How do I update a label's text that was created in initWithSize?
Here is the code for the label within the initWithSize:
SKLabelNode *scoreLabel = [SKLabelNode labelNodeWithFontNamed:@"TimesNewRoman"];
scoreLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%i", score];
scoreLabel.fontSize = 30;
scoreLabel.position = CGPointMake(290, CGRectGetMidY(self.frame) - 30);
scoreLabel.zRotation = -M_PI/2;
[self addChild:scoreLabel];
As the game is running I update the variable score and I was just wondering how I can get the label to display the new score.
You will have to declare scoreLabel
in the header file and then just so scoreLabel.text = //Your text
anywhere you want.
EDIT:
In your .h file, declare
@property (nonatomic,strong) SKLabelNode *scoreLabel;
In your .m file, add
@synthesize scoreLabel;
When you are initializing the label do
self.scoreLabel = [SKLabelNode labelNodeWithFontNamed:@"TimesNewRoman"];
and not
SKLabelNode *scoreLabel = [SKLabelNode labelNodeWithFontNamed:@"TimesNewRoman"];
Set retain/strong property for your SKLabelNode. then call any where from your app just
@Property(nonatomic,retain)SKLabelNode *scoreLabel;
if your score value has string
self.scoreLabel.Text=yourscore
if it is integer
self.scoreLabel.Text=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", [yourscore intValue]]];