Class cc.Node

Class Summary
Constructor Attributes Constructor Name and Description
 

cc.Node is the root class of all node.

Method Summary

Class Detail

cc.Node()

cc.Node is the root class of all node. Anything that gets drawn or contains things that get drawn is a cc.Node.
The most popular cc.Nodes are: cc.Scene, cc.Layer, cc.Sprite, cc.Menu.

The main features of a cc.Node are:
- They can contain other cc.Node nodes (addChild, getChildByTag, removeChild, etc)
- They can schedule periodic callback (schedule, unschedule, etc)
- They can execute actions (runAction, stopAction, etc)

Some cc.Node nodes provide extra functionality for them or their children.

Subclassing a cc.Node usually means (one/all) of:
- overriding constructor function "ctor" to initialize resources and schedule callbacks
- create callbacks to handle the advancement of time

Features of cc.Node:
- position
- scale (x, y)
- rotation (in degrees, clockwise)
- anchor point
- size
- color
- opacity
- visible
- z-order
- WebGL z position

Default values:
- rotation: 0
- position: (x=0,y=0)
- scale: (x=1,y=1)
- contentSize: (x=0,y=0)
- anchorPoint: (x=0,y=0)
- color: (r=255,g=255,b=255)
- opacity: 255

Limitations:
- A cc.Node is a "void" object. It doesn't have a texture

Order in transformations with grid disabled
-# The node will be translated (position)
-# The node will be rotated (rotation)
-# The node will be scaled (scale)

Order in transformations with grid enabled
-# The node will be translated (position)
-# The node will be rotated (rotation)
-# The node will be scaled (scale)
-# The grid will capture the screen
-# The node will be moved according to the camera values (camera)
-# The grid will render the captured screen

Field Detail

{cc.ActionManager} actionManager
- The CCActionManager object that is used by all actions.
{Number} anchorX
- Anchor point's position on x axis
{Number} anchorY
- Anchor point's position on y axis
{Number} arrivalOrder
- The arrival order, indicates which children is added previously
{Boolean} cascadeColor
- Indicate whether node's color value affect its child nodes, default value is false
{Boolean} cascadeOpacity
- Indicate whether node's opacity value affect its child nodes, default value is false
{Array} children
- <@readonly> All children nodes
{Number} childrenCount
- <@readonly> Number of children
{cc.Color} color
- Color of node, default value is white: (255, 255, 255)
{Number} glServerState
- The state of OpenGL server side
{cc.GridBase} grid
- grid object that is used when applying effects
{Number} height
- Height of node
{Boolean} ignoreAnchor
- Indicate whether ignore the anchor point property for positioning
{Number} opacity
- Opacity of node, default value is 255
{Boolean} opacityModifyRGB
- Indicate whether opacity affect the color value, default value is false
{cc.Node} parent
- Parent node
{Number} rotation
- Rotation of node
{Number} rotationX
- Rotation on x axis
{Number} rotationY
- Rotation on y axis
{Boolean} running
- <@readonly> Indicate whether node is running or not
{Number} scale
- Scale of node
{Number} scaleX
- Scale on x axis
{Number} scaleY
- Scale on y axis
{cc.Scheduler} scheduler
- cc.Scheduler used to schedule all "updates" and timers.
{cc.GLProgram} shaderProgram
- The shader program currently used for this node
{Number} skewX
- Skew x
{Number} skewY
- Skew y
{Number} tag
- Tag of node
{Object} userData
- Custom user data
{Object} userObject
- User assigned CCObject, similar to userData, but instead of holding a void* it holds an id
{Number} vertexZ
- WebGL Z vertex of this node, z order works OK if all the nodes uses the same openGL Z vertex
{Boolean} visible
- Indicate whether node is visible or not
{Number} width
- Width of node
{Number} x
- x axis position of node
{Number} y
- y axis position of node
{Number} zIndex
- Z order in depth which stands for the drawing order

Method Detail

  • addChild(child, localZOrder, tag)

    "add" logic MUST only be in this method

    If the child is added to a 'running' node, then 'onEnter' and 'onEnterTransitionDidFinish' will be called immediately.

    Parameters:
    {cc.Node} child
    A child node
    {Number} localZOrder Optional
    Z order for drawing priority. Please refer to setZOrder(int)
    {Number} tag Optional
    A integer to identify the node easily. Please refer to setTag(int)
  • addComponent(component)
    Adds a component to the node's component container.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Component} component
  • attr(attrs)

    Properties configuration function
    All properties in attrs will be set to the node,
    when the setter of the node is available,
    the property will be set via setter function.

