cocos2d:Interchange Sprite - cocos2d-iphone

I use the following to to interchange only the position of 2 sprite.
CCSprite *sprite1 = (CCSprite*)[self getChildByTag:tagOfFirstSprite];
CCSprite *sprite2 = (CCSprite*)[self getChildByTag:tagOfSecondSprite];
CGPoint SpritePosition1 = [sprite1 position];
CGPoint SpritePosition2 = [sprite2 position];
[sprite1 runAction:[CCMoveTo actionWithDuration:1.0 position:ccp(SpritePosition2.x, SpritePosition2.y)]];
[sprite2 runAction:[CCMoveTo actionWithDuration:1.0 position:ccp(SpritePosition1.x, SpritePosition1.y)]];
These are box2d body.But it doesn't work.......any idea??

I assume that you are using Box2D sample template which implements the "tick()" function that is continuously called by the scheduler. This function calls the world->step() function and the updates the position of the box2D bodies and then update the position of your sprites according to the new position of box2D bodies.
When you just call the runAction, it doesn't effect the position of your Box2D bodies, so each time tick() function will be called, the position of your sprites will be set according to the position of box2D bodies.
Now even if your runAction is moving your sprites, it gets reset after couple of times every second when tick() function is called.
I hope you understand.

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cocos2d v3 chipmunk collision method not firing

ok so i've been messing around with chipmunk a bit, and i can get two sprites to bounce off of each other, but when i try to use the following method, it never fires,
-(BOOL)ccPhysicsCollisionBegin:(CCPhysicsCollisionPair *)pair tower:(CCNode *)nodeA BG:
(CCNode *)nodeB
{
NSLog(#"HELLO");
return YES;
}
Heres where I create the physics node:
_physics = [CCPhysicsNode node];
_physics.debugDraw = YES;
[self addChild:_physics z:1];
_physics.collisionDelegate = self;
I use this code to create the first sprite:
background = [CCSprite spriteWithImageNamed:gameLevelImage];
[background setPosition:ccp(winSize.width/2,winSize.height/2)];
background.physicsBody.collisionType = #"BG";
background.physicsBody = [CCPhysicsBody bodyWithCircleOfRadius:50 andCenter:self.position];
and this for the other :
tower = [[TowerType alloc] initWithTheGame:self location:ccp(winSize.width/2, winSize.height/2)];
[towers addObject:tower];
[self MenuItemsVisible];
tower.physicsBody = [CCPhysicsBody bodyWithCircleOfRadius:50 andCenter:tower.position];
tower.physicsBody.collisionType = #"tower";
I also have the protocol in the h file.
if anyone knows whats happening help would be greatly appreciated. (:
First of all, are both bodies under the same CCPhysicsNode?
Second, ccPhysicsCollisionBegin is just called when the collision BEGIN, so as both of your bodies are one over the other and they aparenttly will move together due to gravity the collision will never begin, because they started colliding. The cycle for collision evaluation is:
ccPhysicsCollisionBegin: called once both bodies start colliding
ccPhysicsCollisionPreSolve: called every frame update, before physics calculations
ccPhysicsCollisionPostSolve : called every frame, after physics calculations
ccPhysicsCollisionSeparates: called once they separate
Make sure your sprites are allocated properly before you try to set the collisionType. That was the issue for me in my similar case.

