User Guide

232 Chapter 12: Methods

addBackdrop

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

sprite(whichSprite).camera{(index)}.addBackdrop(texture, locWithinSprite,

rotation)

member(whichCastmember).camera(whichCamera).addBackdrop(texture,

locWithinSprite, rotation)

// JavaScript syntax

sprite(whichSprite).camera{(index)}.addBackdrop(texture, locWithinSprite,

rotation);

member(whichCastmember).camera(whichCamera).addBackdrop(texture,

locWithinSprite, rotation);

Description

3D camera command; adds a backdrop to the end of the camera’s list of backdrops.

Parameters

texture

Required. The texture to apply to the backdrop.

locWithinSprite Required. A 2D loc at which the backdrop is displayed in the 3D sprite. This

location is measured from the upper left corner of the sprite.

rotation Required. An integer that specifies the number of degrees to rotate the texture.

Example

The first line of this statement creates a texture named Rough from the cast member named

Cedar and stores it in the variable t1. The second line applies the texture as a backdrop at the

point (220, 220) within sprite 5. The texture has a rotation of 0 degrees. The last line applies the

same texture as a backdrop for camera 1 of the cast member named Scene at the point (20, 20)

with a rotation of 45 degrees.

t1 = member("Scene").newTexture("Rough", #fromCastMember, \

member("Cedar"))

sprite(5).camera.addBackdrop(t1, point(220, 220), 0)

member("Scene").camera[1].addBackdrop(t1, point(20, 20), 45)