Object in group

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I have multiple objects inside of two different display groups they all use the same event listener, when inside of the event listener is there a way to test if an object is in displayGroupA or displayGroupB?

Thanks

#2

The easiest way is it just give them an additional property when you add the to the group, and then check that property:

local myObject = display.whatever() myObject.groupName = "displayGroupA" displayGroupA:insert(myObject) local myOtherObject = display.whatever() myOtherObject.groupName = "displayGroupB" displayGroupB:insert(myOtherObject) local function doStuff(e) if e.target.groupName == "displayGroupA" then print("I'm in group A") else print("I'm in group B") end end
#3

The easiest way is it just give them an additional property when you add the to the group, and then check that property:

local myObject = display.whatever() myObject.groupName = "displayGroupA" displayGroupA:insert(myObject) local myOtherObject = display.whatever() myOtherObject.groupName = "displayGroupB" displayGroupB:insert(myOtherObject) local function doStuff(e) if e.target.groupName == "displayGroupA" then print("I'm in group A") else print("I'm in group B") end end