Introduction to Video Game Engine Development: Learn to Design, Implement, and Use a Cross-Platform 2D Game Engine

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V. G. BruscaIntroduction to Video Game Engine Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7039-4_3

3. Helper Classes

Victor G Brusca¹  

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In this chapter, you’ll review the helper classes of the MmgBase API. Helper classes are usually simple to initialize, use static methods to expose functionality, and provide support for different features of the API. We’ll encounter the following classes during this review:

• MmgApiUtils

• MmgHelper

• MmgScreenData

• MmgFontData

• MmgDebug

• MmgBmpScaler

• MmgMediaTracker

Helper Classes: MmgApiUtils

The MmgApiUtils class is a simple helper class that provides centralized logging support for the MmgBase API. The MmgApiUtils ...