    Parameters:
    {Object} attrs
    Properties to be set to node
  • {cc.Rect} boundingBox()
    Returns a "local" axis aligned bounding box of the node.
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use getBoundingBox instead
    Returns:
    {cc.Rect}
  • cleanup()
    Stops all running actions and schedulers
  • {cc.Point} convertToNodeSpace(worldPoint)
    Converts a Point to node (local) space coordinates. The result is in Points.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Point} worldPoint
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {cc.Point} convertToNodeSpaceAR(worldPoint)
    Converts a Point to node (local) space coordinates. The result is in Points.
    treating the returned/received node point as anchor relative.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Point} worldPoint
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {cc.Point} convertTouchToNodeSpace(touch)
    convenience methods which take a cc.Touch instead of cc.Point
    Parameters:
    {cc.Touch} touch
    The touch object
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {cc.Point} convertTouchToNodeSpaceAR(touch)
    converts a cc.Touch (world coordinates) into a local coordinate. This method is AR (Anchor Relative).
    Parameters:
    {cc.Touch} touch
    The touch object
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {cc.Point} convertToWorldSpace(nodePoint)
    Converts a Point to world space coordinates. The result is in Points.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Point} nodePoint
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {cc.Point} convertToWorldSpaceAR(nodePoint)
    Converts a local Point to world space coordinates.The result is in Points.
    treating the returned/received node point as anchor relative.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Point} nodePoint
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • <static> {cc.Node} cc.Node.create()
    Allocates and initializes a node.
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use new construction instead.
    Returns:
    {cc.Node}
    See:
    cc.Node
  • ctor()
    Constructor function, override it to extend the construction behavior, remember to call "this._super()" in the extended "ctor" function.
  • draw(ctx)
    Render function using the canvas 2d context or WebGL context, internal usage only, please do not call this function
    Parameters:
    {CanvasRenderingContext2D | WebGLRenderingContext} ctx
    The render context
  • {cc.Action} getActionByTag(tag)
    Returns an action from the running action list by its tag.
    Parameters:
    {Number} tag
    Returns:
    {cc.Action} The action object with the given tag.
    See:
    cc.Node#getTag and cc.Node#setTag
  • {cc.ActionManager} getActionManager()

    Returns the CCActionManager object that is used by all actions.
    (IMPORTANT: If you set a new cc.ActionManager, then previously created actions are going to be removed.)

    Returns:
    {cc.ActionManager} A CCActionManager object.
    See:
    cc.Node#setActionManager
  • {cc.Point} getAnchorPoint()

    Returns a copy of the anchor point.
    Anchor point is the point around which all transformations and positioning manipulations take place.
    It's like a pin in the node where it is "attached" to its parent.
    The anchorPoint is normalized, like a percentage. (0,0) means the bottom-left corner and (1,1) means the top-right corner.
    But you can use values higher than (1,1) and lower than (0,0) too.
    The default anchor point is (0.5,0.5), so it starts at the center of the node.

    Returns:
    {cc.Point} The anchor point of node.
  • {cc.Point} getAnchorPointInPoints()
    Returns a copy of the anchor point in absolute pixels.
    you can only read it. If you wish to modify it, use setAnchorPoint
    Returns:
    {cc.Point} The anchor point in absolute pixels.
    See:
    cc.Node#getAnchorPoint
  • {cc.Rect} getBoundingBox()
    Returns a "local" axis aligned bounding box of the node.
    The returned box is relative only to its parent.
    Returns:
    {cc.Rect} The calculated bounding box of the node
  • {cc.Rect} getBoundingBoxToWorld()
    Returns a "world" axis aligned bounding box of the node.
    Returns:
    {cc.Rect}
  • {cc.Camera} getCamera()
    Returns a camera object that lets you move the node using a gluLookAt
    var camera = node.getCamera();
    camera.setEye(0, 0, 415/2);
    camera.setCenter(0, 0, 0);
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, no alternative function
    Returns:
    {cc.Camera} A CCCamera object that lets you move the node using a gluLookAt
  • {cc.Node} getChildByName(name)
    Returns a child from the container given its name
    Parameters:
    {String} name
    A name to find the child node.
    Returns:
    {cc.Node} a CCNode object whose name equals to the input parameter
  • {cc.Node} getChildByTag(aTag)
    Returns a child from the container given its tag
    Parameters:
    {Number} aTag
    An identifier to find the child node.
    Returns:
    {cc.Node} a CCNode object whose tag equals to the input parameter
  • {Array} getChildren()
    Returns an array of all children
    Composing a "tree" structure is a very important feature of CCNode
     //This sample code traverses all children nodes, and set their position to (0,0)
     var allChildren = parent.getChildren();
     for(var i = 0; i< allChildren.length; i++) {
         allChildren[i].setPosition(0,0);
     }
    Returns:
    {Array} An array of children
  • {Number} getChildrenCount()
    Returns the amount of children.
    Returns:
    {Number} The amount of children.
  • {cc.Color} getColor()
    Returns the color of Node
    Returns:
    {cc.Color}
  • {cc.Component} getComponent(name)
    Returns a component identified by the name given.
    Parameters:
    {String} name
    The name to search for
    Returns:
    {cc.Component} The component found
  • {cc.Size} getContentSize()

    Returns a copy the untransformed size of the node.
    The contentSize remains the same no matter the node is scaled or rotated.
    All nodes has a size. Layer and Scene has the same size of the screen by default.

