placing numbers either integer or float on screen

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Hi all,
is there any function which places numbers (integers or float)on the screen directly.
i know the function glutBitmapCharacter(),
which can put only characters on the screen.

please dont suggest me to convert them to ascii and then use glutBitmapCharacter(),
i am doing the same.
but i want another method , which directly places the numbers on the screen.

my application requires to add 2 quantities and display the result along with the individual quantiies.

please help me out as soon as possible.

thanks in advance,
have a nice day

2

you have to use sprintf to convert it into a string and then render it

3

im am suggesting this to you because its the only way. thats why you have no other replies

4

please give me the format for the same.
i want to read a integer from array and then place it on the screen as it is.

5

Check out either the bitmap or the outline font tutorial at:
http://nehe.gamedev.net/opengl3.asp

6

thanks mdog1234,
sprintf worked out.
hope the same kind of help from u in the future also.
bye bye
have a nice day

7

Hiya, I know this is solved now but… I am not sure what sprintf is, but I used :

   public void RenderStringLarge(String renderStr, double x, double y){
   gl.glColor3f(1,1,1);
   gl.glRasterPos2d(x, y);  
   glut.glutBitmapString(glut.GLUT_BITMAP_TIMES_ROMAN_24, renderStr);

and then called it where ‘score’ is an int and 470 and 460 are the co-ords where to display it:
RenderStringLarge ("Score : " + score, 470, 460);

This is in Java… as I said, not sure what sprintf is, so it may be the same :slight_smile: