Hey guys I’m making a “don’t touch the white tile sort of game”. I’m having an issue dealing with local z order of dynamically added sprites to a layer I define in a csd file.
I’ve tried so many different variations of sorting the z order but nothing seems to affect the layout. I event tried ui::Helper::doLayout(rootNode “and poleContainer”)
The pole objects extend Sprite
here’s the reordering the z part.
Like i said I’ve tried nearly everything. If anyone has dealt with this issue (and I’m sure some of you have) I’d love some help. Thanks.
@zanemx I need to your whole function for adding poles to the container. So I can see how you’re adding them.
Also have you tried this. I believe the reorderChild function may not be working as you expect. To confirm Z order is working correctly. As a test try setting an int counter for zOrder and pass it in every time you add a pole.
int zOrderCount = 0;
..
poleContainer->addChild(p, zOrderCount);
zOrderCount++;
That should create a new pole in front of all the ones that came behind it, every time.
Edit: Actually I think the fix may be just to make sure you pass in a z value when you add the child before you re-order the child. Just send me that code first with a better explanation of how you want the poles to appear.
for some reason all calls to set local z order of the poles is not working. I also tried what you suggested and tried setting the z order before being parented.
The higher poles should display behind the lower ones. Which they do using setGlobalZOrder but not setLocalZOrder. Very frustrating.
If I were you I would set the Z order when you add the child. That would ensure that you’re setting the Z order for the right coordinate system local or world.
This may be a stupid question but you have added all the containers and menus etc as children to the main scene/layer?
When you add the containers I would set all their Z orders when I add them. e.g.
layer->addChild(menu, 10); // Draw on top
layer->addChild(poleContainer, 9); // Second
layer->addChild(fogContainer, 8); // 3rd
Or whatever order you have them. The highest comes first.
Try using addChild(child, z) value like I said in the previous post for adding poles. When you add them as a child to the parent container like that with the Z value as a parameter. The z order should be the local Z order to the container.