Box2D & Cocos2d level reset issue

I have a very simple level that has a single static body (and associated sprite) in it. When the user touches the body, I remove the sprite, destroy the body and replace it with a dynamic body with a new sprite, and then I transition to a new scene. My code works perfectly the first time it is executed, but then when this scene is reloaded it crashes when the user touches the body.
I store the filename of the .png file that I use for my sprite in the sprite's userData field. Then when the user presses the button (touches the body) it is a simple matter to retrieve it. The problem is occurring on subsequent reloads of the scene when I try to access the sprite's userData field. Instead of holding the filename it is empty (null). This in turn crashes the program when I try to use the filename.
I cannot understand why it works the first time and not the second. I set a breakpoint and watch the filename getting assigned to the sprite's userData field, but it is only retrievable the first time I create the scene. Here is the ccTouchesBegan method. The crash occurs where I try to assign newSpriteFileName because on the second run through oldSpriteFileName is empty.
I have just about gone crazy with this one, but I am sure it is something obvious. As always thanks for the help!!
(void)ccTouchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
for( UITouch *touch in touches )
{
CGPoint touchLocation = [touch locationInView: [touch view]];
touchLocation = [[CCDirector sharedDirector] convertToGL: touchLocation];
touchLocation = [self convertToNodeSpace:touchLocation];
b2Vec2 locationWorld = b2Vec2(touchLocation.x/PTM_RATIO, touchLocation.y/PTM_RATIO);
NSLog(#"Location x = %f, y = %f", touchLocation.x, touchLocation.y);
b2AABB aabb;
b2Vec2 delta = b2Vec2(1.0/PTM_RATIO, 1.0/PTM_RATIO);
aabb.lowerBound = locationWorld - delta;
aabb.upperBound = locationWorld +delta;
SimpleQueryCallback callback(locationWorld);
m_world->QueryAABB(&callback, aabb);
//If they have not pressed a button yet, and this touch was actually inside
//one of the buttons then we will destroy the static button (and sprite)
//that they touched and replace it with a dynamic button
//(and new darker sprite) that falls, spinning off of the screen.
if(!replaceButtonPushedYet && callback.fixtureFound)
{
//Get a reference to the static body of the button they touched and wake it up
b2Body *body = callback.fixtureFound->GetBody();
body->SetAwake(true);
//Get the position of the body (button) they touched and use it to
//position the new button. This value is in Box2D coordinates,
//so when I position the new button I won't divide by PTM_RATIO.
b2Vec2 touchedButtonPosition = body->GetPosition();
//Get the sprite from the button the user pressed
CCSprite *bodySprite = (CCSprite*)body->GetUserData();
//Then extract the file name of the sprite. I assigned this to
//sprite's userData when I loaded the sprite in the method //"placeTheIndividualButton". Now I am going to extract it and
//then replace "(up)" with "(down)" in that string
//and that becomes the name of the sprite for the new (pressed)
//button I am getting ready to create. It is all about the file
//naming conventions!
NSString *oldSpriteFileName = (NSString*)bodySprite.userData;
NSString *newSpriteFileName = [oldSpriteFileName stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:#"up" withString:#"down"];
//First remove the sprite tied to the button the user pressed,
//then destroy the body of the button.
[self removeChild:bodySprite cleanup:YES];
body->GetWorld()->DestroyBody(body);
//Set the bool to true to keep this code from executing again.
//This ensures that once they press a button they can't
//press another one.
replaceButtonPushedYet = true;
//Build the new dynamic button that will fall and spin off the screen
b2BodyDef buttonBodyDef2;
b2PolygonShape buttonShape2;
b2FixtureDef buttonShapeDef2;
b2Vec2 vertices2[4];
//load the sprite for the second button (pressed down) and add it to the layer
level_down = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:newSpriteFileName];
level_down.userData=newSpriteFileName;
[self addChild:level_down];
//Define the polygon that forms the second button (pressed down)
buttonBodyDef2.type = b2_dynamicBody;
//Not dividing touchedButtonPosition.x or .y by PTM_RATIO because
//they are already in Box2D coordinates
buttonBodyDef2.position.Set(touchedButtonPosition.x, touchedButtonPosition.y);
buttonBodyDef2.angularVelocity = 1.5;
buttonBodyDef2.userData = level_down;
buttonBody2 = m_world->CreateBody(&buttonBodyDef2);
//Define the vertices for the replacement button
vertices2[0].Set(-94/PTM_RATIO, -32/PTM_RATIO);
vertices2[1].Set(94/PTM_RATIO, -32/PTM_RATIO);
vertices2[2].Set(94/PTM_RATIO, 32/PTM_RATIO);
vertices2[3].Set(-94/PTM_RATIO, 32/PTM_RATIO);
buttonShape2.Set(vertices2, 4);
//Define the shape for the replacement button
buttonShapeDef2.shape = &buttonShape2;
buttonShapeDef2.density = 50.01f;
buttonShapeDef2.friction = 0.75f;
buttonShapeDef2.restitution = 0.1f;
//The static buttons and the dynamic buttons are both in this groupIndex.
//Since it is a negative number they will never collide. If it was
//positive they would always collide.
buttonShapeDef2.filter.groupIndex = -1;
//Put the second button (pressed down) into the world.
buttonBody2->CreateFixture(&buttonShapeDef2);
//This starts a timer that fires every second to call the makeTransition
//method. The code inside that method will check to see if the button
//has fallen off the screen yet. If it has then it will transition to
//the new selected level.
//The colon after makeTransition sends a ccTime (dt). I don't need it,
//but may in the future so I left it in there.
buttonFalling = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.5 target:self selector:#selector(makeTransition:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
}
}
}
Chances are that the NSString is being released when you remove the sprite. Why not just storing the texture name in an instance variable?