    Returns:
    {cc.Size} The untransformed size of the node.
  • {cc.Color} getDisplayedColor()
    Returns the displayed color of Node, the difference between displayed color and color is that displayed color is calculated based on color and parent node's color when cascade color enabled.
    Returns:
    {cc.Color}
  • {number} getDisplayedOpacity()
    Returns the displayed opacity of Node, the difference between displayed opacity and opacity is that displayed opacity is calculated based on opacity and parent node's opacity when cascade opacity enabled.
    Returns:
    {number} displayed opacity
  • {number} getGlobalZOrder()
    Return the Node's Global Z Order.
    Returns:
    {number} The node's global Z order
  • {Number} getGLServerState()
    Returns the state of OpenGL server side.
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, no need anymore
    Returns:
    {Number} The state of OpenGL server side.
  • {cc.GridBase} getGrid()

    Returns a grid object that is used when applying effects.
    This function have been deprecated, please use cc.NodeGrid to run grid actions

    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, no alternative function
    Returns:
    {cc.GridBase} A CCGrid object that is used when applying effects
  • {Number} getLocalZOrder()
    Returns the local Z order of this node.
    Returns:
    {Number} The local (relative to its siblings) Z order.
  • {string} getName()
    Returns a string that is used to identify the node.
    Returns:
    {string} A string that identifies the node.
  • {cc.AffineTransform} getNodeToParentTransform()
    Returns the matrix that transform the node's (local) space coordinates into the parent's space coordinates.
    The matrix is in Pixels.
    Returns:
    {cc.AffineTransform} The affine transform object
  • {cc.AffineTransform} getNodeToWorldTransform()
    Returns the world affine transform matrix. The matrix is in Pixels.
    Returns:
    {cc.AffineTransform}
  • {cc.Point} getNormalizedPosition()
    returns the normalized position
    Returns:
    {cc.Point}
  • {Number} getNumberOfRunningActions()

    Returns the numbers of actions that are running plus the ones that are schedule to run (actions in actionsToAdd and actions arrays).
    Composable actions are counted as 1 action. Example:
    If you are running 1 Sequence of 7 actions, it will return 1.
    If you are running 7 Sequences of 2 actions, it will return 7.

    Returns:
    {Number} The number of actions that are running plus the ones that are schedule to run
  • {number} getOpacity()
    Returns the opacity of Node
    Returns:
    {number} opacity
  • {Number} getOrderOfArrival()
    Returns the arrival order, indicates which children should be added previously.
    Returns:
    {Number} The arrival order.
  • {cc.Node} getParent()
    Returns a reference to the parent node
    Returns:
    {cc.Node} A reference to the parent node
  • {cc.AffineTransform} getParentToNodeTransform()
    Returns the matrix that transform parent's space coordinates to the node's (local) space coordinates.
    The matrix is in Pixels.
    Returns:
    {cc.AffineTransform}
  • {cc.Point} getPosition()

    Returns a copy of the position (x,y) of the node in cocos2d coordinates. (0,0) is the left-bottom corner.

    Returns:
    {cc.Point} The position (x,y) of the node in OpenGL coordinates
  • {Number} getPositionX()

    Returns the x axis position of the node in cocos2d coordinates.

    Returns:
    {Number}
  • {Number} getPositionY()

    Returns the y axis position of the node in cocos2d coordinates.

    Returns:
    {Number}
  • {Number} getRotation()
    Returns the rotation (angle) of the node in degrees. 0 is the default rotation angle. Positive values rotate node clockwise.
    Returns:
    {Number} The rotation of the node in degrees.
  • {Number} getRotationX()
    Returns the X axis rotation (angle) which represent a horizontal rotational skew of the node in degrees.
    0 is the default rotation angle. Positive values rotate node clockwise
    (support only in WebGL rendering mode)
    Returns:
    {Number} The X rotation in degrees.
  • {Number} getRotationY()
    Returns the Y axis rotation (angle) which represent a vertical rotational skew of the node in degrees.
    0 is the default rotation angle. Positive values rotate node clockwise
    (support only in WebGL rendering mode)
    Returns:
    {Number} The Y rotation in degrees.
  • {Number} getScale()
    Returns the scale factor of the node.
    Returns:
    {Number} The scale factor
  • {Number} getScaleX()
    Returns the scale factor on X axis of this node
    Returns:
    {Number} The scale factor on X axis.
  • {Number} getScaleY()
    Returns the scale factor on Y axis of this node
    Returns:
    {Number} The scale factor on Y axis.
  • {cc.Scheduler} getScheduler()

    Returns the cc.Scheduler object used to schedule all "updates" and timers.

    Returns:
    {cc.Scheduler} A CCScheduler object.
  • {cc.GLProgram} getShaderProgram()
    Return the shader program currently used for this node
    Returns:
    {cc.GLProgram} The shader program currently used for this node
  • {Number} getSkewX()

    Returns the skew degrees in X
    The X skew angle of the node in degrees.
    This angle describes the shear distortion in the X direction.
    Thus, it is the angle between the Y axis and the left edge of the shape
    The default skewX angle is 0. Positive values distort the node in a CW direction.

