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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7) Animating and Intercepting Events Image Based Animation

Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points
Posted by Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points

Xcode Error - Image Based Animation

i have added all of the images to create the animation have ever when implement the code in Xcode i get an error saying 'Too many arguments to method call, expected 1, have 60' . My code is as followed self.backgroundImageView.animationImages = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00001", [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00002", [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00003"],

it goes all the way to CB000060

any help is appreciated

7 Answers

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

It sounds like there is still something wrong with your animationImages NSArray. Try Copy&Paste the following:

self.backgroundImageView.animationImages = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00001"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00003"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00004"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00005"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00006"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00007"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00008"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00009"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00010"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00011"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00012"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00013"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00014"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00015"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00016"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00017"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00018"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00019"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00020"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00021"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00022"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00023"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00024"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00025"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00026"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00027"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00028"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00029"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00030"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00031"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00032"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00033"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00034"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00035"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00036"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00037"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00038"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00039"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00040"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00041"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00042"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00043"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00044"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00045"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00046"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00047"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00048"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00049"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00050"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00051"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00052"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00053"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00054"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00055"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00056"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00057"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00058"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00059"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00060"],nil];
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Hi Kai,

there are some missing closing square brackets:

self.backgroundImageView.animationImages = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00001"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00003"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00004"],
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00005"],
                                                ...
                                                [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00060"],nil];

Kind Regards Holger

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points 
 initWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00001", [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00002", [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00003"],

you are missing closing brackets at the end of your first two calls to [UIImage imageNamed:] it needs to look like:

initWithObjects: [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00001"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00002"], [UIImage imageNamed:@"CB00003"],
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points
Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

It looks like you've set a breakpoint by mistake. Press CMD+7 to select all breakpoints in Xcode. In the breakpoint navigator on the left you can now select and delete your breakpoints with backspace. Alternatively if you see one of these (blue) breakpoints in the gutter you can simply drag it away for deletion.

Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points
Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points

Thanks guys it has fixed the errors however when i try to run my app it says 'Thread 1:breakpoint 1.1' the line...self.backgroundImageView.animationDuration = 2.5f; is highlighted with a green line?

Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points
Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points

thanks it has solved that problem and now it runs! when i run the application the animation goes up but then skips a few frames and goes back to the starting frame? (sorry! I'm not very good at this)

Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points
Kai Jackson
Kai Jackson
2,499 Points

Thanks so much! means a lot