Calling Objective-C method from C++ member functio

Question

I have a class (EAGLView) which calls a member function of a C++ class without problems. Now, the problem is that I need to call in that C++ class a objective-C function [context renderbufferStorage:GL_RENDERBUFFER fromDrawable:(CAEAGLLayer*)self.layer]; which I cannot do in C++ syntax.

I could wrap this Objective-C call to the same Objective-C class which in the first place called the C++ class, but then I need to somehow call that method from C++, and I cannot figure out how to do it.

I tried to give a pointer to EAGLView object to the C++ member function and include the "EAGLView.h" in my C++ class header but I got 3999 errors..

So.. how should I do this? An example would be nice.. I only found pure C examples of doing this.

Answer 1

Step 1

Create a objective c file(.m file) and it's corresponding header file.

// Header file (We call it "ObjCFunc.h")

#ifndef test2_ObjCFunc_h
#define test2_ObjCFunc_h
@interface myClass :NSObject
-(void)hello:(int)num1;
@end
#endif

// Corresponding Objective C file(We call it "ObjCFunc.m")

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#include "ObjCFunc.h"
@implementation myClass
//Your objective c code here....
-(void)hello:(int)num1
{
NSLog(@"Hello!!!!!!");
}
@end

Step 2

Now we will implement a c++ function to call the objective c function that we just created! So for that we will define a .mm file and its corresponding header file(".mm" file is to be used here because we will be able to use both Objective C and C++ coding in the file)

//Header file(We call it "ObjCCall.h")

#ifndef __test2__ObjCCall__
#define __test2__ObjCCall__
#include <stdio.h>
class ObjCCall
{
public:
static void objectiveC_Call(); //We define a static method to call the function directly using the class_name
};
#endif /* defined(__test2__ObjCCall__) */

//Corresponding Objective C++ file(We call it "ObjCCall.mm")

#include "ObjCCall.h"
#include "ObjCFunc.h"
void ObjCCall::objectiveC_Call()
{
//Objective C code calling.....
myClass *obj=[[myClass alloc]init]; //Allocating the new object for the objective C   class we created
[obj hello:(100)];   //Calling the function we defined
}

Step 3

Calling the c++ function(which actually calls the objective c method)

#ifndef __HELLOWORLD_SCENE_H__
#define __HELLOWORLD_SCENE_H__
#include "cocos2d.h"
#include "ObjCCall.h"
class HelloWorld : public cocos2d::Layer
{
public:
// there's no 'id' in cpp, so we recommend returning the class instance pointer
static cocos2d::Scene* createScene();
// Here's a difference. Method 'init' in cocos2d-x returns bool, instead of returning  'id' in cocos2d-iphone
virtual bool init();
// a selector callback
void menuCloseCallback(cocos2d::Ref* pSender);
void ObCCall();  //definition
// implement the "static create()" method manually
CREATE_FUNC(HelloWorld);
};
#endif // __HELLOWORLD_SCENE_H__

//Final call

#include "HelloWorldScene.h"
#include "ObjCCall.h"
USING_NS_CC;
Scene* HelloWorld::createScene()
{
// 'scene' is an autorelease object
auto scene = Scene::create();
// 'layer' is an autorelease object
auto layer = HelloWorld::create();
// add layer as a child to scene
scene->addChild(layer);
// return the scene
return scene;
}
// on "init" you need to initialize your instance
bool HelloWorld::init()
{
//////////////////////////////
// 1. super init first
if ( !Layer::init() )
{
    return false;
}
Size visibleSize = Director::getInstance()->getVisibleSize();
Vec2 origin = Director::getInstance()->getVisibleOrigin();

/////////////////////////////
// 2. add a menu item with "X" image, which is clicked to quit the program
//    you may modify it.

// add a "close" icon to exit the progress. it's an autorelease object
auto closeItem = MenuItemImage::create(
                                       "CloseNormal.png",
                                       "CloseSelected.png",
                                       CC_CALLBACK_1(HelloWorld::menuCloseCallback,  this));

closeItem->setPosition(Vec2(origin.x + visibleSize.width - closeItem->getContentSize().width/2 ,
                            origin.y + closeItem->getContentSize().height/2));

// create menu, it's an autorelease object
auto menu = Menu::create(closeItem, NULL);
menu->setPosition(Vec2::ZERO);
this->addChild(menu, 1);

/////////////////////////////
// 3. add your codes below...

// add a label shows "Hello World"
// create and initialize a label

auto label = Label::createWithTTF("Hello World", "fonts/Marker Felt.ttf", 24);

// position the label on the center of the screen
label->setPosition(Vec2(origin.x + visibleSize.width/2,
                        origin.y + visibleSize.height - label- >getContentSize().height));
// add the label as a child to this layer
this->addChild(label, 1);
// add "HelloWorld" splash screen"
auto sprite = Sprite::create("HelloWorld.png");
// position the sprite on the center of the screen
sprite->setPosition(Vec2(visibleSize.width/2 + origin.x, visibleSize.height/2 +     origin.y));
// add the sprite as a child to this layer
this->addChild(sprite, 0);
this->ObCCall();   //first call
return true;
}
void HelloWorld::ObCCall()  //Definition
{
ObjCCall::objectiveC_Call();  //Final Call  
}
void HelloWorld::menuCloseCallback(Ref* pSender)
{
#if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_WP8) || (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM ==   CC_PLATFORM_WINRT)
MessageBox("You pressed the close button. Windows Store Apps do not implement a close    button.","Alert");
return;
#endif
Director::getInstance()->end();
#if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_IOS)
exit(0);
#endif
}

Hope this works!

Answer 2

You can mix C++ in with Objectiv-C (Objective C++). Write a C++ method in your Objective C++ class that simply calls [context renderbufferStorage:GL_RENDERBUFFER fromDrawable:(CAEAGLLayer*)self.layer]; and call it from your C++.

I haven't tried it before my self, but give it a shot, and share the results with us.

Answer 3

The easiest solution is to simply tell Xcode to compile everything as Objective C++.

Set your project or target settings for Compile Sources As to Objective C++ and recompile.

Then you can use C++ or Objective C everywhere, for example:

void CPPObject::Function( ObjectiveCObject* context, NSView* view )
{
   [context renderbufferStorage:GL_RENDERBUFFER fromDrawable:(CAEAGLLayer*)view.layer]
}

This has the same affect as renaming all your source files from .cpp or .m to .mm.

There are two minor downsides to this: clang cannot analyse C++ source code; some relatively weird C code does not compile under C++.