    Returns:
    {Number} The X skew angle of the node in degrees.
  • {Number} getSkewY()

    Returns the skew degrees in Y
    The Y skew angle of the node in degrees.
    This angle describes the shear distortion in the Y direction.
    Thus, it is the angle between the X axis and the bottom edge of the shape
    The default skewY angle is 0. Positive values distort the node in a CCW direction.

    Returns:
    {Number} The Y skew angle of the node in degrees.
  • {Number} getTag()
    Returns a tag that is used to identify the node easily.
     //You can set tags to node then identify them easily.
    // set tags
    node1.setTag(TAG_PLAYER);
    node2.setTag(TAG_MONSTER);
    node3.setTag(TAG_BOSS);
    parent.addChild(node1);
    parent.addChild(node2);
    parent.addChild(node3);
    // identify by tags
    var allChildren = parent.getChildren();
    for(var i = 0; i < allChildren.length; i++){
        switch(node.getTag()) {
            case TAG_PLAYER:
                break;
            case TAG_MONSTER:
                break;
            case TAG_BOSS:
                break;
        }
    }
    Returns:
    {Number} An integer that identifies the node.
  • {object} getUserData()

    Returns a custom user data pointer
    You can set everything in UserData pointer, a data block, a structure or an object.

    Returns:
    {object} A custom user data pointer
  • {object} getUserObject()
    Returns a user assigned cocos2d object.
    Similar to userData, but instead of holding all kinds of data it can only hold a cocos2d object
    Returns:
    {object} A user assigned CCObject
  • {Number} getVertexZ()
    Returns WebGL Z vertex of this node.
    Returns:
    {Number} WebGL Z vertex of this node
  • {cc.AffineTransform} getWorldToNodeTransform()
    Returns the inverse world affine transform matrix. The matrix is in Pixels.
    Returns:
    {cc.AffineTransform}
  • {Number} getZOrder()
    Returns z order of this node
    Deprecated:
    since 3.0, please use getLocalZOrder instead
    Returns:
    {Number}
  • ignoreAnchorPointForPosition(newValue)

    Sets whether the anchor point will be ignored when you position this node.
    When anchor point ignored, position will be calculated based on the origin point (0, 0) in parent's coordinates.
    This is an internal method, only used by CCLayer and CCScene. Don't call it outside framework.
    The default value is false, while in CCLayer and CCScene are true

    Parameters:
    {Boolean} newValue
    true if anchor point will be ignored when you position this node
  • {boolean} init()
    Initializes the instance of cc.Node
    Returns:
    {boolean} Whether the initialization was successful.
  • {boolean} isCascadeColorEnabled()
    Returns whether node's color value affect its child nodes.
    Returns:
    {boolean}
  • {boolean} isCascadeOpacityEnabled()
    Returns whether node's opacity value affect its child nodes.
    Returns:
    {boolean}
  • {Boolean} isIgnoreAnchorPointForPosition()
    Returns whether the anchor point will be ignored when you position this node.
    When anchor point ignored, position will be calculated based on the origin point (0, 0) in parent's coordinates.
    Returns:
    {Boolean} true if the anchor point will be ignored when you position this node.
    See:
    cc.Node#ignoreAnchorPointForPosition
  • {Boolean} isOpacityModifyRGB()
    Get whether color should be changed with the opacity value
    Returns:
    {Boolean}
  • {Boolean} isRunning()

    Returns whether or not the node accepts event callbacks.
    Running means the node accept event callbacks like onEnter(), onExit(), update()

    Returns:
    {Boolean} Whether or not the node is running.
  • {Boolean} isVisible()
    Returns if the node is visible
    Returns:
    {Boolean} true if the node is visible, false if the node is hidden.
    See:
    cc.Node#setVisible
  • {cc.AffineTransform} nodeToParentTransform()

    Returns the matrix that transform the node's (local) space coordinates into the parent's space coordinates.
    The matrix is in Pixels.

    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use getNodeToParentTransform instead
    Returns:
    {cc.AffineTransform}
  • nodeToWorldTransform()
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use getNodeToWorldTransform instead
  • onEnter()

    Event callback that is invoked every time when CCNode enters the 'stage'.
    If the CCNode enters the 'stage' with a transition, this event is called when the transition starts.
    During onEnter you can't access a "sister/brother" node.
    If you override onEnter, you must call its parent's onEnter function with this._super().

  • onEnterTransitionDidFinish()

    Event callback that is invoked when the CCNode enters in the 'stage'.
    If the CCNode enters the 'stage' with a transition, this event is called when the transition finishes.
    If you override onEnterTransitionDidFinish, you shall call its parent's onEnterTransitionDidFinish with this._super()

  • onExit()

    callback that is called every time the cc.Node leaves the 'stage'.
    If the cc.Node leaves the 'stage' with a transition, this callback is called when the transition finishes.
    During onExit you can't access a sibling node.
    If you override onExit, you shall call its parent's onExit with this._super().

