...

[rasen58]

Thank You! -_- I don't know how I didn't see that

[eXpl0it3r]

I adivse you to read some more about OOP, because your current code doesn't make any sense...

[rasen58]

What doesn't make sense about it?

[OniLinkPlus]

Well, first of all, that's not a complete code sample. By itself, what you posted is completely useless.

Also, you're using a class where just a function would do. Or even better, just put it in main where it belongs.

[rasen58]

But if I put it in main, I can't use it in my other class where I need it

[masskiller]

You don't really need it there, else you would just need one whole bunch of functions in order to pass drawables in to the window loop then, it's very unpractical... You can handle game states as a wholly different class for ease of use once everything is more complete, but until then keep everything at a state where it is easily testable and not the contrary.