exampleSimple

This example shows how to create a simple VR-Vantage application.

There are three required steps.

The first step is to create the DtVrvApplication.

   // A DtVrvApplication wraps up all the components required to build a complete
   // VR-Vantage application (DtDe, DtPluginManager, DtEventLoop, and a
   // DtVrvApplicationConfiguration).
   DtVrvApplication igApp;

Once the application has been created, it must be initialized.

   // This causes the plugin manager to load plugins, cause a Display Configuration
   // to be realized, creates the default environment, etc.
   igApp.initialize(argc, argv);

Finally, the application's main event loop is started.

   // Creates an event loop and begins running it, causing the creation of frames.
   igApp.run();

Building the Example

VR-Vantage includes pre-built versions of the example application. To build it yourself, follow the instructions at Building VR-Vantage Examples, Applications, and Plug-ins.

Running the Example

This example is an application. You can run it by running ./bin/exampleSimple.exe (on Windows) or ./bin/exampleSimple (on Linux). For more information about running examples, please see Running Applications and Examples.

Example Source Files

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exampleSimple.cxx

// /****************************************************************************** 
// ** Copyright (c) 2008 MAK Technologies, Inc. 
// ** All rights reserved. 
// ******************************************************************************/ 
// /****************************************************************************** 
// ** $RCSfile: exampleSimple.cxx,v $ $Revision: 1.13 $ $State: Exp $ 
// ******************************************************************************/ 

#include <vrvCore/DtVrvApplication.h>
#include <vrvUtil/DtGuiConfiguration.h>

// Use the VR-Vantage namespace. All classes in VR-Vantage are in this namespace.
using namespace makVrv;

int main(int argc,char** argv)
{
   // A DtVrvApplication wraps up all the components required to build a complete
   // VR-Vantage application (DtDe, DtPluginManager, DtEventLoop, and a
   // DtVrvApplicationConfiguration).
   DtVrvApplication igApp;

   // This causes the plugin manager to load plugins, cause a Display Configuration
   // to be realized, creates the default environment, etc.
   igApp.initialize(argc, argv);

   // Creates an event loop and begins running it, causing the creation of frames.
   igApp.run();
}