How to stop/cancel PlaySoundFileNamed?

Question

Im using this code to add background music to my game levels

[self runAction:[SKAction playSoundFileNamed:@"dasdas.mp3" waitForCompletion:NO]];

I want it to stop when Game Over happens. Is there a way to cancel/stop the SKAction, lower volume, anything to stop it?

I know Im suppose to use this code

Instead of:

[node runAction:action withKey:@"BackgroundMusicAction"]

Then stop it by calling the SKNode's method:

- (void)removeActionForKey:(NSString *)key;

with a key you used for creating the action.

but how do I create a key for the first code, playsoundfilenamed and what do I type on the NSString or how do I connect them, Im a NOOB, help please

you can't stop a sound started from an SKAction - answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22562493/how-to-stop-a-audio-skaction — bshirley, Mar 31 '15 at 20:46

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 02 '16 at 22:24

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You have the answer in the question itself.

First, you need to assign a key

[self runAction:[SKAction playSoundFileNamed:@"dasdas.mp3"
                           waitForCompletion:NO] 
        withKey: @"BackgroundMusicAction"];

Now, you are running an action with the key BackgroundMusicAction

In order to stop this action, you will call

[self removeActionForKey:@"BackgroundMusicAction"];

edited Feb 02 '16 at 22:24

BryanH

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answered May 28 '14 at 16:06

ZeMoon

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the music still plays, is it because im calling the stop action under my -(void)game over? – user3653566 May 28 '14 at 18:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 02 '16 at 22:02

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You can choose whatever you put as the key, as long as you use the same for run and remove:

SKAction *action = [SKAction playSoundFileNamed:@"dasdas.mp3"
                              waitForCompletion:NO];
[node runAction:action
        withKey:@"MyGameBackgroundMusicAction"];

Later :

[node removeActionForKey:@"MyGameBackgroundMusicAction"];

edited Feb 02 '16 at 22:02

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answered May 28 '14 at 16:05

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I get this message "use of undeclared identifier node" – user3653566 May 28 '14 at 18:52
In the code above, you call methods on a *node* object. The code you put in your question suggests you might want to use *self* instead here. Note that you must call *runAction* and *removeAction* on the same object. – rdurand May 30 '14 at 07:47

How to stop/cancel PlaySoundFileNamed?

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