Question

How to repeat an action while MenuItem button is held down?
I tried to make a subclass on CCMenuItemImage and made

@implementation CCMenuItemSpriteHoldable

@synthesize buttonHeld;

-(void) selected
{
[super selected];
buttonHeld = true;
}
-(void) unselected
{
[super unselected];
buttonHeld = false;
}

@end

and put this on my init

CCMenuItem *upButtonItem = [CCMenuItemSpriteHoldable
                            itemFromNormalImage:@"up.png" selectedImage:@"upsel.png"
                            target:self selector:@selector(upButtonTapped:)];

but it did nothing… 🙁
it just loads the (void) upButtonTapped when I release the button.
is there any way to make a button that allows u to hold down?

Thank you

Answer 1

You must add a CCSprite in a CCLayer, implement the CCLayer touch (begin, moved, ended) catch when the user tap over your CCSprite (using [yourSprite boundingBox]) and start a selector pressed: when user touch begin over your buttons CCSprite and unschedule selector on touch ended!

N.B. unschedule the pressed: selector if in touch moved touch exit from your button CCSprite bounding box