  • onExitTransitionDidStart()

    callback that is called every time the cc.Node leaves the 'stage'.
    If the cc.Node leaves the 'stage' with a transition, this callback is called when the transition starts.
    If you override onExitTransitionDidStart, you shall call its parent's onExitTransitionDidStart with this._super()

  • parentToNodeTransform()
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use getParentToNodeTransform instead
  • pause()

    Pauses all scheduled selectors and actions.
    This method is called internally by onExit

  • pauseSchedulerAndActions()

    Pauses all scheduled selectors and actions.
    This method is called internally by onExit

    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use pause instead
  • release()

    Currently JavaScript Bindings (JSB), in some cases, needs to use retain and release. This is a bug in JSB, and the ugly workaround is to use retain/release. So, these 2 methods were added to be compatible with JSB. This is a hack, and should be removed once JSB fixes the retain/release bug
    You will need to retain an object if you created an engine object and haven't added it into the scene graph during the same frame.
    Otherwise, JSB's native autorelease pool will consider this object a useless one and release it directly,
    when you want to use it later, a "Invalid Native Object" error will be raised.
    The retain function can increase a reference count for the native object to avoid it being released,
    you need to manually invoke release function when you think this object is no longer needed, otherwise, there will be memory learks.
    retain and release function call should be paired in developer's game code.

    See:
    cc.Node#retain
  • removeAllChildren(cleanup)
    Removes all children from the container and do a cleanup all running actions depending on the cleanup parameter.
    If the cleanup parameter is not passed, it will force a cleanup.
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
    true if all running actions on all children nodes should be cleanup, false otherwise.
  • removeAllChildrenWithCleanup(cleanup)
    Removes all children from the container and do a cleanup all running actions depending on the cleanup parameter.
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
  • removeAllComponents()
    Removes all components of cc.Node, it called when cc.Node is exiting from stage.
  • removeChild(child, cleanup)

    Removes a child from the container. It will also cleanup all running actions depending on the cleanup parameter.

    If the cleanup parameter is not passed, it will force a cleanup.

    "remove" logic MUST only be on this method
    If a class wants to extend the 'removeChild' behavior it only needs
    to override this method

    Parameters:
    {cc.Node} child
    The child node which will be removed.
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
    true if all running actions and callbacks on the child node will be cleanup, false otherwise.
  • removeChildByTag(tag, cleanup)
    Removes a child from the container by tag value. It will also cleanup all running actions depending on the cleanup parameter. If the cleanup parameter is not passed, it will force a cleanup.
    Parameters:
    {Number} tag
    An integer number that identifies a child node
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
    true if all running actions and callbacks on the child node will be cleanup, false otherwise.
    See:
    cc.Node#removeChildByTag
  • removeComponent(component)
    Removes a component identified by the given name or removes the component object given
    Parameters:
    {String|cc.Component} component
  • removeFromParent(cleanup)
    Remove itself from its parent node. If cleanup is true, then also remove all actions and callbacks.
    If the cleanup parameter is not passed, it will force a cleanup.
    If the node orphan, then nothing happens.
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
    true if all actions and callbacks on this node should be removed, false otherwise.
    See:
    cc.Node#removeFromParentAndCleanup
  • removeFromParentAndCleanup(cleanup)
    Removes this node itself from its parent node.
    If the node orphan, then nothing happens.
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} cleanup Optional, Default: true
    true if all actions and callbacks on this node should be removed, false otherwise.
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use removeFromParent() instead
  • reorderChild(child, zOrder)
    Reorders a child according to a new z value.
    The child MUST be already added.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Node} child
    An already added child node. It MUST be already added.
    {Number} zOrder
    Z order for drawing priority. Please refer to setZOrder(int)
  • resume()

    Resumes all scheduled selectors and actions.
    This method is called internally by onEnter

  • resumeSchedulerAndActions()
    Resumes all scheduled selectors and actions.
    This method is called internally by onEnter
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use resume() instead
  • retain()

    Currently JavaScript Bindings (JSB), in some cases, needs to use retain and release. This is a bug in JSB, and the ugly workaround is to use retain/release. So, these 2 methods were added to be compatible with JSB. This is a hack, and should be removed once JSB fixes the retain/release bug
    You will need to retain an object if you created an engine object and haven't added it into the scene graph during the same frame.
    Otherwise, JSB's native autorelease pool will consider this object a useless one and release it directly,
    when you want to use it later, a "Invalid Native Object" error will be raised.
    The retain function can increase a reference count for the native object to avoid it being released,
    you need to manually invoke release function when you think this object is no longer needed, otherwise, there will be memory learks.
    retain and release function call should be paired in developer's game code.

    See:
    cc.Node#release
  • {cc.Action} runAction(action)
    Executes an action, and returns the action that is executed.
    The node becomes the action's target. Refer to cc.Action's getTarget()
    Parameters:
    {cc.Action} action
    Returns:
    {cc.Action} An Action pointer
  • schedule(callback_fn, interval, repeat, delay)

    Schedules a custom selector.
    If the selector is already scheduled, then the interval parameter will be updated without scheduling it again.

