src/SDLWrap_Font.hpp

   1 #ifndef _SDLWRAP_FONT_H_
   2 #define _SDLWRAP_FONT_H_
   3
   4 #include "SDL/SDL.h"
   5 #include "SDL/SDL_ttf.h"
   6
   7 #include "ErrorHandler.hpp"
   8
   9 namespace SDLWrap {
  10
  11 class Font {
  12     public:
  13         /* This exception is thrown when a font could not be loaded for some reason, either because it wasn't a font or
  14          * the path to the TTF file is invalid. It is also thrown in the case that the TTF system could not be loaded.
  15          */
  16         class TTFError {};
  17
  18         /* Typical constructor that opens a TTF font file using TTFFilePath and sets it to render at size FontSize.
  19          * Throws a TTFError in case the TTF system could not be loaded (Only happens when the first font is loaded or
  20          * if you try to load a font when the TTF system is not running, more generally as you can call Shutdown() then
  21          * load a font. Also keeps a refcount using FontCount.
  22          */
  23         Font(const std::string TTFFilePath, const int FontSize);
  24
  25         /* Just frees the memory used by the Font and decrements FontCount. */
  26         ~Font();
  27
  28         /* In case you want to shutdown the TTF system, just call this. It will only shutdown if there are no fonts in
  29          * memory, which it checks by comparing FontCount.
  30          */
  31         static void Shutdown();
  32
  33     public:
  34         TTF_Font *me; // Publicize it so FontSurface can use it in it's rendering schemes.
  35
  36     private:
  37         static int  FontCount;
  38         std::string FilePath;
  39 };
  40
  41 };
  42
  43 #endif