sf::Transformable Class Reference
Decomposed transform defined by a position, a rotation and a scale. More...
#include <Transformable.hpp>
Inheritance diagram for sf::Transformable:
Public Member Functions | |
| Transformable () | |
| Default constructor. More... | |
| virtual | ~Transformable () |
| Virtual destructor. More... | |
| void | setPosition (float x, float y) |
| set the position of the object More... | |
| void | setPosition (const Vector2f &position) |
| set the position of the object More... | |
| void | setRotation (float angle) |
| set the orientation of the object More... | |
| void | setScale (float factorX, float factorY) |
| set the scale factors of the object More... | |
| void | setScale (const Vector2f &factors) |
| set the scale factors of the object More... | |
| void | setOrigin (float x, float y) |
| set the local origin of the object More... | |
| void | setOrigin (const Vector2f &origin) |
| set the local origin of the object More... | |
| const Vector2f & | getPosition () const |
| get the position of the object More... | |
| float | getRotation () const |
| get the orientation of the object More... | |
| const Vector2f & | getScale () const |
| get the current scale of the object More... | |
| const Vector2f & | getOrigin () const |
| get the local origin of the object More... | |
| void | move (float offsetX, float offsetY) |
| Move the object by a given offset. More... | |
| void | move (const Vector2f &offset) |
| Move the object by a given offset. More... | |
| void | rotate (float angle) |
| Rotate the object. More... | |
| void | scale (float factorX, float factorY) |
| Scale the object. More... | |
| void | scale (const Vector2f &factor) |
| Scale the object. More... | |
| const Transform & | getTransform () const |
| get the combined transform of the object More... | |
| const Transform & | getInverseTransform () const |
| get the inverse of the combined transform of the object More... | |
Detailed Description
Decomposed transform defined by a position, a rotation and a scale.
This class is provided for convenience, on top of sf::Transform.
sf::Transform, as a low-level class, offers a great level of flexibility but it is not always convenient to manage. Indeed, one can easily combine any kind of operation, such as a translation followed by a rotation followed by a scaling, but once the result transform is built, there's no way to go backward and, let's say, change only the rotation without modifying the translation and scaling. The entire transform must be recomputed, which means that you need to retrieve the initial translation and scale factors as well, and combine them the same way you did before updating the rotation. This is a tedious operation, and it requires to store all the individual components of the final transform.
That's exactly what sf::Transformable was written for: it hides these variables and the composed transform behind an easy to use interface. You can set or get any of the individual components without worrying about the others. It also provides the composed transform (as a sf::Transform), and keeps it up-to-date.
In addition to the position, rotation and scale, sf::Transformable provides an "origin" component, which represents the local origin of the three other components. Let's take an example with a 10x10 pixels sprite. By default, the sprite is positioned/rotated/scaled relatively to its top-left corner, because it is the local point (0, 0). But if we change the origin to be (5, 5), the sprite will be positioned/rotated/scaled around its center instead. And if we set the origin to (10, 10), it will be transformed around its bottom-right corner.
To keep the sf::Transformable class simple, there's only one origin for all the components. You cannot position the sprite relatively to its top-left corner while rotating it around its center, for example. To do such things, use sf::Transform directly.
sf::Transformable can be used as a base class. It is often combined with sf::Drawable – that's what SFML's sprites, texts and shapes do.
{
{
states.transform *= getTransform();
target.draw(..., states);
}
};
MyEntity entity;
entity.setPosition(10, 20);
entity.setRotation(45);
window.draw(entity);
It can also be used as a member, if you don't want to use its API directly (because you don't need all its functions, or you have different naming conventions for example).
class MyEntity
{
public:
void SetPosition(const MyVector& v)
{
myTransform.setPosition(v.x(), v.y());
}
{
target.draw(..., myTransform.getTransform());
}
private:
sf::Transformable myTransform;
};
A note on coordinates and undistorted rendering:
By default, SFML (or more exactly, OpenGL) may interpolate drawable objects such as sprites or texts when rendering. While this allows transitions like slow movements or rotations to appear smoothly, it can lead to unwanted results in some cases, for example blurred or distorted objects. In order to render a sf::Drawable object pixel-perfectly, make sure the involved coordinates allow a 1:1 mapping of pixels in the window to texels (pixels in the texture). More specifically, this means:
- The object's position, origin and scale have no fractional part
- The object's and the view's rotation are a multiple of 90 degrees
- The view's center and size have no fractional part
- See also
- sf::Transform
Definition at line 41 of file Transformable.hpp.
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
◆ Transformable()
| sf::Transformable::Transformable | ( | ) |
Default constructor.
