Unique Bodies In AndEngine Box2D

Question

I want to create an unique physics body for use on a sprite. This sprite will need to have two portions where there is a colliding surface and an open space.

Example:

In the example provided above, the sprite would need to have a physics box2d body where the two green spaces need physics and the brown middle would need to be "empty" or have no physical attributes. Is this possible or do I need to create two sprites?

Answer 1

Yes, it is possibly. You need to create one body and two fixtures for each green part.

b2BodyDef myBodyDef;
myBodyDef.type = b2_dynamicBody;
b2Body* dynamicBody = m_world->CreateBody(&myBodyDef);

b2PolygonShape polygonShape;
b2FixtureDef myFixtureDef;
myFixtureDef.shape = &polygonShape;

// Left green rectangle
b2Vec2 vertices[4];
vertices[0].Set(0,  0);
vertices[1].Set(1,  0);
vertices[2].Set(1, 0.5);
vertices[3].Set(0,  0.5); 
polygonShape.Set(vertices, 4);
dynamicBody->CreateFixture(&myFixtureDef);

// Right green rectangle
b2Vec2 vertices[4];
vertices[0].Set(5,  0);
vertices[1].Set(6,  0);
vertices[2].Set(6, 0.5);
vertices[3].Set(5,  0.5); 
polygonShape.Set(vertices, 4);
dynamicBody->CreateFixture(&myFixtureDef);