Question

I have a class with an enumerated type GameStates. In the (public) constructor I initialise GameStates like this:

GameStates enumGameState = Ready;

Then in a public method run() i have a switch like this:

switch(enumGameState)
        {
        case Ready:
            if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
            {
                enumGameState = Firing;
                cout << "\nGame State moved to Firing";
            }   // End if
            break;
        case Firing:
            if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
            {
                enumGameState = Contact;
                cout << "\nGame State moved to Contact";
            }   // End if
            break;
        case Contact:
            if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
            {
                enumGameState = Over;
                cout << "\nGame State moved to Over";
            }   // End if
            break;
        case Over:
            break;
        };  // End of GameState switch

Whilst the code does not error, none of the states are met. How should i be accessing the value of enumGameState?

EDIT: All class code.

class Game
{
private:
    Block* arrBlocks[10][10];   
    //IMesh* objBlockMesh;
    IMesh* objGunMesh;
    IMesh* objDummyMesh;
    Gun* objGun;
    int Game::intSpeed;
    I3DEngine* theGameEngine;
    float fltSkyboxXCo;
    float fltSkyboxYCo;
    float fltSkyboxZCo;
    float fltFloorXCo;
    float fltFloorYCo;
    float fltFloorZCo;

    enum GameStates{Ready,Firing, Contact, Over};
    GameStates enumGameState;

public: 

    Game(I3DEngine* the3dengine)
    {
        Game::theGameEngine = the3dengine;
        theGameEngine->StartWindowed();

        // Add default folder for meshes and other media
        theGameEngine->AddMediaFolder( "C:\\TL-Engine\\Media\\AssigmentTwo\\Media" );

        //intSpeed = 1;

        Game::DrawBasicScene(theGameEngine);
        Game::DrawBlocks();
        Game::CreateAGun();
        Bullet::Bullet(theGameEngine);
        Game::enumGameState = Ready;
    }   // End of Constructor


private:    


    void DrawBlocks()
    {
        float fltBlockOffSet = 12.0f;
        float fltLeftMost = -54.0f;
        float fltBlockZCo = 120.0f;
        float fltBlockYCo = 5.0f;
        float fltCurrentXCo;
        float fltCurrentYCo = 5.0f;
        float fltCurrentZCo = 120.0f;
        // Stick 10 blocks in an array
        // Display them

        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        {
            if (i == 1) // Once i have created the first row all the other blocks are going to be created in a hidden state
            {
                fltCurrentYCo = -50.0f;
            }
            for(int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
            {
                fltCurrentXCo = ((float)j*fltBlockOffSet) + fltLeftMost;    // Cast j into a float explicitly so that it doesn't it implicitly
                arrBlocks[i][j] = new Block(theGameEngine, fltCurrentXCo, fltCurrentYCo, fltCurrentZCo);
                if(fltCurrentYCo < 0)
                {
                    arrBlocks[i][j]->SetBlockState(Block::Destroyed);
                }   // End if
                else
                {
                    arrBlocks[i][j]->SetBlockState(Block::New);
                }
            }   // End of inner loop

            fltCurrentZCo += fltBlockOffSet;

        }   // End of outer loop

    }

    void CreateAGun()
    {
        // Create a gun
        Gun::Gun(theGameEngine);
    }

public:
    void Game::Run()
    {
        //Start watching input in a while loop
        // The main game loop, repeat until engine is stopped
        while (theGameEngine->IsRunning())
        {
            // Draw the scene
            theGameEngine->DrawScene();
            if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Escape))
            {
                theGameEngine->Stop();
            }

            if)theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
            {
                cout << "\n space";
            }

            GameStates currentGameState = enumGameState;
            switch(enumGameState)
            {
            case Ready:
                if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
                {
                    enumGameState = Firing;
                    cout << "\nGame State moved to Firing" << endl;
                }   // End if
                break;
            case Firing:
                if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
                {
                    enumGameState = Contact;
                    cout << "\nGame State moved to Contact" << endl;
                }   // End if
                break;
            case Contact:
                if (theGameEngine->KeyHit(Key_Space))
                {
                    enumGameState = Over;
                    cout << "\nGame State moved to Over" << endl;
                }   // End if
                break;
            case Over:
                break;
            };  // End of GameState switch
        }

    }
};  // End of Game Class

Answer 1

Thanks for your help guys. The issue was not with the class, or code oustide of the class at all. It was an issue with visual studio, i’m not sure what unfortunately. When the code was copied out and added into a new project, it compiled perfectly, and all the break points placed in main were hit.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Try the obvious first.