Nick Gravelyn

Today I’m releasing a library of my extension methods to the public. The project is called XNExtensions and is available under MS-Pl from CodePlex. The library features various extension methods for XNA and .NET classes which should help developers making games. The library comes complete with a solution containing library projects for all three platforms (Windows, Xbox 360, and Zune).

Some of the nicer (in my opinion) methods that are currently implemented:

• GraphicsDevice.SetViewport(ViewportLocation)
  Sets the current device’s viewport using an enumeration containing the nine common viewports (fullscreen, vertical halves, horizontal halves, and four corners)
• All the PlayerIndex extensions. There are a ton of methods in there that make retrieving information about a player much simpler, including retrieving permissions and the users preferences.
• Generic extension methods for adding or getting services from the Game.Services collection.
• Methods for retrieving game pad thumbstick data using enumerations for the sticks and, optionally, the axis desired.

And a bunch more. The entire source is freely available under MS-Pl so feel free to have a look (there’s a browse feature in the source so you can take a look without even downloading it). And as always it’s not required, but I do appreciate it you leave a comment here or on the project page if you are using it. It’s always nice to see who’s using my code.