XNA 4.0: How to remove text after drawn to screen?

Question

Good day everyone.

I'm trying to draw the text "Pass Complete!" to screen with this code:

spriteBatch.DrawString(font, "PASS COMPLETE!", new Vector2(30, 130), Color.White);

Which does fire off the proper IF statement. However, how do I go about then removing that text from the screen? I'm really not sure at all where to go on from here and my instructor wants me to google the answer or find it in textbook. I have been all over my XNA textbook and I have found no outlet to removing that text.

Thanks for any and all help.

Update:

protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)

I have the IF statement included in here. Basically it checks collision with p_Receiver and if it the bool checks out, it draws the DrawString. Should I maybe be looking at this from a different angle?

Final:

I went ahead with the following as the answer and it's working better then before. :)

if (PassInfo == 3) {
(timer code)
(IF timer not "used up" then run the draw)

Working good for now.

I appreciate it.

Davor Mlinaric Davor Mlinaric · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-08T06:59:27

I'm doing this by function that add text with some parameters into generic list. and then i update and draw items from that list. in pseudo code:

function addText(text,position,duration)
    texts.add(new t(text,position,duration))
end function

function updateText()
    for each t as text in texts.findall(where t.active)
        t.duration -= 1
        if t.duration < 0 then t.active = false
    next
end function

function drawText()
    for each t as text in texts.findall(where t.active)
        //draw it
    next
end function

so by this you can add unlimited number of texts on different position and duration on screen.

XNA 4.0: How to remove text after drawn to screen?

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