GameObjectFactory.hpp File Reference

This file defines GameObjectFactory class used to auto register GameObjects. More...

#include "Engine.hpp"
#include "components/ErrorUtils.hpp"
#include "components/GameObjects/GameObject.hpp"
#include "components/GameComponents/BasicComponents.hpp"
#include "VEX/VEX_export.h"
#include <functional>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

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Classes
class	vex::GameObjectFactory
	Class responsible for registering and then creating GameObjects eg. Player, CameraObject. It is needed to load GameObjects from scene files but not all GameObjects can be registered. It requires your GameObject to not change constructor parameters. More...

Namespaces
namespace	vex

Macros
#define	REGISTER_GAME_OBJECT(ClassName)
	Macro for automatic GameObject registration, you should call it at the bottom of your class implementation.

Detailed Description

This file defines GameObjectFactory class used to auto register GameObjects.

Author

Eryk Roszkowski

Definition in file GameObjectFactory.hpp.

Macro Definition Documentation

REGISTER_GAME_OBJECT

#define REGISTER_GAME_OBJECT

(

ClassName

)

Value:

namespace { \
    struct ClassName##Registrar { \
        ClassName##Registrar() { \
            GameObjectFactory::getInstance().registerClass<ClassName>(#ClassName, false); \
        } \
    }; \
    static ClassName##Registrar ClassName##registrar; \
}

Macro for automatic GameObject registration, you should call it at the bottom of your class implementation.

Example usage:

class MyGameObject : public GameObject {
public:
    MyGameObject(Engine& engine, const std::string& name) : GameObject(engine, name) {}
};
 
REGISTER_GAME_OBJECT(MyGameObject);

Definition at line 114 of file GameObjectFactory.hpp.