Trisrendered()

i have just got the full version of blitz3d. where has trisrendered() gone? it was on the demo. when i run my demo-created code, it says "unknown function" but everything else works:

Text 0,0,"Polygons Rendering: "+ Str (TrisRendered())

any ideas?

neil

Text 0,0,"Polys: "+trisrendered()

That wont make any difference, t3k. Converting TrisRendered to a string to print it is unnecessary, though.

I have v1.96 and it works fine. Maybe it was broken in the latest version, somehow?! *shrugs*

its cool, just downloaded 1.98 and it works now.

thanks,

neil

Of course. I'd forgotten that when you first buy B3D, you get an ancient version, and have to download the update. ;)

i just wanted to point out that its not neccessary to convert to string before printing it on screen via text command.

yeah i changed that too - just a bad habit. im so sick of code not working properly because i havent str()'d it so i just do it without thinking.

cheers again

neil

Actually, Str$() is necessary in certain circumstances. Although most places it is not important, it still is a good idea to use it. It can also makes code a little more readable. :)

Defining Local variables is not necessary either but it's still good practice as most other languages do require it. Also, don't assume that a newly-defined variable is zero, set it yourself. Most languages do not automatically assign a value to new variables. You can see what I mean if you look at the contents of a newly-defined bank.

Not requiring these things is one of the reasons I chose Blitz3D, and it's also nice if I have a little thing I want to do quickly. But for more permanent projects I recommend using convention. Doing so will help if you ever use another language.