Touch detection of SKSpriteNode with child nodes - ios

I'm trying to trigger a touch event on a SKSpriteNode where it's child node is tapped on. When the child node it touched, the event isn't triggered. I have found a hack work around using .parent but doesn't feel like the most efficient or elegant way of doing is.
Please see code below:
override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<UITouch>, withEvent event: UIEvent?) {
let touch = touches.first! as UITouch
let location = touch.locationInNode(self)
let node = self.nodeAtPoint(location)
if node is PlanListItem || node.parent is PlanListItem {
for plan in planListItems as [PlanListItem] {
plan.selected = false
}
// Some more code...
}
}
Help much appreciated.

You can do this inside the node subclass:
class PlanListItem:SKSpriteNode {
var isSelected: Bool = false
override init(texture size etc) {
//your init
self.userInteractionEnabled = true
}
override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<UITouch>, withEvent event: UIEvent?) {
print("PlanListItem touched")
isSelected = !isSelected
}
}

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Get touch type in hitTest() or pointInside()

I'm implementing a passThroughView by creating a transparent View on top and override hitTest().
passThroughView should consume touches from Apple Pencil and if touch type is not from pencil, it pass touches to the view underneath.
The problems are:
parameter "event" in hitTest contains no touch, so I can't check touch type in hitTest
I can get touch from touchesBegan and check touch type, but it get called only after hitTest returned true
I subclass UIWindow and override sendEvent() but this function also called after hitTest (and I don't know why)
class WindowAbleToKnowTouchTypes: UIWindow {
override func sendEvent(_ event: UIEvent) {
if event.type == .touches {
// This get called after Hittest
if event.allTouches!.first!.type == .pencil {
print("This touch is from Apple Pencil")
}
}
super.sendEvent(event)
}
}
Is there anyway to check touchType to decide to pass or consume touches?
I ended up using a different approach, it could be useful for many cases: If I can't get touchType in hitTest(), I can still get the touchType with GestureRecognize:
class CustomGestureRecognizer : ImmediatePanGesture {
var beganTouch : UITouch!
var movedTouch : UITouch!
var endedTouch : UITouch!
override func shouldReceive(_ event: UIEvent) -> Bool {
// You can check for touchType here and decide if this gesture should receice the touch or not
}
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent) {
// Save touch for later use
if let firstTouch = touches.first {
beganTouch = firstTouch
}
super.touchesBegan(touches, with: event)
}
override func touchesMoved(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent) {
// Save touch for later use
if let touch = touches.first {
movedTouch = touch
}
super.touchesMoved(touches, with: event)
}
override func touchesEnded(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent) {
// Save touch for later use
if let touch = touches.first {
endedTouch = touch
}
super.touchesEnded(touches, with: event)
}
}
In the target function of the gestureRecognizer, you can get the UITouch by:
let beganTouch = customGesture.beganTouch
let touchType = beganTouch.touchType

Sprite Node position not updating with touch?

Essentially, what I want is for when I touch a node, I want to be able to move it across the screen. The problem is that whenever I move my finger too fast, the node just stops following it.
The spriteNodes in particular that I'm trying to do this with have physics bodies and animating textures so I tried to do the same code with a completely plain spriteNode and I've encountered the same problem.
The code that I have here is pretty simple so I'm not sure if this is a problem with what I've written or if it's just a lag problem that I can't fix. It's also basically the same all throughout touchesBegan, touchesMoved and touchesEnded
for touch in touches {
let pos = touch.location(in: self)
let node = self.atPoint(pos)
if node.name == "activeRedBomb"{
node.position = pos
}
if node.name == "activeBlackBomb"{
node.position = pos
}
if node.name == "test"{
node.position.x = pos.x
node.position.y = pos.y
}
}
What's happening is that if you move your finger too fast, then at some point, the touch location will no longer be on the sprite, so you code to move the node won't fire.
What you need to do is set a flag in touchesBegan() to indicate that this sprite is touched, move the sprite to the location of the touch in touchesMoved() if the flag is set and then reset the flag in touchesEnded().
Here's roughly what you need to add for this:
import SpriteKit
class GameScene: SKScene {
var bombIsTouched = false
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
if let touch = touches.first {
if activeRedBomb.contains(touch.location(in: self)) {
bombIsTouched = true
}
}
}
override func touchesMoved(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
if bombIsTouched {
activeRedBomb.position = (touches.first?.location(in: self))!
}
}
override func touchesEnded(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
if bombIsTouched {
bombIsTouched = false
}
}

