LÖVE Documentation 0.5.0

Callback

update( dt )

This function should update the state of the game according to the time value dt.

Synopsis

function update( dt ) ... end

Arguments

dt The time since last update in seconds.

Returns

(Nothing)

Examples

Example 51: Basic callbacks

-- Example: Basic callbacks
elapsed = 0
-- Load: called when the game
-- loads.
function load()
-- Load a font
local f = love.graphics.newFont(love.default_font, 12)
love.graphics.setFont(f)
end
-- Update: Called each frame. Update the
-- state of your game here.
function update(dt)
elapsed = elapsed + dt
end
-- Draw: Called each frame. The game
-- should be drawn in this functions.
function draw()
love.graphics.draw("Elapsed time: " .. elapsed, 100, 100)
end

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