/// <summary>
/// Accepts a load request from a screen. Transitions from the screen to the loading screen while loading.
/// Transitions back to the original screen after loading is complete
/// </summary>
/// <param name="screenToLoad">The screen requesting the load operation</param>
/// <param name="loadMethod">The method containing the loading logic for the screen</param>
/// <param name="loadArgs">All arguments required for the loadMethod</param>
public void LoadScreenContent(GameScreen screenToLoad, Delegate loadMethod, params object[] loadArgs)
{
// Transitions from the loading screen to the original screen
Action FinalizeLoad = () =>
{
transitionScreens(loadingScreen, screenToLoad);
};
screenToLoad.Hide();
activeScreen = loadingScreen;
loadingScreen.LoadScreenContent(loadMethod, FinalizeLoad, loadArgs);
loadingScreen.Show();
}
public override void Initialize()
{
startScreen = new StartScreen(game, spriteBatch, game.Content.Load<SpriteFont>("menufont"), game.Content.Load<Texture2D>("alienmetal"));
startScreen.Initialize();
startScreen.Hide();
actionScreen = new ActionScreen(game, spriteBatch);
actionScreen.Initialize();
actionScreen.Hide();
loadingScreen = new LoadingScreen(game, spriteBatch);
loadingScreen.Initialize();
loadingScreen.Hide();
resultsScreen = new ResultsScreen(game, spriteBatch, game.Content.Load<SpriteFont>("cantarell-42"));
resultsScreen.Initialize();
resultsScreen.Hide();
activeScreen = startScreen;
activeScreen.Show();
base.Initialize();
}
public void transitionAndLoad(GameScreen fromScreen, ActionScreen toScreen)
{
fromScreen.Hide();
activeScreen = toScreen;
toScreen.RequestLoadLevel();
}
private void handleInput()
{
keyboardState = Keyboard.GetState();
// Allows the game to exit
if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed)
game.Exit();
if (activeScreen == startScreen)
{
if (CheckKey(Keys.Enter))
{
if (startScreen.SelectedIndex == 0)
{
activeScreen.Hide();
activeScreen = actionScreen;
actionScreen.RequestLoadLevel();
}
if (startScreen.SelectedIndex == 1)
{
game.Exit();
}
}
}
if (CheckKey(Keys.Escape))
{
game.Exit();
}
oldKeyboardState = keyboardState;
}
public void transitionScreens(GameScreen fromScreen, GameScreen toScreen)
{
fromScreen.Hide();
activeScreen = toScreen;
activeScreen.Show();
}
