Thread: game loop

im trying to setup a game loop but without using an actual window:

Code:

int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR CmdLine, int CmdShow)
{
	HWND hInvisible = CreateWindow("Static", "", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, hInst, 0);

	//Init with hInvisible as window

	while (bRunning)
	{
		//...game loop
	}

	//DeInit
}

i was wondering, is there any disadvantages to the method i use? in all the directx examples ive seen, they set up a window.. but since my program doesnt need a window, i figured this way would be alot better?

when i run the program, it immediately goes to fullscreen instead of showing a window, and i handle all the keys (alt + f4 and esc.. etc) in my game loop...

Why make a call to CreateWindow() at all if you dont need a window?

Code:

int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR CmdLine, int CmdShow)
{
    while (bRunning)
    {
        //...game loop
    }

    //DeInit
}

the directx createdevice function needs a hwnd handle.. i tried giving it 0 (desktop) but that didnt work..

the thing is, i dont need to catch any messages.. i just check for them using direct input and only allow the keypresses i want.. e.g. disable all ALT keys except for alt-tab and alt-f4...

and is there really a point in making a 1x1 window if im not going to need the messages?

Originally Posted by X PaYnE X

the directx createdevice function needs a hwnd handle.. i tried giving it 0 (desktop) but that didnt work..

0 != desktop The desktop handle is not zero which would imply that it's NULL.