◆ ~Transformable()
|
virtual |
Virtual destructor.
Member Function Documentation
◆ getInverseTransform()
| const Transform& sf::Transformable::getInverseTransform | ( | ) | const |
get the inverse of the combined transform of the object
- Returns
- Inverse of the combined transformations applied to the object
- See also
- getTransform
◆ getOrigin()
| const Vector2f& sf::Transformable::getOrigin | ( | ) | const |
◆ getPosition()
| const Vector2f& sf::Transformable::getPosition | ( | ) | const |
◆ getRotation()
| float sf::Transformable::getRotation | ( | ) | const |
get the orientation of the object
The rotation is always in the range [0, 360].
- Returns
- Current rotation, in degrees
- See also
- setRotation
◆ getScale()
| const Vector2f& sf::Transformable::getScale | ( | ) | const |
◆ getTransform()
| const Transform& sf::Transformable::getTransform | ( | ) | const |
get the combined transform of the object
- Returns
- Transform combining the position/rotation/scale/origin of the object
- See also
- getInverseTransform
◆ move() [1/2]
| void sf::Transformable::move | ( | float | offsetX, |
| float | offsetY | ||
| ) |
Move the object by a given offset.
This function adds to the current position of the object, unlike setPosition which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:
sf::Vector2f pos = object.getPosition();
- Parameters
-
offsetX X offset offsetY Y offset
- See also
- setPosition
◆ move() [2/2]
| void sf::Transformable::move | ( | const Vector2f & | offset | ) |
Move the object by a given offset.
This function adds to the current position of the object, unlike setPosition which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:
- Parameters
-
offset Offset
- See also
- setPosition
◆ rotate()
| void sf::Transformable::rotate | ( | float | angle | ) |
Rotate the object.
This function adds to the current rotation of the object, unlike setRotation which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:
- Parameters
-
angle Angle of rotation, in degrees
◆ scale() [1/2]
| void sf::Transformable::scale | ( | float | factorX, |
| float | factorY | ||
| ) |
Scale the object.
This function multiplies the current scale of the object, unlike setScale which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:
- Parameters
-
factorX Horizontal scale factor factorY Vertical scale factor
- See also
- setScale
◆ scale() [2/2]
| void sf::Transformable::scale | ( | const Vector2f & | factor | ) |
Scale the object.
This function multiplies the current scale of the object, unlike setScale which overwrites it. Thus, it is equivalent to the following code:
- Parameters
-
factor Scale factors
- See also
- setScale
◆ setOrigin() [1/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setOrigin | ( | float | x, |
| float | y | ||
| ) |
set the local origin of the object
The origin of an object defines the center point for all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The coordinates of this point must be relative to the top-left corner of the object, and ignore all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The default origin of a transformable object is (0, 0).
- Parameters
-
x X coordinate of the new origin y Y coordinate of the new origin
- See also
- getOrigin
◆ setOrigin() [2/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setOrigin | ( | const Vector2f & | origin | ) |
set the local origin of the object
The origin of an object defines the center point for all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The coordinates of this point must be relative to the top-left corner of the object, and ignore all transformations (position, scale, rotation). The default origin of a transformable object is (0, 0).
- Parameters
-
origin New origin
- See also
- getOrigin
◆ setPosition() [1/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setPosition | ( | float | x, |
| float | y | ||
| ) |
set the position of the object
This function completely overwrites the previous position. See the move function to apply an offset based on the previous position instead. The default position of a transformable object is (0, 0).
- Parameters
-
x X coordinate of the new position y Y coordinate of the new position
- See also
- move, getPosition
◆ setPosition() [2/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setPosition | ( | const Vector2f & | position | ) |
set the position of the object
This function completely overwrites the previous position. See the move function to apply an offset based on the previous position instead. The default position of a transformable object is (0, 0).
- Parameters
-
position New position
- See also
- move, getPosition
◆ setRotation()
| void sf::Transformable::setRotation | ( | float | angle | ) |
set the orientation of the object
This function completely overwrites the previous rotation. See the rotate function to add an angle based on the previous rotation instead. The default rotation of a transformable object is 0.
- Parameters
-
angle New rotation, in degrees
- See also
- rotate, getRotation
◆ setScale() [1/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setScale | ( | float | factorX, |
| float | factorY | ||
| ) |
set the scale factors of the object
This function completely overwrites the previous scale. See the scale function to add a factor based on the previous scale instead. The default scale of a transformable object is (1, 1).
- Parameters
-
factorX New horizontal scale factor factorY New vertical scale factor
◆ setScale() [2/2]
| void sf::Transformable::setScale | ( | const Vector2f & | factors | ) |
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