CParticleEngine Class Reference

The particle manager. More...

#include <ParticleEngine.h>

Inheritance diagram for CParticleEngine:

Public Member Functions
	CParticleEngine (int size)
	Constructor.
CParticle *	create (GameObjectType t, int lifespan)
void	move ()
	Move all particles.
void	draw ()
	Draw all particles.
Public Member Functions inherited from CObjectManager
	CObjectManager (int size)
	Constructor.
	~CObjectManager ()
	Destructor.
CGameObject *	create (GameObjectType objecttype)
	Create new object.
void	move ()
	Move all objects.
void	draw ()
	Draw all objects.
void	clear ()
	Clear the object list.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from CObjectManager
CGameObject **	m_pObjectList
	List of game objects.
int	m_nCount
	How many objects in list.
int	m_nSize
	Maximum size of list.

Detailed Description

The particle manager.

The particle engine is responsible for managing particles.

Member Function Documentation

CParticle * CParticleEngine::create	(	GameObjectType	t,
		int	lifespan
	)

Create a particle given its type and lifespan.

Parameters

t	Object type.
lifespan	Lifespan in ms.

void CParticleEngine::draw

(

)

Draw all particles.

Draw all particles. The particles grow from nothing and rotate in one direction until half their lifespan has passed, then they shrink and rotate the other way until they disappear entirely. At that point the move() function is supposed to cull them. If it fails to cull them, you'll see particles getting very, very big.

void CParticleEngine::move

(

)

Move all particles.

Move particles, and cull them if they've exceeded their lifespan. Moving them in fact means rotating them, since they don't actually change their locations.