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pr0Hacks2014

Reputation: 21

XCode 5 - Make image tappable like a button

In XCode 5, how could I have it so that when I tap a UIImage something will happen. Like a button but I dont want to use a button. I need it to be an image. I am making a game and I couldn't find how to do this anywhere else so please help.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1545

Answers (2)

Ian MacDonald
Ian MacDonald

Reputation: 14030

In order to display your UIImage, it needs to be attached to a UIView or CALayer. You could do this:

UIImageView *notAButton = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:myImage];
[notAButton setUserInteractionEnabled:YES];
[notAButton addGestureRecognizer:[[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tappedButton:)]];
[self.view addSubview notAButton];

What do you have against UIButton, by the way? It is by far the easiest and most widely-accepted way to do this.

UIButton *aButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[aButton setImage:myImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[aButton addTarget:self action:@selector(tappedButton:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[self.view addSubview:aButton];

Upvotes: 2

matt
matt

Reputation: 535801

There's no such thing as a loose image, so the image must be inside something that displays it. Make sure that that something (it might be an image view) has its user interaction enabled. Then attach a UITapGestureRecognizer to it.

Upvotes: 2

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