reading data from classes
Author
Alright, I made a class called "MONSTER" this will store the x, y for a monster.
So say I create two instances of it, for example:
MONSTER firstmonster;
firstmonster.name = "bob";
firstmonster.hp = 100;
//and so on
//then
MONSTER secondmonster;
secondmonster.name = "joe";
secondmonster.hp = 50;
//and so on
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I was curious is it possible to read data for both monsters, without knowing the names of the instances, kinda hard to explain what I''m trying to say.
I have a function that draws everything to the screen. What I need to do is cycle through every position of each monster to draw them, so it would be something like:
for every instance of MONSTER
{
// put it in buffer
}
Thanks,
Kris
You could make an array of monsters. Then you could just do this:
for(int i=0; i<NumMonsters; i++){ //Put Monster in the buffer<br></font><br>}<br> </pre></DIV><!–ENDSCRIPT–> <br><br>Proceeding on a brutal rampage is the obvious choice.
Author
I need to store quite a bit of information on each monster, such as name current x, y postion min damage max damage, etc etc, I don''t see how I could get that all into an array...
What''s the problem? Have the monster class store all the pertinent information, then make an array of monsters.
Author
So when I declare that, would it be like so?:
Then just keep adding to the array for each monster I create?
So to subtract from the hp of the second monster I create, would thus be:
Havn't tested it, but to me it looks like it'll work... Thanks!
Kris
EDIT: Forgot to make source tags
[edited by - Iron Eye on November 5, 2002 8:08:20 PM]
MONSTER monsters[i]; Then just keep adding to the array for each monster I create?
So to subtract from the hp of the second monster I create, would thus be:
monsters[2].hp--; Havn't tested it, but to me it looks like it'll work... Thanks!
Kris
EDIT: Forgot to make source tags
[edited by - Iron Eye on November 5, 2002 8:08:20 PM]
Careful, to get the 2nd monster in the array, you''d have to use:
monsters[1].hp--;
Remember that the first element of an array has an index of 0, not 1.
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monsters[1].hp--;
Remember that the first element of an array has an index of 0, not 1.
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And the Phoenix shall rise from the ashes...
--Thunder_Hawk -- ¦þ
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quote:Original post by Iron Eye
Then just keep adding to the array for each monster I create?
No, that won''t work. You can''t resize an array at runtime, you would have to re-allocate the whole thing each time you add to it. You should take a look at std::vector if you need to use a re-sizable array.
Or you could set up a linked list. This way you can add and delete monsters as you go. But it''s not the easiest thing to get going if you''ve never done one before...
Quiggy.
Quiggy.
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