// Clean up resources void destroy_animated_sprite(AnimatedSprite* sprite) if (sprite) if (sprite->texture) SDL_DestroyTexture(sprite->texture); free(sprite);
I'll help you create a practical SDL3 tutorial with a complete feature implementation. Let's build a with keyboard controls - a perfect foundation for games. SDL3 Sprite Animation Tutorial Prerequisites # Install SDL3 (Ubuntu/Debian) sudo apt install libsdl3-dev macOS brew install sdl3 Windows - download from libsdl.org Complete Example: Animated Sprite with Movement // sdl3_animation_tutorial.c #include <SDL3/SDL.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdbool.h> // Screen dimensions #define SCREEN_WIDTH 800 #define SCREEN_HEIGHT 600
// Player movement speed #define PLAYER_SPEED 5 sdl3 tutorial
printf("Controls: WASD or Arrow Keys to move\n"); printf("Press ESC to quit\n");
// Draw 4 colored frames for demonstration for (int i = 0; i < FRAME_COUNT; i++) SDL_Rect rect = i * 64, 0, 64, 64; Uint32 colors[] = 0xFF0000FF, 0x00FF00FF, 0x0000FFFF, 0xFFFF00FF; SDL_FillSurfaceRect(surface, &rect, colors[i]); printf("Press ESC to quit\n")
// Main game loop int main(int argc, char* argv[]) // Initialize SDL3 if (!SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)) printf("SDL_Init failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError()); return 1;
// Add multiple animations (idle, run, jump) typedef enum ANIM_IDLE, ANIM_RUN, ANIM_JUMP AnimationState; // Add collision detection bool check_collision(SDL_Rect a, SDL_Rect b); Uint32 colors[] = 0xFF0000FF
for (int i = 0; i < FRAME_COUNT; i++) sprite->frames[i].x = i * frame_width; sprite->frames[i].y = 0; sprite->frames[i].w = frame_width; sprite->frames[i].h = frame_height;
// Create sprite with placeholder AnimatedSprite* player = create_animated_sprite(renderer, "placeholder"); if (player) // Replace with our placeholder texture SDL_DestroyTexture(player->texture); player->texture = placeholder_tex; // Re-initialize frames for 64x64 placeholder for (int i = 0; i < FRAME_COUNT; i++) player->frames[i].x = i * 64; player->frames[i].y = 0; player->frames[i].w = 64; player->frames[i].h = 64;
// Create renderer SDL_Renderer* renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, NULL); if (!renderer) printf("Renderer creation failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError()); SDL_DestroyWindow(window); SDL_Quit(); return 1;