Time for action – declarations for the Sprite class

1. Add a new class file to the project, called Sprite.vb.

2. Add the following declarations to the Sprite class:

   Public Texture as Texture2D
   Protected frames As List(Of Rectangle) = new List(Of Rectangle)
   Private frameWidth As Integer = 0
   Private frameHeight As Integer = 0
   Private currentFrame As Integer
   Private _frameTime As Single = 0.1
   Private timeForCurrentFrame As Single = 0.0
   
   Private _tintColor As Color = Color.White
   Private _rotation As Single = 0.0
   
   Public CollisionRadius As Integer = 0
   Public BoundingXPadding As Integer = 0
   Public BoundingYPadding As Integer = 0
   
   Protected _location As Vector2 = Vector2.Zero
   Protected _velocity As Vector2 = Vector2.Zero

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All of the animation frames for any individual sprite will be stored on the same sprite sheet, identified by the Texture variable. The frames list will hold a single Rectangle object for each animation frame defined for the sprite, while currentFrame stores the frame...