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Printing Text Problem

Started by Bezzant Nov 21, 2000 at 3:35 PM 7 replies 400+ views

Original Post

Nov 21, 2000 at 3:35 PM

Hi, Im making a game and I want to set up a score thing.... I have the text that says player 1 then I want it to display the score heres what I put in..

  
int score = 0;   

 	glRasterPos2f( 5.5f, 5.5f);   // text position

 	glPrint(score);	   // dispay score

When I compile this I get an error saying that It can''t display the int score then something to do with a char... Theres obviously a way around this problem but I can''t figure it out! I know it must have something to do with the glPrint function but what!.... Hope somebody can help

Thanks in advance Alan

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PrinceofZ

Nov 21, 2000 at 4:01 PM

you can make it like this:
glPrint("%7.0f", score);

%means that there is something not to print behind it, 7 means 7 digits before the dot and 0 nothing behind the dot, and f that it is a float...

Bezzant

Nov 21, 2000 at 4:19 PM

I put in

  
int score = 0;

glPrint("Player 1: %7.0f", score);

Put It does not work..... It just displays "Player 1:" but no score

Does anybody have an other idea

Alan

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DemOSh

Nov 21, 2000 at 6:39 PM

use sprintf. something like this

{
char scorestr[32];
int score = 0;

sprintf(scorestr, "Player 1: %i", score);
glPrint(scorestr);
}

Im assuming you know how the printf functions work as far as formatting goes. If you dont, check msdn or ask...

Dunge

Nov 24, 2000 at 8:36 PM

GLFloat score = 0.0f;
glPrint("Player 1: %7.0f", score);

Nyko

Nov 25, 2000 at 10:23 AM

This works for me:

  
int score = 0;
glPrint("Player 1: %d",num);

CyberBotX

Nov 25, 2000 at 11:45 AM

Wouldn''t glPrint("Player 1: %i", score) work out?

Nyko

Nov 25, 2000 at 1:30 PM

Yea, both %d and %i will give you the same value.
I just use %d, ''cause it make me think more of a decimal value.

Bezzant

Nov 25, 2000 at 2:31 PM

Thanks all, you have helped me a great deal

It''s great to see that you are all willing to help out other people

Thanks
Alan

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