How to check if a child node has been touched Swift 3

I have sprites moving across the screen, and if they are clicked then they disappear (i.e deleted).
I have overridden the touchesBegan func as follows:
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
print("touch")
let touch = touches.first!
let location = touch.location(in: self)
for child in self.children {
if child.position == location {
child.removeFromParent()
}
}
}
This doesn't seem to have any effect, can someone tell me where I am going wrong?
In which class did you implement this method?
If it was in SKNode itself, you simply do:
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
self.removeFromParent()
}
However, if this method is in SKScene, this way that was implemented would probably not work. Because child.position returns a point (x, y) where the touch was made. And you're trying to compare the touch point and position of the SKNode (center point), it's unlikely to work.
Instead of using this way, try using .nodeAtPoint, a method of SKScene.
For this you will need to put a value in the 'name' property of your SKNode:
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
print("touch")
let touch = touches.first!
let positionInScene = touch.locationInNode(self)
let touchedNode = self.nodeAtPoint(positionInScene)
if let name = touchedNode.name
{
if name == "your-node-name"
{
touchedNode.removeFromParent()
}
}
}
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Detect touch on SKNode (swift)

I have created a container node to put in all my SKSpriteNodes that need to be moved all in one touch, I can detect touches on them normally in iOS 8 but in iOS 7 I can only detect touches on my main node and when I touch an SKSpriteNode that it's in the container node nothing happens.. How can I fix this?
let lvlsNode = SKNode()
override func didMoveToView(view: SKView) {
self.addChild(lvlsNode)
axe = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed:"axe")
axe.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(1, 0)
axe.size = CGSizeMake(axe.size.width/1.4, axe.size.height/1.4)
axe.position = CGPointMake(0+screenWidth/7, shield.position.y-shield.size.width*1.4)
axe.zPosition = 12
axe.name = "axe"
lvlsNode.addChild(axe)
}
override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<NSObject>, withEvent event: UIEvent) {
/* Called when a touch begins */
for touch in (touches as! Set<UITouch>) {
let location = touch.locationInNode(self)
let node = nodeAtPoint(location)
if node.name == "axe" {
// do something.... this work in iOS8 but not in iOS 7.1
}
Yournode.name = "nodeX"
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
let touch = touches.first as UITouch!
if atPoint((touch?.location(in: self))!).name == Yournode.name {
//Your code
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}

Detect touch on child node of object in SpriteKit

I have a custom class that is an SKNode, which in turn has several SKSpriteNodes in it. Is there a way I can detect touches on these child SKSpriteNodes from my game scene?
I'm working in swift
override func touchesEnded(touches: NSSet, withEvent event: UIEvent) {
let touch = touches.anyObject() as UITouch
let touchLocation = touch.locationInNode(self)
if([yourSprite containsPoint: touchLocation])
{
//sprite contains touch
}
}
Source: http://www.raywenderlich.com/84434/sprite-kit-swift-tutorial-beginners
Examine Apple's SceneKitVehicle demo. Someone kindly ported it to Swift.
The code you want is in the GameView.swift file. In the GameView you'll see the touchesBegan override. Here's my version of it for Swift 2.1:
override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<UITouch>, withEvent event: UIEvent?) {
guard let scene = self.overlaySKScene else {
return
}
let touch = touches.first!
let viewTouchLocation = touch.locationInView(self)
let sceneTouchPoint = scene .convertPointFromView(viewTouchLocation)
let touchedNode = scene.nodeAtPoint(sceneTouchPoint)
if (touchedNode.name == "Play") {
print("play")
}
}
If it's not clear; the GameView is set as the app's view class by way of the Storyboard.
You'll need to compare the location of your Touch to the location of your SKNode
You can get the location of your touch at one of the following methods, using locationInNode():
touchesBegan()
touchesMoved()
touchesEnded()
Swift 5+
If you wish to encapsulate touch logic in a node and deal with it locally, you can simply set interaction to true in the corresponding node.
isUserInteractionEnabled = true
And then, of course, override touchesBegan to your desire.
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {}
If you still wish to receive touches in the scene when touches occur inside a child node, you can, for instance, define a protocol and property for the child node's delegate and set the scene to be it.
e.g:
final class GameScene: SKScene {
private let childNode = ChildNode()
override func didMove(to view: SKView) {
addChild(childNode)
childNode.delegate = self
}
}
extension GameScene: TouchDelegate {}
protocol TouchDelegate {
func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?)
}
final class ChildNode: SKSpriteNode {
var delegate: TouchDelegate?
override func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
delegate?.touchesBegan(touches, with: event)
}
}

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