    Parameters:
    {function} callback_fn
    A function wrapped as a selector
    {Number} interval
    Tick interval in seconds. 0 means tick every frame. If interval = 0, it's recommended to use scheduleUpdate() instead.
    {Number} repeat
    The selector will be executed (repeat + 1) times, you can use kCCRepeatForever for tick infinitely.
    {Number} delay
    The amount of time that the first tick will wait before execution.
  • scheduleOnce(callback_fn, delay)
    Schedules a callback function that runs only once, with a delay of 0 or larger
    Parameters:
    {function} callback_fn
    A function wrapped as a selector
    {Number} delay
    The amount of time that the first tick will wait before execution.
    See:
    cc.Node#schedule
  • scheduleUpdate()

    schedules the "update" method.
    It will use the order number 0. This method will be called every frame.
    Scheduled methods with a lower order value will be called before the ones that have a higher order value.
    Only one "update" method could be scheduled per node.

  • scheduleUpdateWithPriority(priority)

    schedules the "update" callback function with a custom priority. This callback function will be called every frame.
    Scheduled callback functions with a lower priority will be called before the ones that have a higher value.
    Only one "update" callback function could be scheduled per node (You can't have 2 'update' callback functions).

    Parameters:
    {Number} priority
  • setActionManager(actionManager)

    Sets the cc.ActionManager object that is used by all actions.

    Parameters:
    {cc.ActionManager} actionManager
    A CCActionManager object that is used by all actions.
  • setAdditionalTransform(additionalTransform)

    Sets the additional transform.
    The additional transform will be concatenated at the end of getNodeToParentTransform.
    It could be used to simulate `parent-child` relationship between two nodes (e.g. one is in BatchNode, another isn't).

    // create a batchNode
    var batch = new cc.SpriteBatchNode("Icon-114.png");
    this.addChild(batch);
    
    // create two sprites, spriteA will be added to batchNode, they are using different textures.
    var spriteA = new cc.Sprite(batch->getTexture());
    var spriteB = new cc.Sprite("Icon-72.png");
    
    batch.addChild(spriteA);
    
    // We can't make spriteB as spriteA's child since they use different textures. So just add it to layer.
    // But we want to simulate `parent-child` relationship for these two node.
    this.addChild(spriteB);
    
    //position
    spriteA.setPosition(ccp(200, 200));
    
    // Gets the spriteA's transform.
    var t = spriteA.getNodeToParentTransform();
    
    // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's position will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
    spriteB.setAdditionalTransform(t);
    
    //scale
    spriteA.setScale(2);
    
    // Gets the spriteA's transform.
    t = spriteA.getNodeToParentTransform();
    
    // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's scale will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
    spriteB.setAdditionalTransform(t);
    
    //rotation
    spriteA.setRotation(20);
    
    // Gets the spriteA's transform.
    t = spriteA.getNodeToParentTransform();
    
    // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's rotation will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
    spriteB.setAdditionalTransform(t);
    Parameters:
    {cc.AffineTransform} additionalTransform
    The additional transform
  • setAnchorPoint(point, y)

    Sets the anchor point in percent.

    anchor point is the point around which all transformations and positioning manipulations take place.
    It's like a pin in the node where it is "attached" to its parent.
    The anchorPoint is normalized, like a percentage. (0,0) means the bottom-left corner and (1,1) means the top-right corner.
    But you can use values higher than (1,1) and lower than (0,0) too.
    The default anchor point is (0.5,0.5), so it starts at the center of the node.

    Parameters:
    {cc.Point|Number} point
    The anchor point of node or The x axis anchor of node.
    {Number} y Optional
    The y axis anchor of node.
  • setCascadeColorEnabled(cascadeColorEnabled)
    Enable or disable cascade color, if cascade enabled, child nodes' opacity will be the cascade value of parent color and its own color.
    Parameters:
    {boolean} cascadeColorEnabled
  • setCascadeOpacityEnabled(cascadeOpacityEnabled)
    Enable or disable cascade opacity, if cascade enabled, child nodes' opacity will be the multiplication of parent opacity and its own opacity.
    Parameters:
    {boolean} cascadeOpacityEnabled
  • setColor(color)

    Sets the color of Node.
    When color doesn't include opacity value like cc.color(128,128,128), this function only change the color.
    When color include opacity like cc.color(128,128,128,100), then this function will change the color and the opacity.

    Parameters:
    {cc.Color} color
    The new color given
  • setContentSize(size, height)

    Sets the untransformed size of the node.

    The contentSize remains the same no matter the node is scaled or rotated.
    All nodes has a size. Layer and Scene has the same size of the screen.

    Parameters:
    {cc.Size|Number} size
    The untransformed size of the node or The untransformed size's width of the node.
    {Number} height Optional
    The untransformed size's height of the node.
  • setGlobalZOrder(globalZOrder)

    Defines the oder in which the nodes are renderer.
    Nodes that have a Global Z Order lower, are renderer first.

    In case two or more nodes have the same Global Z Order, the oder is not guaranteed.
    The only exception if the Nodes have a Global Z Order == 0. In that case, the Scene Graph order is used.

    By default, all nodes have a Global Z Order = 0. That means that by default, the Scene Graph order is used to render the nodes.

    Global Z Order is useful when you need to render nodes in an order different than the Scene Graph order.

    Limitations: Global Z Order can't be used used by Nodes that have SpriteBatchNode as one of their ancestors.
    And if ClippingNode is one of the ancestors, then "global Z order" will be relative to the ClippingNode.

