Simple Animation Example - Monogame Typing CST Test

Simple Animation Example — Monogame Code

Cycles through sprite frames to animate.

using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;

public class AnimationExample : Game
{
	private GraphicsDeviceManager _graphics;
	private SpriteBatch _spriteBatch;
	private Texture2D _spriteSheet;
	private int _frame = 0;
	private double _timer = 0;
	private Vector2 _position = new Vector2(100,100);
	public AnimationExample() { _graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this); Content.RootDirectory = "Content"; IsMouseVisible = true; }
	protected override void LoadContent() { _spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice); _spriteSheet = Content.Load<Texture2D>("sprite_sheet"); }
	protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
	{
		_timer += gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds;
		if (_timer > 0.1) { _frame = (_frame + 1) % 4; _timer = 0; }
		base.Update(gameTime);
	}
	protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
	{
		GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
		_spriteBatch.Begin();
		_spriteBatch.Draw(_spriteSheet, _position, new Rectangle(32*_frame,0,32,32), Color.White);
		_spriteBatch.End();
		base.Draw(gameTime);
	}
}

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