Implementing zoom functionality using the mouse scroll wheel in SDL involves detecting the scroll events and adjusting the zoom level of your application accordingly.
Here’s an example application that keeps track of a zoom level:
#include <SDL.h>
#include <iostream>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
SDL_Window* window = SDL_CreateWindow(
"Zoom Functionality Example",
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
800, 600,
SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN
);
SDL_Event event;
bool running = true;
float zoomLevel = 1.0f;
while (running) {
while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
if (event.type == SDL_MOUSEWHEEL) {
if (event.wheel.y > 0) {
zoomLevel += 0.1f;
} else if (event.wheel.y < 0) {
zoomLevel -= 0.1f;
}
std::cout << "Zoom level: "
<< zoomLevel << '\n';
}
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
running = false;
}
}
}
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
Zoom level: 1.1
Zoom level: 1.0
In the event loop, check for SDL_MOUSEWHEEL
events and adjust the zoomLevel
variable based on the y
value of event.wheel
. Positive values increase the zoom level, and negative values decrease it.
Once you have adjusted the zoomLevel
, you need to apply it to your rendering logic. This can be done by scaling your rendering based on the zoomLevel
.
Here’s an example of how to integrate zooming into your rendering:
#include <SDL.h>
#include <iostream>
void Render(
SDL_Renderer* renderer, float zoomLevel) {
SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0, 0, 0, 255);
SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(
renderer, 255, 255, 255, 255);
int width = static_cast<int>(50 * zoomLevel);
int height = static_cast<int>(50 * zoomLevel);
SDL_Rect rect = {375, 275, width, height};
SDL_RenderFillRect(renderer, &rect);
SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
SDL_Window* window = SDL_CreateWindow(
"Zoom Functionality Example",
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
800, 600,
SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN
);
SDL_Renderer* renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(
window, -1, 0);
SDL_Event event;
bool running = true;
float zoomLevel = 1.0f;
while (running) {
while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
if (event.type == SDL_MOUSEWHEEL) {
if (event.wheel.y > 0) {
zoomLevel += 0.1f;
} else if (event.wheel.y < 0) {
zoomLevel -= 0.1f;
}
std::cout << "Zoom level: "
<< zoomLevel << '\n';
}
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
running = false;
}
}
Render(renderer, zoomLevel);
}
SDL_DestroyRenderer(renderer);
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
Zoom level: 1.1
Zoom level: 1.0
By following these steps, you can implement zoom functionality in your SDL application using the mouse scroll wheel.
Adjust the zoomLevel
based on scroll input and apply it to your rendering logic to achieve the desired zoom effect.
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Learn how to detect and handle mouse scroll wheel events in SDL2, including vertical and horizontal scrolling, as well as scroll wheel button events.