GameLoop

#include files

WndProc()
{
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}

WinMain
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while(1)
{
this would be where to put it
}
}



Check out the books : "programming role playing games with directx" and "hortons beginning c++". Read both 1000+ page volumes 5 times. If you still have questions, Bill Gates lives in washington state somewhere.

what do u mean to tell?

// Init game
StartDirectX();
LoadGraphics();
ResetGameStuff();

// Loop
while(1)
{
// GameLoop
GetInput();
ReactontheInput();
UpdateGameStuff();
RenderGame();

// If need to quit?
break; // Break''s out of the while() loop

}//end of loop

.lick

You can put the loop anywhere but it usually is in the main function as it''s been said but if you are a real class-fanatic
you could do something like this.

class Application
{
public:
Application ()
{
Init ();
Run ();
}

void Run ()
{
while (1)
{
...
}
}
};

Application app;

void main / WinMain (...) {}

i refer to:

WPARAM StartMessageLoop()
{
    MSG msg;
    while(1)
    {
		if(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0U, 0U, PM_REMOVE))
		{
			if(msg.message == WM_QUIT) 
				break;
			TranslateMessage(&msg);
            DispatchMessage(&msg);
		}
		else
		{
			//first determine how many seconds elapsed
			g_Engine.timerdiff = timeGetTime() - g_Engine.timer;
			
			//the function reads in milliseconds so convert to seconds by dividing by 1000
			g_Engine.secsperframe=(float)(g_Engine.timerdiff/1000.0f);
			
			//now compute the movement value
			g_Engine.movementvalue = (float)(g_Engine.desireddistance*g_Engine.secsperframe);
			
			//get the new time
			g_Engine.timer = (float)timeGetTime();
			
			g_Engine.ProcessGame();
		}
    }
    return msg.wParam;
}
 

and

    case WM_DESTROY:
        PostQuitMessage( 0 );
        return 0;

    case WM_PAINT:
		
		g_Engine.ProcessGame(); //disegna per il primo frame il gioco
        
		ValidateRect(g_hWnd, NULL);
        return 0;
 

It is correct to get the best intervalling of time?

LEAVE WM_PAINT EMPTY!!!
ONLY USE WM_ACTIVE, WM_QUIT, WM_DESTROY!

.lick


[edited by - Pipo DeClown on May 18, 2003 10:56:06 AM]

In this way?:

LRESULT WINAPI WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch(msg)
    {
    case WM_CREATE:
        return 0;

    case WM_DESTROY:
        PostQuitMessage( 0 );
        return 0;

    case WM_ACTIVE:
        ValidateRect(g_hWnd, NULL);
        return 0;
    }
    return DefWindowProc(hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
}
 

But i must delete WM_PAINT and use at the same place WM_ACTIVE??

Pipo do u use MSN Messanger? Can u contect me at warco_m@libero.it Tnx.