CNA

Why CNA?

CNA fills a specific gap: there is no other mature native C++ reimplementation of the XNA 4.0 API.

Familiar XNA-style game loop

If you know XNA or MonoGame, CNA will feel immediately recognisable - just in native C++.

#include "Microsoft/Xna/Framework/Game.hpp"
#include "Microsoft/Xna/Framework/Graphics/GraphicsDeviceManager.hpp"
#include "Microsoft/Xna/Framework/Graphics/SpriteBatch.hpp"

using namespace Microsoft::Xna::Framework;
using namespace Microsoft::Xna::Framework::Graphics;

class MyGame final : public Game {
public:
    MyGame() : graphics_(this) {}

protected:
    void LoadContent() override {
        spriteBatch_ = std::make_unique<SpriteBatch>(getGraphicsDeviceProperty());
        logo_ = std::make_unique<Texture2D>("assets/logo.png", getGraphicsDeviceProperty());
    }

    void Draw(const GameTime& gameTime) override {
        getGraphicsDeviceProperty().Clear(CornflowerBlue);
        spriteBatch_->Begin();
        spriteBatch_->Draw(*logo_, 100.0f, 80.0f);
        spriteBatch_->End();
        getGraphicsDeviceProperty().Present();
    }

private:
    GraphicsDeviceManager graphics_;
    std::unique_ptr<SpriteBatch> spriteBatch_;
    std::unique_ptr<Texture2D> logo_;
};

int main() { MyGame game; game.Run(); }