Can't add a child to GameScene, only to a SKSpriteNode - swift

Question

I am trying to create a SKSpriteNode from a class (Planets), to my GameScene, when a button is pressed. My problem is that the border doesn't appear on screen.
class Planets: SKSpriteNode, EventListenerNode, InteractiveNode {
var gameScene: GameScene!
func didMoveToScene(){
isUserInteractionEnabled = true
gameScene = (SKScene(fileNamed: "GameScene") as! GameScene)
}
func interact() {
print("hi \(self.name ?? "Planet X")")
let border = SKSpriteNode(color: SKColor.gray, size: CGSize(width: 200, height: 200))
border.name = "border"
border.zPosition = 100
border.position = CGPoint(x: gameScene.frame.size.width/2, y: gameScene.frame.size.height/2)
gameScene.addChild(border)
}
override func touchesEnded(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) {
super.touchesEnded(touches, with: event)
interact()
}
}
However, if I use self.addChild,(self meaning the Planets class) it works, so it works if I add the border to a SKSpriteNode, but I don't want that because the size differ, the position differ too. I just want to add it to my GameScene.
Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

I think the problem here is that the Planets class is creating its own copy of GameScene with this line here:
gameScene = (SKScene(fileNamed: "GameScene") as! GameScene)
That copy is never presented and so it's never visible and neither is the border that was added to it.
If Planets is a child of GameScene then I would try referencing the parent of the Planets node when you add the border like this:
func interact() {
print("hi \(self.name ?? "Planet X")")
guard let gameScene = self.parent as? GameScene else {
print("Error: could not get the parent scene")
return
}
let border = SKSpriteNode(color: SKColor.gray, size: CGSize(width: 200, height: 200))
border.name = "border"
border.zPosition = 100
border.position = CGPoint(x: gameScene.frame.size.width/2, y: gameScene.frame.size.height/2)
gameScene.addChild(border)
}