C#•3y ago

'Update' Function

How can i make a 'update' function that gets called every frame?

6 Replies

What does a 'frame' mean in this context?

for example a drawing function or a function that gets called everyframe for input

I would consider looking into how Monogame does this (it also gives you an update/draw loop for free) you're probably going to want to have a while (true) loop that checks the current time in each iteration and compares that against a saved value if it's been more than 1/60th of a second (or whatever), then go into the actual logic you want to execute the reason why i'm asking what a frame means is because if you just have a while(true) loop by itself it's going to go as fast as your CPU can manage which is probably not what you want

Revolving MadnessOP•3y ago

ya how would i implement that? cuz if u do a normal while loop it breaks

becquerel•3y ago

DateTime lastTime;

while (true)
{
  var currentTime = DateTime.Now;

  var difference = currentTime - lastTime;

  if (difference > TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(13.6666) continue;

  ActuallyDoStuff();
}

DateTime lastTime;

while (true)
{
  var currentTime = DateTime.Now;

  var difference = currentTime - lastTime;

  if (difference > TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(13.6666) continue;

  ActuallyDoStuff();
}

Revolving MadnessOP•3y ago

is there anyway i can set the value of the screen to an array of pixels? insted of just individually drawing each pixel one by one

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