Clip a CCSprite added to CCSpriteBatchNode

I'm clipping my sprite with this code:
//At my CCSprite subclass m.
-(void)visit
{
CGPoint worldOrg = [self convertToWorldSpace:ccp(0, 0)];
CGPoint dest = [self convertToWorldSpace:ccp(self.contentSize.width, self.contentSize.height)];
CGPoint dims = ccpSub(dest, worldOrg);
glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
glScissor(worldOrg.x, worldOrg.y, dims.x, dims.y);
#define SHOW_CLIPPED_AREA 1
#if SHOW_CLIPPED_AREA
//Draws a red rectangle showing clipped area
ccDrawSolidRect(ccp(0, 0), ccp(1024, 1024), ccc4f(64, 0, 0, 128));
#endif
[super visit];
glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
}
Then just create the sprite as usual, adjust the sprite.contentSize property to whatever I need:
CCSprite aSprite = [CCSprite spriteWith...];
aSprite.contentSize = CGSizeMake(20,20);
//Add it to my layer
[self addChild:aSprite];
And it works as expected!
Problem...
When adding it to a CCSpriteBatchNode, it wont clip the sprite... it shows the sprite but without clipping it.
Can someone please help me out with this, I've googled everywhere with no answer to this.
I've also used the ClippingNode class from Steffen Itterheim, but I'm also having issues adding it to a CCSpriteBatchNode.
Any help will be appreciated.
Clipping or any custom drawing won't work with sprite-batched sprites.
The CCSpriteBatchNode will not call visit (nor draw) methods on their children because the batch node takes over rendering of the children. Therefore any code you write in draw or visit methods of a CCSprite will have no effect when you sprite-batch the sprite.

