Is there something that will repeat touchesBegan? - ios

Question

I have a button that when getting pressed will move a node. How can I repeat this non stop while button is pressed. I guess I'm looking for something between touchesBegan and touchesEnded. Something like touchesContinue because I'd like the node to continue moving while the button is pressed. This is what I have so far.
override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<NSObject>, withEvent event: UIEvent) {
// 1
leftMove.name = "Left"
rightMove.name = "Right"
/* Called when a touch begins */
for touch: AnyObject in touches {
let location = touch.locationInNode(self)
let node = self.nodeAtPoint(location)
if (node.name == "Left") {
// Implement your logic for left button touch here:
player.position == CGPoint(x:player.position.x-1, y:player.position.y)
} else if (node.name == "Right") {
// Implement your logic for right button touch here:
player.position = CGPoint(x:player.position.x+1, y:player.position.y)
}
}

Answer 1

Use NSTimer to repeat the move action. Have the timer started on the Touch Down and have the timer stopped on either Touch Up Inside or Touch Up Outside.
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, UIScrollViewDelegate {
var button: UIButton!
var timer: NSTimer!
leftMove.name = "Left"
rightMove.name = "Right"
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
button = UIButton(frame: CGRectMake(100, 100, 50, 50)) as UIButton
//add Target for .TouchDown events, when user touch down
button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ViewController.touchDown(_:)), forControlEvents: .TouchDown)
//add Target for .TouchUpInside events, when user release the touch
button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ViewController.release(_:)), forControlEvents: .TouchUpInside)
view.addSubview(button)
}
func touchDown(sender: UIButton) {
//start the timer
timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(0.3, target: self, selector: #selector(ViewController.movePlayer(_:)), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
func release(sender: UIButton) {
//stop the timer
self.timer.invalidate()
self.timer = nil
}
func movePlayer(sender: NSTimer) {
//move your stuff here
let location = touch.locationInNode(self)
let node = self.nodeAtPoint(location)
if (node.name == "Left") {
// Implement your logic for left button touch here:
player.position == CGPoint(x:player.position.x-1, y:player.position.y)
} else if (node.name == "Right") {
// Implement your logic for right button touch here:
player.position = CGPoint(x:player.position.x+1, y:player.position.y)
}
}
}

Answer 2

THIS IS IN OBJECTIVE C
i suggest you to use this i did it with touch down event
create Timer object global
TOUCH UP INSIDE and Drag and EXIT
- (IBAction)arrowUpUpperLipTapped:(UIButton *)sender {
NSLog(#"SIngle TAPPED");
if (self.timer1) {
[self.timer1 invalidate];
self.timer1 = nil;
}
[self arrowUpperLipPosChanged:sender];
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
TOUCH DOWN
- (IBAction)arrowUpperLipLongTapped:(UIButton *)sender {
NSLog(#"LONG TAPPED");
if (self.timer) {
[self.timer1 invalidate];
self.timer1 = nil;
}
_timer1 = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.3 target:self selector:#selector(arrowUpperLipTimerAction:) userInfo:sender repeats:YES];
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
- (void) arrowUpperLipPosChanged :(UIButton *) sender {
CGRect frame = self.viewUpperLip.frame;
if (sender.tag == 9001) {
// UP Arrow Tapped
frame.origin.y --;
} else if (sender.tag == 9002) {
frame.origin.y ++;
}
if (!CGRectContainsPoint(CGRectMake(frame.origin.x, frame.origin.y + frame.size.height / 2, frame.size.width, frame.size.height), self.imgViewGridHEyesCenter.center) && !(CGRectIntersection(frame, [self.view viewWithTag:203].frame).size.height >= frame.size.height)) {
[self.viewUpperLip setFrame:frame];
}
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
- (void) arrowUpperLipTimerAction :(NSTimer *) timer {
UIButton *sender = (UIButton *)[timer userInfo];
[self arrowUpperLipPosChanged:sender];
}