gistfile1.cpp

#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

// Map of sprite vectors, mapped by name
std::map<std::string, std::vector<sf::Sprite>> sprites;

sf::Texture texture;

// Create some sprite frames and map to a name
void defineSprite(const std::string& name, const std::vector<sf::IntRect>& frames) {
    std::vector<sf::Sprite> namedFrames(frames.size());

    for (auto& i : frames) {
        namedFrames.push_back(sf::Sprite(texture, i));
    }

    sprites[name] = namedFrames;
}

// Get a specific sprite frame
const sf::Sprite& getFrame(const std::string &name, int frame) {
    return sprites.at(name)[frame];
}


int main() {
    sf::RenderWindow window;
    window.create(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "Hej");

    texture.loadFromFile("resources/Fighter-F-01.png");

    defineSprite("TEST", std::vector<sf::IntRect> {sf::IntRect(28, 5, 16, 27)});

    bool run = true;
    while (run) {
        sf::Event event;

        while (window.pollEvent(event)) {
            if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed) {
                run = false;
            }

            window.clear(sf::Color::White);

            // Works
            sf::Sprite spr1 = sf::Sprite(texture, sf::IntRect(28, 5, 16, 27));
            spr1.setPosition(0, 0);
            window.draw(spr1);

            // Doesn't work
            sf::Sprite spr2 = getFrame("TEST", 0);
            spr2.setPosition(50, 0);
            window.draw(spr2);


            window.display();
        }
    }

    window.close();

	return 0;
};