Widget * Gui::CreateWidget(const Widget::WidgetDef & a_def, Widget * a_parent, bool a_startActive)
{
// Check for a valid parent
if (a_parent == NULL)
{
Log::Get().Write(LogLevel::Error, LogCategory::Engine, "Widget creation failed due to an invalid parent.");
return NULL;
}
// Copy properties over to the managed element
Widget * newWidget = new Widget();
newWidget->SetName(a_def.m_name);
newWidget->SetColour(a_def.m_colour);
newWidget->SetSize(a_def.m_size);
newWidget->SetOffset(a_def.m_pos);
newWidget->SetAlignment(a_def.m_pos.GetAlignment());
newWidget->SetAlignmentAnchor(a_def.m_pos.GetAlignmentAnchor());
newWidget->SetFontName(a_def.m_fontNameHash);
newWidget->SetFontSize(a_def.m_fontSize <= 0.5f ? 1.0f : a_def.m_fontSize);
newWidget->SetSelectFlags(a_def.m_selectFlags);
newWidget->SetActive(a_startActive);
a_parent->AddChild(newWidget);
return newWidget;
}
