Sprites
The following functions will give you information about a sprite:
sprite_exists(ind)
Returns whether a sprite with the given index exists.
sprite_get_name(ind)
Returns the name of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_number(ind)
Returns the number of subimages of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_width(ind)
Returns the width of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_height(ind)
Returns the height of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_xoffset(ind)
Returns the x-offset of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_yoffset(ind)
Returns the y-offset of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_bbox_left(ind)
Returns the left side of the bounding box of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_bbox_right(ind)
Returns the right side of the bounding box of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_bbox_top(ind)
Returns the top side of the bounding box of the sprite with the given index.
sprite_get_bbox_bottom(ind)
Returns the bottom side of the bounding box of the sprite with the given index.
In certain situations you might want to save the bitmap corresponding to a particular
subimage of the sprite to a file. For this the following functions can be used:
sprite_save(ind,subimg,fname)
Saves subimage subimg of sprite ind to the file with the name fname. This must
be a .png file. Only available in the Pro Edition.
sprite_save_strip(ind,fname)
Saves all subimages of sprite ind as a strip to the file with the name fname. This must
be a .png file. Only available in the Pro Edition.