Using the Ball class

To put the ball into action, add the following code to make the Ball class available in the main function:

#include "Ball.h"

Add the following highlighted line of code to declare and initialize an instance of the Ball class using the constructor function that we have just coded:

// Create a bat
Bat bat(1920 / 2, 1080 - 20);
// Create a ball
Ball ball(1920 / 2, 0);
// Create a Text object called HUD
Text hud;

Add the following code positioned exactly as highlighted:

/*
Update the bat, the ball and the HUD
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*/
// Update the delta time
Time dt = clock.restart();
bat.update(dt);
ball.update(dt);
// Update the HUD text
std::stringstream ss;
ss << "Score:" << score << "    Lives:" << lives;
hud.setString(ss.str());

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