Updating sprite texture from a loaded resource

[TonyFirgun]

Hello, I'm having trouble setting the texture of a sprite and pointing it to a loaded json resource. Any help would be greatly appreciated

this.spriteSrc = PIXI.gfxLoader.resources['images/models/man.json'].spritesheet

this.sprite.texture = new PIXI.Texture.from(this.spriteSrc.textures['stand_down/0.png'])

[ivan.popelyshev]

you want a new texture to modify the frame , or you want old one?

1.  "this.sprite.texture = this.spriteSrc.textures['stand_down/0.png']" should do it.

2. "PIXI.Texture.from()" is used to get by name from cache, from every spritesheet, you can just pass your 'stand_down/0.png' there. 

If it doesnt work, please specify more details. Check obvious things like whether your "textures" have that key at all

[TonyFirgun]

54 minutes ago, ivan.popelyshev said:

you want a new texture to modify the frame , or you want old one?

1.  "this.sprite.texture = this.spriteSrc.textures['stand_down/0.png']" should do it.

2. "PIXI.Texture.from()" is used to get by name from cache, from every spritesheet, you can just pass your 'stand_down/0.png' there. 

If it doesnt work, please specify more details. Check obvious things like whether your "textures" have that key at all

Oh thank you a ton, that worked!

I'm still quite a beginner to programming so I'm still trying to grasp my mind around all of this.
Could you recommend me articles/tutorials/books I could read into to help me further my knowledge with pixi and javascript as a beginner? Thank you.

[ivan.popelyshev]

Find https://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-Activate-Guides/dp/0596805527, there are many pirated versions in internets. Learning Pixi+JS at the same time is hard, because PixiJS team focused on clear internal code, not on clear advancement for people without pre-knowledge. To read that code you need some experience with JS, and to advance faster you have to use chrome devtools like professional who already debugged a few projects and has experience with finding strange JS-related bugs.
 

If you need inputs or physics, or something else that pixi doesnt have from default package - i suggest to move to Phaser. You can always move back to pixi when you have more experience and know which things you need

Edited May 27, 2020 by ivan.popelyshev