Humble new Class - Button Menu

[CapitanNerd]

I am new on Java
I am new on Android Develpment
I am new on AndEngine

Perhabs I'm reinventing gun powder for all of that...

Situation: Can't get menu buttons to highlight or toogle on touch
Solution: This little new class I've developed.

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1. package com.###########
2.  
3. import org.anddev.andengine.entity.scene.menu.item.AnimatedSpriteMenuItem;
4. import org.anddev.andengine.input.touch.TouchEvent;
5. import org.anddev.andengine.opengl.texture.region.TiledTextureRegion;
6.  
7. public class SpriteButton extends AnimatedSpriteMenuItem {
8.         private boolean pressed=false;
9.         enum T {BUTTON,TOGGLE};
10.         private T type = T.BUTTON;
11.        
12.         public SpriteButton(int pID, TiledTextureRegion pTiledTextureRegion) {
13.                 super(pID, pTiledTextureRegion);
14.         }
15.  
16.         public SpriteButton(int pID, TiledTextureRegion pTiledTextureRegion,T type) {
17.                 super(pID, pTiledTextureRegion);
18.                 this.setType(type);
19.         }
20.  
21.         public boolean onAreaTouched(final TouchEvent pSceneTouchEvent, final float pTouchAreaLocalX, final float pTouchAreaLocalY) {
22.                 switch(this.type){
23.                         case BUTTON:
24.                                 if (!this.pressed){
25.                                         this.pressed=true;
26.                                         this.nextTile();
27.                                 }
28.                                
29.                                 if (pSceneTouchEvent.getAction() == TouchEvent.ACTION_UP)  {
30.                                         this.pressed=false;
31.                                         this.nextTile();
32.                                 }
33.                         break;
34.                         case TOGGLE:
35.                                 if (!this.pressed){
36.                                         this.pressed=true;
37.                                         this.nextTile();
38.                                 }
39.  
40.                                 if (pSceneTouchEvent.getAction() == TouchEvent.ACTION_UP)  {
41.                                         this.pressed=false;
42.                                 }
43.                         break;
44.                 }
45.  
46.                 return super.onAreaTouched(pSceneTouchEvent, pTouchAreaLocalX, pTouchAreaLocalY);
47.         }
48.  
49.         public void setType(T type) {
50.                 this.type = type;
51.         }
52.  
53.         public T getType() {
54.                 return type;
55.         }
56. }
57.  

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And here is an example:

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1.                 this.setPauseBackGround(new Sprite(0,0,this.getPauseBackGroundTextureRegion()));
2.                
3.                 this.setPauseMenu(new MenuScene(this.getCamera()));
4.                 final SpriteButton continueMenuItem  = new SpriteButton(10,this.getPauseContinueTextureRegion());
5.                 final SpriteButton mainMenuMenuItem = new SpriteButton(11,this.getPauseMainMenuTextureRegion());
6.                 final SpriteButton musicTurnMenuItem = new SpriteButton(12,this.getPauseMusicTurnTextureRegion(),T.TOGGLE);
7.                
8.                 this.getPauseMenu().addMenuItem(continueMenuItem);
9.                 this.getPauseMenu().addMenuItem(mainMenuMenuItem);
10.                 this.getPauseMenu().addMenuItem(musicTurnMenuItem);
11.                
12.                 this.getPauseMenu().buildAnimations();
13.                 this.getPauseMenu().setBackgroundEnabled(false);
14.  

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The only "requirement" is to have a TiledTextureRegion as the image source with 2 tiles. The idea is that these menu items will highlight itselfs when touched using the second tile in case of the buttons and toggle between the 2 tiles in case of the toggles.

[lopez1_de]

I'm really wondering why this isn't already part of AndEngine. Or did I missed something?

[kblood]

I wonder if this would work with what I am testing?

I am using the BoundCamera, and ChaseCamera functions, and they do not seem to work well with the built in menu functions, shown in the android examples, because they all want to use "this.scene" something, and "this.BoundCamera". Which most my testing script does not support, and for that reason I am now considering just having a menu before beginning the game, and then using that common menu in the bottom of the screen that you can have come up when pressing menu. I think it will do for my first few test games.

But maybe this menu would work with my project? Or is this the menu that already is in the andengine? Doesnt look like it at first glance.

[CapitanNerd]

Sorry for the late answer.

No, this is a new class based on AnimatedSprite. It does not have anything in common with the menu system of AndEngine.

[Zagahlo]

excellent!