hey, is it possible to erase the canvas somehow? i have different states which show different symbols upon the head of my protagonist. but if i just change em, they get added and not cleared.
i tried to make a workaround and always create a new canvas (on the same var) when a new symbol was cast. but it seems as the update() function got called after the render().
This will clear the canvas:
var r:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
canvas.fill(r, 0, 0);
You might also want to think about using a different mechanism for displaying the symbols; if you’ve got specified slots and icons, a Tilemap might be appropriate. If they’re animated, perhaps a set of Spritemap graphics would work well.
Hey that idea with spritemap is quite clever. This should work also.
But in first place this is for the #ld jam and i never tried to paint objects with the render function. so i thought its good opportunity to try ((:
ty i will try it with the rect first and if that aint working i switch to the spritemap i guess