GameObject Class Reference

Base class that all game entities derive from. More...

#include <GameObject.h>

Inheritance diagram for GameObject:

Detailed Description

Base class that all game entities derive from.

The base GameObject class gives an object the simple operations of submitting commands to call SceneEntry() and SceneExit() functions. The GameObject class also acts as a base class for implementing different event calls via Updatable, Drawable, Alarmable, Inputable, and Collidable.

Public Member Functions
void	SubmitEntry ()
	Public Function to register a call for the GameObject's SceneEntry() function. More...
void	SubmitExit ()
	Public Function to register a call for the GameObject's SceneEntry() function. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	SceneEntry ()=0
	Function which is called upon a registered scene entry. More...
virtual void	SceneExit ()=0
	Function which is called upon a registered scene exit. More...

Member Function Documentation

virtual void GameObject::SceneEntry ( )

protectedpure virtual

Function which is called upon a registered scene entry.

This is a pure virtual function to be overriden by the user. The SceneEntry() function will be called if the current object's SubmitEntry() function has been called elsewhere. This is used when dynamically creating objects during a scene.

This function for example might house registration function calls which need to be called on the entry to the scene.

virtual void GameObject::SceneExit ( )

protectedpure virtual

Function which is called upon a registered scene exit.

This is a pure virtual function to be overriden by the user. The SceneExit() function will be called if the current object's SubmitExit() function has been called elsewhere. This is used when dynamically destroying objects during a scene.

This function for example might house deregistration function calls which need to be called on the exit from the scene.

void GameObject::SubmitEntry

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)

Public Function to register a call for the GameObject's SceneEntry() function.

This function submits a command to call the SceneEntry() function on the next update cycle. This is used when dynamically creating objects during a scene.

For example, this function might be called from a factory that is reusing an already created object to register it to the scene (instead of creating a whole new object).

void GameObject::SubmitExit

(

)

Public Function to register a call for the GameObject's SceneEntry() function.

This function submits a command to call the SceneEntry() function on the next update cycle. This is used when dynamically destroying objects during a scene.

For example, this function might be called from a factory that is removing an object from the scene (but not destroying it completely).