Creating a plain object in DarkGDK

A plain is a mesh object that can be used as ground in your game scene. To create a plain object, use the dbMakeObjectPlain function.

Syntax:

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1. dbMakeObjectPlain(object id,plain width,plain height);  

dbMakeObjectPlain(object id,plain width,plain height);

Example:

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1. dbMakeObjectPlain(1,100,100);  

dbMakeObjectPlain(1,100,100);

By default an object is drawn in gray. You can add colors to your plain object by Using the dbColorObject function which has the following syntax:

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1. dbColorObject(object id, color);  

dbColorObject(object id, color);

Colors can be defined by using the dbRGB function which has the following syntax:

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1. dbRGB(red,green,blue);  

dbRGB(red,green,blue);

Wherein red, green, and blue are numbers that ranges from 0-255.

The following codes demonstrates dbMakeObjectPlain and dbColorObject at work:

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1. // Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com  
2.   
3. // the wizard has created a very simple project that uses Dark GDK  
4. // it contains the basic code for a GDK application  
5.   
6. // whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file  
7. #include "DarkGDK.h"  
8.   
9. // the main entry point for the application is this function  
10. void DarkGDK ( void )  
11. {  
12. // turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps  
13. dbSyncOn   ( );  
14. dbSyncRate ( 60 );  
15. //Creates a 400 X 200 plain object with an object id of 1 and   
16. dbMakeObjectPlain(1,400,200);  
17. //Applies a red color to our plain  
18. dbColorObject(1,dbRGB(255,0,0));  
19. //Positions the camera on the side of our object  
20. dbPositionCamera(-1,-600,-100);  
21. // our main loop  
22. while ( LoopGDK ( ) )  
23. {  
24. // update the screen  
25. dbSync ( );  
26. }  
27. //deletes all objects  
28. for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )  
29. dbDeleteObject ( i );  
30. // return back to windows  
31. return;  
32. }  

// Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com

// the wizard has created a very simple project that uses Dark GDK
// it contains the basic code for a GDK application

// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
// turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps
dbSyncOn   ( );
dbSyncRate ( 60 );
//Creates a 400 X 200 plain object with an object id of 1 and 
dbMakeObjectPlain(1,400,200);
//Applies a red color to our plain
dbColorObject(1,dbRGB(255,0,0));
//Positions the camera on the side of our object
dbPositionCamera(-1,-600,-100);
// our main loop
while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
{
// update the screen
dbSync ( );
}
//deletes all objects
for ( int i = 1; i < 50; i++ )
dbDeleteObject ( i );
// return back to windows
return;
}