Moving Box2d Bodies Like CCSprite Objects

In cocos2d, you can ease in CCSprites and move them around in all kinds of ways. Most importantly - they can have easing in/out. For most games this is desirable for smooth movement etc.
id action = [CCMoveTo actionWithDuration:dur position:pos];
move = [CCEaseInOut actionWithAction:action rate:2];
[self runAction: move];
When moving a box2d body, the sprite attached to it is updated after the box2d step(). Moving the sprite and then updating the body is not an option here, as it entirely defeats the purpose of the physics framework.
So the other option, which I have successfully implemented, is to calculate the displacement, velocity and acceleration of a sprite by treating it as a mechanics entity in its own right. Each time I call my update() on the sprite so the character can decide where to move etc, my superclass also stores the previous position and velocity. These are stored as box2d compliant values by dividing by the PTM_RATIO.
In the subclass of CCSprite, called FMSprite:
-(CGPoint) displacement {
return ccpSub(self.position, lastPos);
}
-(b2Vec2) getSpriteVelocity:(ccTime)dt {
return b2Vec2(self.displacement.x / dt / PTM_RATIO,
self.displacement.y / dt / PTM_RATIO);
}
-(b2Vec2) getSpriteAccel:(ccTime)dt {
b2Vec2 currVel = [self getSpriteVelocity:dt];
if (dt == 0) {
return b2Vec2(0,0);
} else {
float accelX = (currVel.x - lastVel.x)/dt;
float accelY = (currVel.y - lastVel.y)/dt;
return b2Vec2(accelX, accelY);
}
}
// This is called each update()
-(void) updateLast:(ccTime)dt {
// MUST store lastVel before lastPos is updated since it uses displacement
lastVel = [self getSpriteVelocity:dt];
lastPos = ccp(self.X, self.Y);
}
// Leave this method untouched in subclasses
-(void) update:(ccTime)dt {
[self updateObject:dt];
// Store previous update values
[self updateLast:dt];
}
// Override this method in subclasses for custom functionality
-(void) updateObject:(ccTime)dt {
}
I have then subclassed "FMSprite" into "FMObject", which stores a b2Body etc.
In order to move the body, I must first move a sprite and track its acceleration, through which I can find the required force (using the mass) needed to follow the sprite's motion. Since I can't move the object's sprite (which is synchronized to the body), I make another sprite called a "beacon", add it as a child to the object, and move it around. All we need to do then is to have a function to synchronize the position of the box2d body with this beacon sprite using the forces I mentioned before.
-(void) followBeaconWithDelta:(ccTime)dt {
float forceX = [beacon getSpriteAccel:dt].x * self.mass;
float forceY = [beacon getSpriteAccel:dt].y * self.mass;
[self addForce:b2Vec2(forceX, forceY)];
}
The result is brilliant, a smooth easing motion of the b2body moving where ever you want it to, without playing around with any of its own forces, but rather copying that of a CCSprite and replicating its motion. Since it's all forces, it won't cause jittering and distortions when colliding with other b2Body objects. If anyone has any other methods to do this, please post an answer. Thanks!
What I do is different from yours, but can also Moving Box2d Bodies Like CCSprite Objects and even use the CCAction.
The most important thing is to create an object that contain ccSprite and b2body.
#interface RigidBody : CCNode {
b2Body *m_Body;
CCSprite *m_Sprite;
}
And then, rewrite the setPosition method.
-(void)setPosition:(CGPoint)position
{
CGPoint currentPosition = position_;
b2Transform transform = self.body->GetTransform();
b2Vec2 p = transform.p;
float32 angle = self.body->GetAngle();
p += [CCMethod toMeter:ccpSub(position, currentPosition)];
self.body->SetTransform(p, angle);
position_ = position;
}
The setPosition method calculate how much the position change,and set it to the b2body.
I hope I have understanding your question and the answer is helpful for you...

Repeatedly move a box2d body in a similar way to moving CCSprites with CCRepeatForever

I've got a problem with my current project.
What I'd like to do is make a b2Body move up and down repeatedly. I already know how to do this with a CCSprite:
[paddle runAction:[CCRepeatForever actionWithAction:
[CCSequence actions:
[CCMoveTo actionWithDuration:1.0 position:ccp([paddle position].x,[paddle position].y+40)],
[CCMoveTo actionWithDuration:1.0 position:ccp([paddle position].x,[paddle position].y)],
nil
]]];
Can anybody help me do the same thing with a b2Body?
Thanks in advance!
You will have to implement the sequence yourself, which involves:
keeping track of the current target position
from the current position of the body, detect whether it has reached the target
if it has, change the target position
apply force, impulse or set velocity as necessary to move the body
You might be able to extend CCMoveTo to make your own class to do this... I would look into that first.
i've got it dude,
in almost explanation, every CCsprite move depend on b2body movement -that movement is placed at 'tick' method-.
in my case, i reverse that way, i move b2body according to CCsprite movement on tick method, so i give these code on tick method:
for(b2Body *b = _world->GetBodyList(); b; b=b->GetNext()) {
if (b->GetUserData() != NULL) {
CCSprite *sprite = (CCSprite *)b->GetUserData();
if (sprite.tag == 4 || sprite.tag == 5) {
b2Vec2 b2Position = b2Vec2(sprite.position.x/PTM_RATIO,
sprite.position.y/PTM_RATIO);
float32 b2Angle = -1 * CC_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS(sprite.rotation);
b->SetTransform(b2Position, b2Angle);
}
}
}