    Parameters:
    {Number} globalZOrder
  • setGLServerState(state)
    Sets the state of OpenGL server side.
    Parameters:
    {Number} state
    The state of OpenGL server side.
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, no need anymore
  • setGrid(grid)

    Changes a grid object that is used when applying effects
    This function have been deprecated, please use cc.NodeGrid to run grid actions

    Parameters:
    {cc.GridBase} grid
    A CCGrid object that is used when applying effects
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, no alternative function
  • setLocalZOrder(localZOrder)

    LocalZOrder is the 'key' used to sort the node relative to its siblings.

    The Node's parent will sort all its children based ont the LocalZOrder value.
    If two nodes have the same LocalZOrder, then the node that was added first to the children's array
    will be in front of the other node in the array.

    Also, the Scene Graph is traversed using the "In-Order" tree traversal algorithm ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_traversal#In-order )
    And Nodes that have LocalZOder values < 0 are the "left" subtree
    While Nodes with LocalZOder >=0 are the "right" subtree.

    Parameters:
    {Number} localZOrder
  • setName(name)
    Changes the name that is used to identify the node easily.
    Parameters:
    {String} name
  • setNormalizedPosition(posOrX, y)

    Sets the position (x,y) using values between 0 and 1.
    The positions in pixels is calculated like the following:
    _position = _normalizedPosition * parent.getContentSize()

    Parameters:
    {cc.Point|Number} posOrX
    {Number} y Optional
  • setOpacity(opacity)
    Sets the opacity of Node
    Parameters:
    {Number} opacity
  • setOpacityModifyRGB(opacityValue)
    Set whether color should be changed with the opacity value, useless in cc.Node, but this function is override in some class to have such behavior.
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} opacityValue
  • setOrderOfArrival(Var)

    Sets the arrival order when this node has a same ZOrder with other children.

    A node which called addChild subsequently will take a larger arrival order,
    If two children have the same Z order, the child with larger arrival order will be drawn later.

    Parameters:
    {Number} Var
    The arrival order.
  • setParent(parent)
    Sets the parent node
    Parameters:
    {cc.Node} parent
    A reference to the parent node
  • setPosition(newPosOrxValue, yValue)

    Changes the position (x,y) of the node in cocos2d coordinates.
    The original point (0,0) is at the left-bottom corner of screen.
    Usually we use cc.p(x,y) to compose CCPoint object.
    and Passing two numbers (x,y) is more efficient than passing CCPoint object.

       var size = cc.winSize;
       node.setPosition(size.width/2, size.height/2);
    Parameters:
    {cc.Point|Number} newPosOrxValue
    The position (x,y) of the node in coordinates or the X coordinate for position
    {Number} yValue Optional
    Y coordinate for position
  • setPositionX(x)

    Sets the x axis position of the node in cocos2d coordinates.

    Parameters:
    {Number} x
    The new position in x axis
  • setPositionY(y)

    Sets the y axis position of the node in cocos2d coordinates.

    Parameters:
    {Number} y
    The new position in y axis
  • setRotation(newRotation)

    Sets the rotation (angle) of the node in degrees.

    0 is the default rotation angle.
    Positive values rotate node clockwise, and negative values for anti-clockwise.

    Parameters:
    {Number} newRotation
    The rotation of the node in degrees.
  • setRotationX(rotationX)

    Sets the X rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a horizontal rotational skew.
    (support only in WebGL rendering mode)
    0 is the default rotation angle.
    Positive values rotate node clockwise, and negative values for anti-clockwise.

    Parameters:
    {Number} rotationX
    The X rotation in degrees which performs a horizontal rotational skew.
  • setRotationY(rotationY)

    Sets the Y rotation (angle) of the node in degrees which performs a vertical rotational skew.
    (support only in WebGL rendering mode)
    0 is the default rotation angle.
    Positive values rotate node clockwise, and negative values for anti-clockwise.

    Parameters:
    rotationY
    The Y rotation in degrees.
  • setScale(scale, scaleY)
    Sets the scale factor of the node. 1.0 is the default scale factor. This function can modify the X and Y scale at the same time.
    Parameters:
    {Number} scale
    or scaleX value
    {Number} scaleY Optional
  • setScaleX(newScaleX)

    Changes the scale factor on X axis of this node
    The default value is 1.0 if you haven't changed it before

    Parameters:
    {Number} newScaleX
    The scale factor on X axis.
  • setScaleY(newScaleY)

    Changes the scale factor on Y axis of this node
    The Default value is 1.0 if you haven't changed it before.

    Parameters:
    {Number} newScaleY
    The scale factor on Y axis.
  • setScheduler(scheduler)

    Sets a CCScheduler object that is used to schedule all "updates" and timers.
    IMPORTANT: If you set a new cc.Scheduler, then previously created timers/update are going to be removed.

