sprite.setFrame()

Use the frame number to set the frame for the animation for a sprite.

Use the Animation tab to load multiple images which make up the frames for a labeled animation for your sprite. By default all frames are displayed one after another in round robin fashion. The speed is set by the slider in the Animation tab. Use play() to restart the animation. Use pause() to stop the animation.

Examples

                            // Use the mouse to move the smiley face. 
// High in the display for happy, middle of the display for surprised, low in the display for sad.
var sprite = createSprite(200, 200);
sprite.setAnimation("smiley");
sprite.pause();
function draw() {
  background("white");
  drawSprites();
  sprite.x = World.mouseX;
  sprite.y = World.mouseY;
  if (sprite.y < 100) {
    sprite.setFrame(0);
  } else if (sprite.y > 300) {
    sprite.setFrame(1);
  } else {
    sprite.setFrame(2);
  }
}
                        

Syntax

sprite.setFrame(frame)

Returns

No return value. Changes output in the display after drawSprites() is called.

Tips

• Sprites all have the same functions and you use the dot notation (combining the name of the sprite, followed by a dot, with the function name) to call the function for that sprite.
• Any changes to the properties of a sprite will not be seen until after drawSprites() is called.

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