setSpriteAnimation()

Purpose

Animate a sprite

Description

Create a sprite from a tile sheet and animate it.

Syntax

setSpriteAnimation( sprite, startTile, endTile )

setSpriteAnimation( sprite, startTile, endTile, speed )

Arguments

sprite The handle of the sprite

startTile The number of the first tile in the animation sequence (0 based)

endTile The number of the last tile in the animation sequence (0 based)

speed The speed of the animation (default is 10)

Example

image = loadImage( "Untied Games/Enemy A", false )
enemy = createSprite()
setSpriteImage( enemy, image )
setSpriteAnimation( enemy, 0, 4, 20 )
lastpos = { gWidth() / 2, gHeight() / 2 }
setSpriteLocation( enemy, lastpos )
setSpriteScale( enemy, { 8, 8 } )

loop
  clear()
  updateSprites()
  drawSprites()
  update()
repeat

Associated Commands