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sf::Drawable Class Referenceabstract
Graphics module

Abstract base class for objects that can be drawn to a render target. More...

`#include <Drawable.hpp>`

Inheritance diagram for sf::Drawable:

## Public Member Functions
virtual | ~Drawable ()
| Virtual destructor. More...

## Protected Member Functions
virtual void | draw (RenderTarget &target, RenderStates states) const =0
| Draw the object to a render target. More...

## Friends
class | RenderTarget

## Detailed Description

Abstract base class for objects that can be drawn to a render target.

sf::Drawable is a very simple base class that allows objects of derived classes to be drawn to a sf::RenderTarget.

All you have to do in your derived class is to override the draw virtual function.

Note that inheriting from sf::Drawable is not mandatory, but it allows this nice syntax "window.draw(object)" rather than "object.draw(window)", which is more consistent with other SFML classes.

Example:

class MyDrawable : public sf::Drawable
{
public:
...
private:
virtual void draw(sf::RenderTarget& target, sf::RenderStates states) const
{
// You can draw other high-level objects
target.draw(m_sprite, states);
// ... or use the low-level API
states.texture = &m_texture;
target.draw(m_vertices, states);
// ... or draw with OpenGL directly
glBegin(GL_QUADS);
...
glEnd();
}
sf::Sprite m_sprite;
sf::Texture m_texture;
sf::VertexArray m_vertices;
};

See also
  sf::RenderTarget

Definition at line 44 of file Drawable.hpp.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual sf::Drawable::~Drawable | ( |  | ) |
| inlinevirtual

Virtual destructor.

Definition at line 52 of file Drawable.hpp.

## Member Function Documentation

virtual void sf::Drawable::draw | ( | RenderTarget & | target,
|  | RenderStates | states
| ) |  | const
| protectedpure virtual

Draw the object to a render target.

This is a pure virtual function that has to be implemented by the derived class to define how the drawable should be drawn.

Parameters

  target | Render target to draw to
  states | Current render states

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- Drawable.hpp