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Im trying to, in cocos2d for the iPhone, move a CCSprite (in this case "player" up and down (the app is in landscape). How can I accomplish this? I have been unable to do so. ex. 

-(void)accelerometer:(UIAccelerometer *)accelerometer didAccelerate:(UIAcceleration *)acceleration {
    player.position.x = acceleration.x * 10;
    NSLog(@"Accelerometer x value is %f\n", acceleration.x);
}
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You can't change position components like x and y directly. You have to set a new position instead, by assigning a CGPoint to the position property. Something like this:

[player setPosition:ccp( acceleration.x * 10, player.position.y )];

If you want to move the sprite constantly in the direcion of acceleration, you should increment the x value instead.. something like this:

[player setPosition:
    ccp( player.position.x + acceleration.x * 10, player.position.y )];

Technical background: You have to use setPosition or position = ccp(xValue, yValue), because Cocos2D keeps a flag internally that indicates if the position has changed and if the sprite should be moved. Setting components like x or y directly won't do anything, because the flag only changes when you invoke the position setter.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Hey thank you so much for answering and for giving a fantastic answer! I plan on using the 2nd one. Just one sub question: How do I prevent the CCSprite from moving off the screen? \$\endgroup\$
    – Coder404
    May 12, 2012 at 13:17
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Coder404 just clamp the x position to the desired bounds.. something like: MAX(0.0f, MIN(screenWidth, player.position.x)) or simply use ccClamp to get a point within screen bounds \$\endgroup\$
    – bummzack
    May 12, 2012 at 13:39
  • \$\begingroup\$ how could I implement MAX(0.0f, MIN(screenWidth, player.position.x)) into the code? like this? [player.position MAX(0.0f, MIN(screenWidth, player.position.x))]; \$\endgroup\$
    – Coder404
    May 12, 2012 at 14:13
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Coder404 No, use [player setPosition: ccp(MAX(0.0f, MIN(screenWidth, player.position.x)), player.position.y)]... and ofc you'll have to replace screenWidth with the actual screen-width \$\endgroup\$
    – bummzack
    May 12, 2012 at 18:02
  • \$\begingroup\$ I wanted to make it so the "player" could not move off the screen when the device accelerates \$\endgroup\$
    – Coder404
    May 12, 2012 at 18:49

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