C++ sfml receives close event just after window opens - c++

Question

I am trying to follow a SFML tutorial from this link, however, for some reason my application seems to be caling the close event as soon as my program enters into the event loop.
Here is my code.
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
#include <iostream>
// Here is a small helper for you ! Have a look.
#include "ResourcePath.hpp"
int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow Window(sf::VideoMode(500,400),"SFML tutorial");
/* Or we can do this
* sf::RenderWindow Window
* Window.create (sf::VideoMode(800,600),"SFML tutorial");
*/
//Game loop
while(Window.isOpen())
{
sf::Event Event;
while(Window.pollEvent(Event));
{
if(Event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
{
Window.close();
std::cout << "Close" << std::endl;
}
}
}
return 0;
}
For some reason as soon as my program enters the event loop it receives a sf::Event::Closed event. I have done some research and this is not because the window is too big for my screen.
To fix my issue I have had to ad a int variable canClose to 0 then modify the event loop to this.
if(Event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
{
if(canClose == 1)
{
Window.close();
} else {
canClose = 1;
}
}
After I do this the window now opens and runs as expected.
P.S this is made using xcode and the SFML template.
Edit:
Just made a new xcode SFML project and removed some code in it to make a empty window and it seems to whork. Code looks exactly the same. This seams strange because it is exactly the same code.

Answer 1

From what i have seen, do not use an if statement for checking events, use a switch statement. Also Use a while(window.isOpen()) when trying to poll events
Have you read through the tutorials on http://www.sfml-dev.org ? Because i can guarantee that it is the best source for learning sfml. Use it before using another source.

Answer 2

Your problem is that you declared the variable Event Event type, you have to change the name of the variable to lowercase.
in this way
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
#include <iostream>
// Here is a small helper for you ! Have a look.
#include "ResourcePath.hpp"
int main()
{
sf::RenderWindow Window(sf::VideoMode(500,400),"SFML tutorial");
/* Or we can do this
* sf::RenderWindow Window
* Window.create (sf::VideoMode(800,600),"SFML tutorial");
*/
//Game loop
while(Window.isOpen())
{
sf::Event event;
while(Window.pollEvent(event));
{
if(event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
{
Window.close();
std::cout << "Close" << std::endl;
}
}
}
return 0;
that way you will not have any problems