Simple Counter Example - Monogame Typing CST Test

Simple Counter Example — Monogame Code

A minimal MonoGame example displaying a counter that increments/decrements with keyboard input.

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

public class CounterGame : Game
{
	private GraphicsDeviceManager _graphics;
	private SpriteBatch _spriteBatch;
	private SpriteFont _font;
	private int count = 0;

	public CounterGame() { _graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this); Content.RootDirectory = "Content"; IsMouseVisible = true; }

	protected override void LoadContent() { _spriteBatch = new SpriteBatch(GraphicsDevice); _font = Content.Load<SpriteFont>("Arial"); }

	protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
	{
		var kstate = Keyboard.GetState();
		if (kstate.IsKeyDown(Keys.Up)) count++;
		if (kstate.IsKeyDown(Keys.Down)) count--;
		base.Update(gameTime);
	}

	protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
	{
		GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
		_spriteBatch.Begin();
		_spriteBatch.DrawString(_font, $"Count: {count}", new Vector2(100, 100), Color.White);
		_spriteBatch.End();
		base.Draw(gameTime);
	}
}

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