ambient light color...

[cmoibenlepro]

I wanted to use an ambient light but I have some problems..

in the documentation it says:

color: Diffuse color of the light. Ambient or Specular colors can be set manually with the ILightSceneNode::getLightData() method.

But I don't understand how to set the ambient color with getLightData() ...
I've tried many things, but it don't compile.

Does Ambient lights are implemented?
BTW why does we use getLightData to set the color? Why not setLightData?

anyway here is my code:

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scene::ISceneNode* lumiere = smgr->addLightSceneNode(0,core::vector3df(0,0,0), SColorf(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f) , 600.0f);
	
	SLight amb = lumiere.getLightData();
	amb.AmbientColor = SColorf(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f, 1.0f);

It does not even compile.
what can I do?
thanks for any help.

[WalterWzK]

Dunno mate, it seems to me that this is unlikly the right way since the getLightData function is a 'Protected Function' as mentioned in the API Documentation

[Guest]

Haven't looked into it but

ISceneNode* lumiere = probably should be

ILightSceneNode* lumiere =

and

lumiere.getLightData();

to

lumiere->getLightData();

Haven't looked at slight don't know about that.

[WalterWzK]

Yeah well it looks like he isnt really copying ans pasting the code.. cuz he is mixing to different styles of programming (C and VB) but the general idea is good. But the:

'ISceneNode* lumiere =' probably should be 'ILightSceneNode* lumiere = '

is right, I did not notice that but it is indeed required.