How to calculate the collision (if boxes overlap)

GroundZero

Dear readers,

can someone tell me how to write my IF statement on the bottom of my code?
I want it to return a number i.e. what side there is collision on.

@#include <SFML/System.hpp>
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
#include <SFML/Window.hpp>
#include <SFML/Audio.hpp>
#include <SFML/Config.hpp>

#include "collision.h"

/*
Collision Detection Function
1 = top
2 = right
3 = bottom
4 = left
*/
int collisionCheck( sf::Sprite player, sf::Sprite object )
{
// get the position and dimensions of the player sprite
int pPosX = player.GetPosition().x;
int pPosY = player.GetPosition().y;
int pSizeX = player.GetSize().x;
int pSizeY = player.GetSize().y;

// get the position and dimensions of the object sprite
int oPosX = object.GetPosition().x;
int oPosY = object.GetPosition().y;
int oSizeX = object.GetSize().x;
int oSizeY = object.GetSize().y;

// check for collision on the right side of the player
if( (pPosX + pSizeX) >= oPosX && (pPosX + pSizeX) <= (oPosX + oSizeX) && (pPosY + pSizeY) >= oPosY && pPosY <= (oPosY + oSizeY ) ){

return 2;
}

// check for collision on the left side of the player
if( (pPosX - 2) <= (oPosX + oSizeX) && (pPosY + pSizeY) >= oPosY && pPosY <= (oPosY + oSizeY ) ){

return 4;
}

// check for collision on the top side of the player
if( ){

return 1;
}

// check for collision on the bottom side of the player
if( ){

return 1;
}

}

int main()
{
// create a new window 800x600 resolution 32 bit
sf::RenderWindow App(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "LittleBigGame");

// draw a cube (red)
sf::Image player;
player.Create(50, 50, sf::Color::Red);

sf::Texture playerTexture;
playerTexture.LoadFromImage(player);

sf::Sprite playerSprite(playerTexture);
playerSprite.SetX(500);
playerSprite.SetY(410);

// draw a wall (blue)
sf::Image wall;
wall.Create(350, 50, sf::Color::Blue);

sf::Texture wallTexture;
wallTexture.LoadFromImage(wall);

sf::Sprite wallSprite(wallTexture);
wallSprite.SetX(150);
wallSprite.SetY(410);

// draw a wall (yellow)
sf::Image wall2;
wall2.Create(50, 350, sf::Color::Yellow);

sf::Texture wallTexture2;
wallTexture2.LoadFromImage(wall2);

sf::Sprite wallSprite2(wallTexture2);
wallSprite2.SetX(500);
wallSprite2.SetY(110);

// timer so every computer has the same speed
sf::Clock clock;

while( App.IsOpened())
{
    // handle events
    sf::Event Event;
    while (App.PollEvent(Event))
    {
        switch(Event.Type)
        {
            // als het scherm gesloten word
            case sf::Event::Closed:
                App.Close();
            break;
        }
    }

    if(clock.GetElapsedTime() >= 33)
    {
        // execute stuff
        if(sf::Keyboard::IsKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Up))
        {

int check = collisionCheck( playerSprite, wallSprite2 );

if(check != 1){
playerSprite.Move( 0, -6 );
}
}

        if(sf::Keyboard::IsKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Right))
        {

int check = collisionCheck( playerSprite, wallSprite2 );

if(check != 2){
playerSprite.Move( +6, 0 );
}
}

        if(sf::Keyboard::IsKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Down))
        {
            playerSprite.Move( 0, +6 );
        }

        if(sf::Keyboard::IsKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Left))
        {

int check = collisionCheck( playerSprite, wallSprite2 );

if(check != 4){
playerSprite.Move( -6, 0 );
}
}

        // reset the clock
        clock.Reset();
    }

    // clean screen
    App.Clear();

    /*
        draw sprites which will be BEHIND of our player
    */

//App.Draw(wallSprite);
App.Draw(wallSprite2);

    // draw the player sprite

App.Draw(playerSprite);

    /*
        draw sprites which will be IN FRONT of our player
    */


    // display the window
    App.Display();

} // end while App is opened

return EXIT_SUCCESS;

}
@

Hope someone can inform me on how to do this :)

P.S. I am using SFML but that doesnt matter much, as this is about how to calculate it and the above code should be clear to anyone :)

The code I have above seems to work for left and right, but I cant get the top and bottom ones working... please help me out ; ;

tobias.hunger

What does this have to do with Qt? Maybe you should try a forum specializing on the library you are actually using?

GroundZero

Not much with Qt but its just a common question about how to make a sum, nothing to do with a library or what so ever. I am asking how to make the sum, not how to use a part of the library.

The sum is just normal C++ like doing math that's all.

andre

To get back to Qt: Qt has classes like QRect and QRegion that support methods like intersects() that might be of help.

GroundZero

Thank you very much Andre, I will look those functions up, that might be just what I need :)
Aside from that... my question was just a normal C++ question and yes, I asked it on the forums from the makers
of this library but all people there are to "cocky" to explain me this simple formula so I tought, lets try the Qt forums
since I have had a lot of tips, and explenations from nice people on here :)

Anyways, I will look at the functions but still, can anyone explain me the formula? :P

KA51O

Its not really any sort of formula. If this was in 3D you would need formulas, but this are just basic comparisons. I'd suggest you draw two boxes in a coordinate system on a paper and do the comparisons for left and right (as already exist in the code above) by hand to get a better understanding of what's happening.