    Parameters:
    scheduler
    A cc.Scheduler object that is used to schedule all "update" and timers.
  • setShaderProgram(newShaderProgram)

    Sets the shader program for this node Since v2.0, each rendering node must set its shader program. It should be set in initialize phase.

    node.setGLProgram(cc.shaderCache.programForKey(cc.SHADER_POSITION_TEXTURECOLOR));
    Parameters:
    {cc.GLProgram} newShaderProgram
    The shader program which fetches from CCShaderCache.
  • setSkewX(newSkewX)

    Changes the X skew angle of the node in degrees.

    This angle describes the shear distortion in the X direction.
    Thus, it is the angle between the Y axis and the left edge of the shape
    The default skewX angle is 0. Positive values distort the node in a CW direction.

    Parameters:
    {Number} newSkewX
    The X skew angle of the node in degrees.
  • setSkewY(newSkewY)

    Changes the Y skew angle of the node in degrees.

    This angle describes the shear distortion in the Y direction.
    Thus, it is the angle between the X axis and the bottom edge of the shape
    The default skewY angle is 0. Positive values distort the node in a CCW direction.

    Parameters:
    {Number} newSkewY
    The Y skew angle of the node in degrees.
  • setTag(tag)
    Changes the tag that is used to identify the node easily.
    Please refer to getTag for the sample code.
    Parameters:
    {Number} tag
    A integer that identifies the node.
    See:
    cc.Node#getTag
  • setUserData(Var)

    Sets a custom user data reference
    You can set everything in UserData reference, a data block, a structure or an object, etc.

    Parameters:
    {object} Var
    A custom user data
  • setUserObject(newValue)

    Sets a user assigned cocos2d object
    Similar to UserData, but instead of holding all kinds of data it can only hold a cocos2d object
    In JSB, the UserObject will be retained once in this method, and the previous UserObject (if existed) will be release.
    The UserObject will be released in CCNode's destruction.

    Parameters:
    {object} newValue
    A user cocos2d object
  • setVertexZ(Var)

    Sets the real WebGL Z vertex.

    Differences between openGL Z vertex and cocos2d Z order:
    - WebGL Z modifies the Z vertex, and not the Z order in the relation between parent-children
    - WebGL Z might require to set 2D projection
    - cocos2d Z order works OK if all the nodes uses the same WebGL Z vertex. eg: vertexZ = 0

    Parameters:
    {Number} Var
  • setVisible(visible)
    Sets whether the node is visible
    The default value is true
    Parameters:
    {Boolean} visible
    Pass true to make the node visible, false to hide the node.
  • setZOrder(z)

    Sets the Z order which stands for the drawing order, and reorder this node in its parent's children array.

    The Z order of node is relative to its "brothers": children of the same parent.
    It's nothing to do with OpenGL's z vertex. This one only affects the draw order of nodes in cocos2d.
    The larger number it is, the later this node will be drawn in each message loop.
    Please refer to setVertexZ(float) for the difference.

    Parameters:
    {Number} z
    Z order of this node.
    Deprecated:
    since 3.0, please use setLocalZOrder instead
  • sortAllChildren()

    Sorts the children array once before drawing, instead of every time when a child is added or reordered.
    This approach can improves the performance massively.

  • stopAction(action)
    Stops and removes an action from the running action list.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Action} action
    An action object to be removed.
  • stopActionByTag(tag)
    Removes an action from the running action list by its tag.
    Parameters:
    {Number} tag
    A tag that indicates the action to be removed.
  • stopAllActions()
    Stops and removes all actions from the running action list .
  • transform(parentCmd, recursive)
    Performs view-matrix transformation based on position, scale, rotation and other attributes.
    Parameters:
    {cc.Node.RenderCmd} parentCmd
    parent's render command
    {boolean} recursive
    whether call its children's transform
  • unschedule(callback_fn)
    unschedules a custom callback function.
    Parameters:
    {function} callback_fn
    A function wrapped as a selector
    See:
    cc.Node#schedule
  • unscheduleAllCallbacks()

    unschedule all scheduled callback functions: custom callback functions, and the 'update' callback function.
    Actions are not affected by this method.

  • unscheduleUpdate()
    Unschedules the "update" method.
    See:
    cc.Node#scheduleUpdate
  • update(dt)
    Update will be called automatically every frame if "scheduleUpdate" is called when the node is "live".
    The default behavior is to invoke the visit function of node's componentContainer.
    Override me to implement your own update logic.
    Parameters:
    {Number} dt
    Delta time since last update
  • updateDisplayedColor(parentColor)
    Update the displayed color of Node
    Parameters:
    {cc.Color} parentColor
  • updateDisplayedOpacity(parentOpacity)
    Update displayed opacity
    Parameters:
    {Number} parentOpacity
  • updateTransform()

    Calls children's updateTransform() method recursively.

    This method is moved from CCSprite, so it's no longer specific to CCSprite.
    As the result, you apply CCSpriteBatchNode's optimization on your customed CCNode.
    e.g., batchNode->addChild(myCustomNode), while you can only addChild(sprite) before.

  • visit(parentCmd)
    Recursive method that visit its children and draw them
    Parameters:
    {cc.Node.RenderCmd} parentCmd
  • worldToNodeTransform()
    Deprecated:
    since v3.0, please use getWorldToNodeTransform instead