Adding a UIButton to a SKScene

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What is the best way to add a UIButton to an SKScene?

I realize that I probably can't add it as a subview of the scene, so what is the alternative so that I can have a tappable button on top of a scene?

Refer to the answers here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19082202/spritekit-setting-up-buttons-in-skscene — ZeMoon, Mar 06 '14 at 08:10
UIKit views are (can only be) added to the SKView, not the scene or other nodes — CodeSmile, Mar 06 '14 at 08:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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You can opt for one of the following ways:

1 - Subclass SKSpriteNode to act as a button

2 - Implement touch delegates within the scene and respond if your 'button' node is touched

This link will tell u how to implement the two above.

3 - Use a component like the SpriteKit Button which can be found here.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Mar 06 '14 at 09:15

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I think that #2 is the best solution. Thank you! – Nic Hubbard Mar 06 '14 at 19:08

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 03 '15 at 08:47

 /// create a uibutton in skscene (spritkit)

      UIButton * startButton = [[UIButton alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(100, 200, 60, 20)];
                startButton.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

                [self.view addSubview:startButton];

/// if u want to connect it to a method or function /// 

[startButton addTarget:self action:@selector(StartBtn) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

Adding a UIButton to a SKScene

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