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Varun Naharia
Varun Naharia

Reputation: 5428

How I can access Class method variable in instance method OR Use a common variable for both?

I have this Class method to create a hero object. 

+(id)hero
{
    NSArray *heroWalkingFrames;
    //Setup the array to hold the walking frames
    NSMutableArray *walkFrames = [NSMutableArray array];
    //Load the TextureAtlas for the hero
    SKTextureAtlas *heroAnimatedAtlas = [SKTextureAtlas atlasNamed:@"HeroImages"];
    //Load the animation frames from the TextureAtlas
    int numImages = (int)heroAnimatedAtlas.textureNames.count;
    for (int i=1; i <= numImages/2; i++) {
        NSString *textureName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"hero%d", i];
        SKTexture *temp = [heroAnimatedAtlas textureNamed:textureName];
        [walkFrames addObject:temp];
    }
    heroWalkingFrames = walkFrames;
    //Create hero sprite, setup position in middle of the screen, and add to Scene
    SKTexture *temp = heroWalkingFrames[0];

    Hero *hero = [Hero spriteNodeWithTexture:temp];
    hero.name =@"Hero";
    hero.physicsBody = [SKPhysicsBody bodyWithRectangleOfSize:hero.size];
    hero.physicsBody.categoryBitMask = heroCategory;
    hero.physicsBody.categoryBitMask = obstacleCategory | groundCategory | homeCategory;    
    return hero;
}

and I have another instance method to perform run animation for my hero.

-(void)Start
{
        SKAction *incrementRight = [SKAction moveByX:10 y:0 duration:.05];
        SKAction *moveRight = [SKAction repeatActionForever:incrementRight];
        [self runAction:moveRight];     
}

now heroWalkingFrames variable in Start method so I can perform animation, I want to add this line in Start method

 [SKAction repeatActionForever:[SKAction animateWithTextures:heroWalkingFrames timePerFrame:0.1f resize:NO restore:YES]];

Is there any way I can use this variable for both ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 42

Answers (1)

aramusss
aramusss

Reputation: 2401

Sure, in Hero.h add:

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *walkingFrames;

Then, in your +(id)hero method, instead of declaring a new array NSArray *heroWalkingFrames, use:

+(id)hero
{
    //Setup the array to hold the walking frames
    NSMutableArray *walkFrames = [NSMutableArray array];
    //Load the TextureAtlas for the hero
    SKTextureAtlas *heroAnimatedAtlas = [SKTextureAtlas atlasNamed:@"HeroImages"];
    //Load the animation frames from the TextureAtlas
    int numImages = (int)heroAnimatedAtlas.textureNames.count;
    for (int i=1; i <= numImages/2; i++) {
        NSString *textureName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"hero%d", i];
        SKTexture *temp = [heroAnimatedAtlas textureNamed:textureName];
        [walkFrames addObject:temp];
    }

    //We set hero texture to the first animation texture:
    Hero *hero = [Hero spriteNodeWithTexture:walkFrames[0]];
    // Set the hero property "walkingFrames"
    hero.walkingFrames = walkFrames;

    hero.name =@"Hero";
    hero.physicsBody = [SKPhysicsBody bodyWithRectangleOfSize:hero.size];
    hero.physicsBody.categoryBitMask = heroCategory;
    hero.physicsBody.categoryBitMask = obstacleCategory | groundCategory | homeCategory;    
    return hero;
}

Upvotes: 2

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