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t2sherm · 2000-06-27T14:04:32

I have a class called Sprite. I have derrived 2 classes from it: Enemy and Gem. The base class Sprite has a draw function that i wrote, so to draw the sprites i use Sprite.Draw. Here is my question: To declare these things i have to use SPRITE Sprite[10]; ENEMY Enemy[5]; GEM Gem[25]; Like that. But them i have to have 3 loops like this for (int i =0;i<10;i++) Sprite[i].Draw(); for (i =0;i<5;i++) Enemy[i].Draw(); for (i =0;i<25;i++) Gem[i].Draw(); But this kind of eliminates the whole idea of them all inheriting the base class draw. all of these things will call the same Draw function. I was reading some stuff about templates, but i don''t really understand it very much and i was wondering if it is possible with them or with anything in C++ to have something like this: GENERALSPRITE GenSprite[40]; This would represent all of the classes, but some would be of different types. Then just have 1 loop going from 0 to 39 calling GenSprite[i].Draw(); Is this possible??? Thanks. t2sherm ô¿ô

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Started by t2sherm June 27, 2000 09:59 AM

15 comments, last by t2sherm 23 years, 9 months ago

Gladiator

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June 27, 2000 12:45 PM

hehe

btw, I just became a Zealot when I posted to inform you of your multiple postings... How interesting... hmmm

Marsupial Rodentia

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June 27, 2000 01:17 PM

ooooooo! can you hear me cry out? we''re not worthy! we''re not worthy!

Gladiator

127

June 27, 2000 01:21 PM

That only means I''ve posted more messages than you... not that I''m more knowledgable... which might be possible

Marsupial Rodentia

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June 27, 2000 01:26 PM

i never expressed nor implied anything about knowledge. i was just bowing down to amout of time you've spent (or wasted) reading these discussions.

Edited by - Marsupial Rodentia on June 27, 2000 2:27:54 PM

Gladiator

127

June 27, 2000 01:28 PM

being a smartass with me? hmmm...

Marsupial Rodentia

122

June 27, 2000 01:59 PM

HAHAHA. come on now. You can''t say you weren''t asking for it.

Gladiator

127

June 27, 2000 02:04 PM

I wasn''t asking for anything to tell you the truth... I''m just playing with people

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