Is there a way to setTag/ use tagging in spriteKit on SKNode objects? (like in cocos2d)

Question

I have previously spent a lot of time using cocos2d, and got used to the convenience of tags, which are also available on UIView objects, but currently I started a project using spritekit and cannot find an equivalent. Thus my question, does anyone know if there is any kind of equivalent to it for SKSpriteNode/SKNode objects?

bicycle · Answer 1 · 2016-03-04T21:50:44.033

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Sprite got something way better. Instead of just a tag, within a SKNode you can set a whole dictionary. Say hello to your new friend .userData?

Example:

   let myNode : SKSpriteNode = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "make-america-great-again")
   myNode.userData = [
            "keyA" : "blahblah",
            "keyB" : 17.0
        ];

   NSLog("OMFG is this \(myNode.userData?["keyA"]) and \(myNode.userData?["keyB"]) for real!??")

edited Mar 04 '16 at 21:50

answered Mar 04 '16 at 15:11

bicycle

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Im using ObjC still. But thanks for this info. Pretty useful property! – GeneCode Mar 04 '16 at 18:16
@Rocotilos You can do this in objective C also. Check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19073199/sprite-kit-ios7-sknode-userdata-property-not-storing-values – bicycle Mar 04 '16 at 20:07

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '14 at 23:24

You can use the name property of SKNode.

From the documentation:

Used to assign a name to a node for later reference. When choosing a name for a node, you should decide whether each node gets a unique name or whether some nodes will share a common name. If you give the node a unique name, you can find the node later by calling the childNodeWithName: method. If a name is shared by multiple nodes, the name usually means that these are all a similar object type in your game. In this case, you can iterate over those objects by calling the enumerateChildNodesWithName:usingBlock: method.

Is there a way to setTag/ use tagging in spriteKit on SKNode objects? (like in cocos2d)

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