This is so simple 1. Go to your Google + account (https://plus.google.com/). 2. Click on the Profile icon on the Left. 3. If you look at the URL in the address bar, it should look something like this: https://plus.google.com/104653270154306099169/posts 4. The long numerical string in the URL is your Google+ ID. Here is CoderzHeaven’s from [...]

This is a sample code to move a body in Box2D . First you have to make a body with variable name “moving_rec” and call the below function in a schedular at regular intervals. -(void) moveBody{ b2Vec2 force = b2Vec2(0,0); force = b2Vec2(0,3); //Giving the x an y to negative will move the body in [...]

Hi, For pausing a cocos2D game, then use the following line of code. For resuming a cocos2D game, then use this line of code. Link to this post!

More than usually we need to apply the functions of Pause and Resume/Play for our games. In Mac’s cocos2D programming it’s more than simple. Simply use the following code for Pause & Resume where ever you want! /*For Pausing the game*/ [[CCDirector sharedDirector] pause]; [self pauseSchedulerAndActions]; //Call for pausing all schedulers and actions /*For Resuming/Playing [...]

Hi, Sometimes you may need to make some of your b2Body non rotating or static while using Box2D physics engine. For making any body static use the following line of code. Link to this post!

Hi, Collision can be detected simply using the following lines of code with box2D. Here aimFixture & tarFixture are two custom fixtures whose collision you want to find out. Link to this post!

CCWaves is one of the interesting functionalities in Cocos2D iphone. Check out this following snippet to see how it works. Please leave your valuable comments on this post…………………. Link to this post!

Hi, If you want to scroll a UIScrollView programatically as the result of any IBOutlet actions, use the following code in that particular action. [yourScroller setContentOffset:CGPointMake(0,250) animated:YES]; This will scroll your scroller named ‘yourScroller’ automatically to the point specified! Link to this post!

Hello all…… We may need to know that what is your current device orientation. Using the below code you can do this. Note: If you have to explicitly set the orientation of your phone to any of the above you can set this in the appDelegate.m file. You can put an “||” (OR) symbol in [...]

Hello……… Sometimes you may want your body to act against the gravity of the world. One method to do this is described below. First what you have to do is to make a body in the shape of a circle and give it the image of a balloon as the userdata. Then in the tick [...]

Hi, Setting a background image to the UITableView will make it looks great! Use the following code to set a background image to a UITableView. Here ‘urTblView’ is your UITableView. Link to this post!

You can simulate any animations if you have a sequence of images which makes the illusion of that animations and rendering those images to the screen. In cocos2D it can be done in two ways, with sprite sheet animation and without sprite sheets. Here we are going to see how it can be done with [...]

Hi, For removing the forces applied to your Box2D bodies, use the following line of code. Here ‘yourWorld’ is the your box2D world. Link to this post!

Hi, For calling a function after a definite time interval in Cocos2D, use the following code. this will call the function ‘yourFunction’ after 7 seconds. Link to this post!

Hi, For adding a custom font in a UITextView, use the following code. Link to this post!

Hi, For showing particle effects repeatedly in Cocos2D, use the sample code. This will show the effect ‘yourEffect’ repeatedly in your game. Link to this post!

Hi, In order to get the UUID of an iPhone, iPod or iPad, do the following in your code. Here ‘myUUIDStr’ will contain the UUID of your specified iOS device. Link to this post!

Hi, In order to make a UITextField a Password Field / Password Mode do the following. In your .h class file, In your .m class file, This will make your UITextField in a Password entry mode or a Password Field. Link to this post!

Hi, In order to set the font type of UITextView, do the following. In your .h class file, In your .m class file, This will set ‘urTextView’ with font name ‘Arial Rounded MT Bold’ with font size 18. Link to this post!

Hi, In order to make a UITextField with out or no border, do like this. In your .h class file, In your .m class file, Thus you will get a UITextField named urTextField without border. Link to this post!

Hi, For making non colliding bodies in Box2D, you may need to give SAME, NEGATIVE, group index to the b2FixtureDef of bodies you created. See the following code. The bodies with the above two fixture definitions won’t collide. Link to this post!

Hi, For Pausing all schedulers and actions in Cocos2D, use this line. For resuming the paused schedulers and actions, use this. Link to this post!

Hi, For opening a Web Link/URL from an iPhone application, follow the two simple steps. Step 1 : Create an NSURL object and initialize it with your URL string ; Step 2 : Use the openURL method by passing your NSURL object Done. Link to this post!

Hi, Some times while game building via Box2D Physics Engine, you may need to find out whether your bodies (from b2Body) are moving or not. Use the following sample of code to find out whether the given b2Body is moving or not. Link to this post!