Can't get basic image to load... please help!
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| Running below gives me the following compile error: "Identifier 'loadimage' not found". It looks like Monkey is not recognising a basic function like LoadImage.... could it be that Mojo is not properly imported...? Something else? I've just installed the demo version of Monkey, so please forgive me if this is a real noob question. Thanks for any help offered! ========================= code below =========== Import mojo Class MyGame Extends App Field board:image Method OnCreate() SetUpdateRate(60) board = loadimage("MYZGA_Map.png") End Method OnUpdate() End Method OnRender() Cls 128, 0, 255 DrawImage(board, 0, 0) End End Function Main() New MyGame End |
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| Problem solved! It turns out that Monkey is very case sensitive and all the reserved keywords (like the LoadImage function and Image type, need to be written with case sensitive in mind)... I thought the IDE would take care of this "mundane" task. Anyhoo... the same code runs fine now that I have fixed all the case sensitive keywords. |
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| Yeah the Ted IDE is pretty basic but simplicity can be a good thing and I find it discourages lazy programming. That being said I'm currently trialling the demo versions of Jungle and Mollusk, they both correct case sensitivity and have loads more useful features, you might want to check them out. I like them both but can't decide which one to go for yet. |
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| For the record, identifiers in Monkey are case sensitive, whereas keywords are not. Since 'LoadImage' is a function, it isn't a "reserved keyword", so it follows the same rules your own code does. In Monkey, you could easily have functions called 'loadimage', 'loadImage' and 'LoadImage' all be present without name conflicts. The same goes for local identifiers like variable names and the like. |
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| Thanks for the additional insight guys! It's time for me to to trial some IDE's methinks... :-) |
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