I want to create a level using my custom subclasses of SKNode. I tried adding an SKNode to the scene editor and using the "Custom Class" tab give the class that I want it to be but that did absolutely nothing. The node would still be empty and nothing would show when I run the simulator. Also, to make sure that the class actually works, I added an instance of it to the scene programmatically to see if it shows and it does.
How do I add my custom nodes to the scene through the scene editor?
Here's my custom class code:
class Player: SKSpriteNode {
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
print("Test")
self.addChild(SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "Player.png"))
}
}
There are two things you need to do:
1) When setting the Custom Class you have to prefix the class name with your app's name; My_App_Name.MyClass
for example, where _
represents a space.
2) Your SKNode
subclass needs to implement required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder)
.
For example, in my project called 'MyGame':
class MyNode: SKSpriteNode {
// Set this after the node has been initaliser by init(coder:)
var someStat: Int = 0
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
// To check it worked:
print("Yup, all working")
}
}
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