when I do this (in my class)
public:
Entity()
{
re_sprite_eyes = new sf::Sprite();
re_sprite_hair = new sf::Sprite();
re_sprite_body = new sf::Sprite();
}
private:
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_hair;
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_body;
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_eyes;
Everything works fine. However, if I change the declarations to this:
private:
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_hair, re_sprite_body, re_sprite_eyes;
I get this compiler error:
error: no match for 'operator=' in '((Entity*)this)->Entity::re_sprite_eyes = (operator new(272u), (<statement>, ((sf::Sprite*)<anonymous>)))
And then it says candidates for re_sprite_eyes are sf::Sprite objects and/or references.
Why does this not work? Aren't the declarations the same?
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_hair, re_sprite_body, re_sprite_eyes;
Does not declare 3 pointers - it is one pointer and 2 objects.
sf::Sprite* unfortunately does not apply to all the variables declared following it, just the first. It is equivalent to
sf::Sprite* re_sprite_hair;
sf::Sprite re_sprite_body;
sf::Sprite re_sprite_eyes;
You want to do:
sf::Sprite *re_sprite_hair, *re_sprite_body, *re_sprite_eyes;
You need to put one star for each variable. In such cases I prefer to keep the star on the variable's side, rather than the type, to make exactly this situation clear.