{"id":13080,"date":"2023-03-19T00:55:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T00:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=13080"},"modified":"2023-03-19T00:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T00:55:08","slug":"revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Revolutionize Your Game Development: Learn How to Set Up SFML on Visual Studio 2019 in Just Minutes!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6766cef2b1584\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Getting_Started_with_SFML_on_Visual_Studio_2019_for_C_Development\" title=\"Getting Started with SFML on Visual Studio 2019 for C++ Development\">Getting Started with SFML on Visual Studio 2019 for C++ Development<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Step_1_Download_and_Install_SFML\" title=\"Step 1: Download and Install SFML\">Step 1: Download and Install SFML<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Step_2_Create_a_new_Visual_Studio_Project\" title=\"Step 2: Create a new Visual Studio Project\">Step 2: Create a new Visual Studio Project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Step_3_Configure_Project_Settings\" title=\"Step 3: Configure Project Settings\">Step 3: Configure Project Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Step_4_Link_SFML_Libraries\" title=\"Step 4: Link SFML Libraries\">Step 4: Link SFML Libraries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Step_5_Test_SFML\" title=\"Step 5: Test SFML\">Step 5: Test SFML<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-game-development-learn-how-to-set-up-sfml-on-visual-studio-2019-in-just-minutes\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_Started_with_SFML_on_Visual_Studio_2019_for_C_Development\"><\/span>Getting Started with SFML on Visual Studio 2019 for C++ Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>SFML is a straightforward and easy-to-use multimedia library which offers a wide range of features for game development, simulations, and multimedia projects, while Visual Studio 2019 is an integrated development environment and code editor, supporting numerous programming languages such as C++, C#, and Python. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Download_and_Install_SFML\"><\/span>Step 1: Download and Install SFML<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The initial step is to download and install the SFML library onto your computer. You can access the latest version of SFML from the official website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfml-dev.org\/download\/sfml\/2.5.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sfml-dev.org\/download\/sfml\/2.5.1\/<\/a>. Choose the appropriate download for your system and extract it to your preferred directory.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Create_a_new_Visual_Studio_Project\"><\/span>Step 2: Create a new Visual Studio Project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To initiate, open Visual Studio 2019 and create a new project. From the file menu, select New Project and select the project type you want. For instance, choose Visual C++ and then Console Application. Set an appropriate name for your project and click Create.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Configure_Project_Settings\"><\/span>Step 3: Configure Project Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After creating the project, the next step is to configure your settings to employ the SFML library. Go to Project > Properties, and choose All Configurations from the drop-down menu. In the Configuration Properties, go to C\/C++ > General, and add the path to the include directory of SFML, including the version number. For instance, the inclusion path to SFML 2.5.1 should be &#8216;C:\\SFML-2.5.1\\include&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, proceed to Linker > General, and add the directory path for the SFML library folder containing the .lib files. For example, in your SFML 2.5.1 installation folder, the library path should be: &#8216;C:\\SFML-2.5.1\\lib&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Link_SFML_Libraries\"><\/span>Step 4: Link SFML Libraries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The next stage is to link the SFML libraries. Go to Linker > Input and add &#8216;sfml-graphics.lib&#8217;, &#8216;sfml-audio.lib&#8217;, &#8216;sfml-window.lib&#8217;, and &#8216;sfml-system.lib&#8217; to the Additional Dependencies section.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Test_SFML\"><\/span>Step 5: Test SFML<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re ready to test whether SFML is working correctly on your Visual Studio 2019. To do this, you can create a simple SFML program that displays a window. See an example below:<\/p>\n<pre>\n<code>\n#include &lt;SFML\/Graphics.hpp&gt;\n\nint main()\n{\n  sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), \"SFML Window\");\n\n  while (window.isOpen())\n  {\n       sf::Event event;\n       while (window.pollEvent(event))\n       {\n             if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed)\n                  window.close();\n        }\n        window.clear(sf::Color::White);\n        window.display();\n  }\n  return 0;\n}\n<\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>Compile and run the program. If everything is set up correctly, it will display an empty window with a white background.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Setting up SFML on Visual Studio 2019 for C++ development is relatively easy once you grasp the procedure. You can use the library to create great multimedia projects that run on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Hopefully, this informative article helps you set up SFML on Visual Studio 2019 without any issues. 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