Sprite

Sprite is a built-in class in the Mini Micro API. It represents an image which can be added to a SpriteDisplay, enabling it to be drawn to the screen very efficiently while also being scaled, rotated, or tinted, and layered consistently with other sprites and the surrounding displays.

Methods and properties used with Sprite objects

Use these methods on Sprite instances, created with new Sprite.

Method or Property	Purpose
Sprite.image	image displayed by the sprite
Sprite.x	horizontal position of the sprite
Sprite.y	vertical position of the sprite
Sprite.scale	sprite scale (default 1.0)
Sprite.rotation	sprite rotation (degrees counter-clockwise)
Sprite.tint	tint color (defaults to white)
Sprite.localBounds	stores the local bounds of the sprite
Sprite.worldBounds	computes world bounds from local bounds and current position
Sprite.contains(x, y)	return whether the sprite contains the given world point
Sprite.overlaps(other)	return whether this sprite is touching another sprite or Bounds
Sprite.corners	return [x,y] screen positions of the four corners of this sprite, counter-clockwise from bottom left
Sprite.setCorners corners	set new screen positions for the four sprite corners (counter-clockwise from bottom left)

Usage Notes (Soda)

In Soda there is currently only one, implicit, Display. So to add sprites to this display, push them onto a global list called sprites.

Soda does not currently support Sprite.corners or Sprite.setCorners.

Example

This example creates a sprite, loads it into display 4 (which by default is a SpriteDisplay), and rotates it through 360 degrees.

spr = new Sprite
spr.image = file.loadImage("/sys/pics/Wumpus.png")
display(4).sprites.push spr
spr.x = 480
spr.y = 320
for r in range(0,360)
   spr.rotation = r
   yield
end for

See also

• How to move a sprite forward
• How to detect a click on a sprite
• How to move a sprite with directional inputs
• How to load a sprite from the web
• How to make a sprite translucent
• How to move a sprite towards a target
• How to point a sprite at a target