SKNode
SKNode Hierarchy
SKNode
- Parent class of all nodes.
- Does not display anything
- Stores basic properties
- position
- width & height
- alpha
- is hidden
- x & y scaling
SKSpriteNode
- Display sprites on the screen
- Has explicit size
- Can display colors, texture
- Texture atlas support (for animation)
- Can use
colorBlendFactor to recolour the sprite
SKLabelNode
- Single-line text as a SKNode
- System fonts
- Animatable
SKEmitterNode
- Use for particle system
- Advanced keyframe sequence controls
- Built-in particle editor
SKVideoNode
- Place anywhere, e.g. background
- Physics enabled
SKShapeNode
- Dynamic shapes with CGPath
- Rendered in hardware
- Stroke/fill
SKEffectNode
- Group opacity & group blend
- Can be cached
- Wrap with a CIFilter
SKCropNode
- Use to mask a node (any SKNode)
- SKCropNode can have children, can run
SKActions