# arcade-sprite-data

**Repository Path**: mirrors_microsoft/arcade-sprite-data

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: arcade-sprite-data
- **Description**: Blocks attach data to MakeCode Arcade sprites
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-09-19

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

## Usage

This extensions adds block to store and read data 
in sprites. The blocks are added to the bottom of the **sprites** toolbox.

* Storing numbers

```blocks
let mySprite = sprites.create(sprites.food.smallApple, SpriteKind.Player)
sprites.setDataNumber(mySprite, "life", 3)
sprites.changeDataNumberBy(mySprite, "life", -1)
let life = sprites.readDataNumber(mySprite, "life")
```

* Storing strings

```blocks
let mySprite = sprites.create(sprites.food.smallApple, SpriteKind.Player)
sprites.setDataString(mySprite, "name", "alex")
let name = sprites.readDataString(mySprite, "name")
```

* Storing booleans

```blocks
let mySprite = sprites.create(sprites.food.smallApple, SpriteKind.Player)
sprites.setDataBoolean(mySprite, "sleepy", false)
let sleepy = sprites.readDataBoolean(mySprite, "sleepy")
```

* Storing sprites

```blocks
let alex = sprites.create(sprites.duck.duck1, SpriteKind.Player)
let steve = sprites.create(sprites.food.smallBurger, SpriteKind.Food)
sprites.setDataSprite(steve, "other", alex)
```
* Storing images

```blocks
let mySprite = sprites.create(sprites.food.smallApple, SpriteKind.Player)
sprites.setDataImage(mySprite, "flipped", sprites.vehicle.carBlueBack)
let altImage = sprites.readDataImage(mySprite, "flipped")
```

## Use this extension

This repository can be added as an **extension** in MakeCode.

* open [https://arcade.makecode.com/](https://arcade.makecode.com/)
* click on **New Project**
* click on **Extensions** under the gearwheel menu
* search for **https://github.com/microsoft/arcade-sprite-data** and import

# Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us
the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.

When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide
a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions
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This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or
contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.

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