//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Headers //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include #include namespace { std::string vec2ToString(const sf::Vector2i vec2) { return '(' + std::to_string(vec2.x) + ", " + std::to_string(vec2.y) + ')'; }; } // namespace //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Application class /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// class Application { public: //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Application() { m_window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(true); m_logText.setFillColor(sf::Color::White); m_handlerText.setFillColor(sf::Color::White); m_handlerText.setStyle(sf::Text::Bold); m_handlerText.setPosition({380.f, 260.f}); m_instructions.setFillColor(sf::Color::White); m_instructions.setStyle(sf::Text::Bold); m_instructions.setPosition({380.f, 310.f}); } // The visitor we pass to event->visit in the "Visitor" handler // Make sure all defined operator()s return the same type. // The operator()s can also have void return type if there is nothing to return. struct Visitor { explicit Visitor(Application& app) : application(app) { } std::optional operator()(const sf::Event::Closed&) { application.m_window.close(); return std::nullopt; } std::optional operator()(const sf::Event::KeyPressed& keyPress) { // When the enter key is pressed, switch to the next handler type if (keyPress.code == sf::Keyboard::Key::Enter) { application.m_handlerType = HandlerType::Overload; application.m_handlerText.setString("Current Handler: Overload"); } return "Key Pressed: " + sf::Keyboard::getDescription(keyPress.scancode); } std::optional operator()(const sf::Event::MouseMoved& mouseMoved) { return "Mouse Moved: " + vec2ToString(mouseMoved.position); } std::optional operator()(const sf::Event::MouseButtonPressed&) { return "Mouse Pressed"; } std::optional operator()(const sf::Event::TouchBegan& touchBegan) { return "Touch Began: " + vec2ToString(touchBegan.position); } // When defining a visitor, make sure all event types can be handled by it. // If you don't intend on exhaustively specifying an operator() for each // event type, you can provide a templated operator() that will be selected // by overload resolution when no other event type matches. template std::optional operator()(const T&) { // All unhandled events will end up here // application.m_log.emplace_back("Other Event"); return std::nullopt; } Application& application; }; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void run() { // This example is for demonstration purposes only // All the following forms of event handling have equivalent behavior // In your own code you should decide which form of event handling // suits your needs best and use a single form of event handling while (m_window.isOpen()) { if (m_handlerType == HandlerType::Classic) { // The "classical form" of event handling // Poll/Wait for events in a loop and handle them // individually based on their concrete type while (const std::optional event = m_window.pollEvent()) { if (event->is()) { m_window.close(); break; } if (const auto* keyPress = event->getIf()) { m_log.emplace_back("Key Pressed: " + sf::Keyboard::getDescription(keyPress->scancode)); // When the enter key is pressed, switch to the next handler type if (keyPress->code == sf::Keyboard::Key::Enter) { m_handlerType = HandlerType::Visitor; m_handlerText.setString("Current Handler: Visitor"); } } else if (const auto* mouseMoved = event->getIf()) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Moved: " + vec2ToString(mouseMoved->position)); } else if (event->is()) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Pressed"); } else if (const auto* touchBegan = event->getIf()) { m_log.emplace_back("Touch Began: " + vec2ToString(touchBegan->position)); } else { // All unhandled events will end up here // m_log.emplace_back("Other Event"); } } } else if (m_handlerType == HandlerType::Visitor) { // Event Visitor // A visitor able to visit all event types is passed to the event // The visitor's defined operator()s can also return values while (const std::optional event = m_window.pollEvent()) { if (std::optional logMessage = event->visit(Visitor(*this))) m_log.emplace_back(std::move(*logMessage)); } } else if (m_handlerType == HandlerType::Overload) { // Overloaded visitation // A callable taking a concrete event type is provided per event type you want to handle m_window.handleEvents([&](const sf::Event::Closed&) { m_window.close(); }, [&](const sf::Event::KeyPressed& keyPress) { m_log.emplace_back( "Key Pressed: " + sf::Keyboard::getDescription(keyPress.scancode)); // When the enter key is pressed, switch to the next handler type if (keyPress.code == sf::Keyboard::Key::Enter) { m_handlerType = HandlerType::Generic; m_handlerText.setString("Current Handler: Generic"); } }, [&](const sf::Event::MouseMoved& mouseMoved) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Moved: " + vec2ToString(mouseMoved.position)); }, [&](const sf::Event::MouseButtonPressed&) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Pressed"); }, [&](const sf::Event::TouchBegan& touchBegan) { m_log.emplace_back("Touch Began: " + vec2ToString(touchBegan.position)); }); // To handle unhandled events, just add the following lambda to the set of handlers // [&](const auto&) { m_log.emplace_back("Other Event"); } } else if (m_handlerType == HandlerType::Generic) { // Generic visitation // A generic callable is provided that can differentiate by deduced event type m_window.handleEvents( [&](auto&& event) { // Remove reference and cv-qualifiers using T = std::decay_t; if constexpr (std::is_same_v) { m_window.close(); } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v) { m_log.emplace_back("Key Pressed: " + sf::Keyboard::getDescription(event.scancode)); // When the enter key is pressed, switch to the next handler type if (event.code == sf::Keyboard::Key::Enter) { m_handlerType = HandlerType::Forward; m_handlerText.setString("Current Handler: Forward"); } } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Moved: " + vec2ToString(event.position)); } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Pressed"); } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v) { m_log.emplace_back("Touch Began: " + vec2ToString(event.position)); } else { // All unhandled events will end up here // m_log.emplace_back("Other Event"); } }); } else if (m_handlerType == HandlerType::Forward) { // Forward to other callable // In this case we forward it to our handle member functions // we defined for the concrete event types we want to handle // When choosing this method a default "catch-all" handler must // be available for unhandled events to be forwarded to // If you don't want to provide an empty "catch-all" handler // you will have to make sure (e.g. via if constexpr) that this // lambda doesn't attempt to call a member function that doesn't exist m_window.handleEvents([this](const auto& event) { handle(event); }); } // Limit the log to 24 entries if (m_log.size() > 24u) m_log.erase(m_log.begin(), m_log.begin() + static_cast(m_log.size() - 24u)); // Draw the contents of the log to the window m_window.clear(); for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_log.size(); ++i) { m_logText.setPosition({50.f, static_cast(i * 20) + 50.f}); m_logText.setString(m_log[i]); m_window.draw(m_logText); } m_window.draw(m_handlerText); m_window.draw(m_instructions); m_window.display(); } } // The following handle methods are called by the forwarding event handler implementation // A handle method is defined per event type you want to handle // To handle any other events that are left, the templated handle method will be called // Overload resolution will prefer the handle methods that fit the event type better // before falling back to the templated method void handle(const sf::Event::Closed&) { m_window.close(); } void handle(const sf::Event::KeyPressed& keyPress) { m_log.emplace_back("Key Pressed: " + sf::Keyboard::getDescription(keyPress.scancode)); // When the enter key is pressed, switch to the next handler type if (keyPress.code == sf::Keyboard::Key::Enter) { m_handlerType = HandlerType::Classic; m_handlerText.setString("Current Handler: Classic"); } } void handle(const sf::Event::MouseMoved& mouseMoved) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Moved: " + vec2ToString(mouseMoved.position)); } void handle(const sf::Event::MouseButtonPressed&) { m_log.emplace_back("Mouse Pressed"); } void handle(const sf::Event::TouchBegan& touchBegan) { m_log.emplace_back("Touch Began: " + vec2ToString(touchBegan.position)); } template void handle(const T&) { // All unhandled events will end up here // m_log.emplace_back("Other Event"); } private: enum class HandlerType { Classic, Visitor, Overload, Generic, Forward }; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Member data //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// sf::RenderWindow m_window{sf::VideoMode({800u, 600u}), "SFML Event Handling", sf::Style::Titlebar | sf::Style::Close}; const sf::Font m_font{"resources/tuffy.ttf"}; sf::Text m_logText{m_font, "", 20}; sf::Text m_handlerText{m_font, "Current Handler: Classic", 24}; sf::Text m_instructions{m_font, "Press Enter to change handler type", 24}; std::vector m_log; HandlerType m_handlerType{HandlerType::Classic}; }; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// Entry point of application /// /// \return Application exit code /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// int main() { Application application; application.run(); }