GameState shutdown

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1

Been using the GameState API and was wondering how the best way to do a clean shutdown was.



In this scenario;



I’ve two states, Menu and InGame. When InGame, pressing ESC brings up a menu. When pressing ESC again from the MenuState, I’d like to terminate the program, but can’t see a clean way of leaving the current state but not switching to another one.



I’m probably doing it all wrong with this approach, but you have to start somewhere.



Thanks.

2

Yes, this is sort of a problem :slight_smile:



I’m using this solution:



public class MyGame extends BaseGame {
   
    // Only used in the static exit method.
    private static MyGame instance;

    public void initGame() {
        instance = this;
    }

    /**
    * Static method to exit to OS.
    */
    public static void exit() {
        instance.finish();
    }
}



Then just call MyGame.exit() as you press ESC in your main menu.

Hope that helps.
3

Thanks for your reply. I kind of went off down the JavaBeany way of doing it with a registered exitNotifier interface and such.

‘Many ways to skin a cat’ as they say.