iOS: Can't add a subview in SpriteKit?

Question

I'm working on an iPad game that's using SpriteKit. I need to be able to add a UIView atop the SKView that gets created by default. I am trying to do so like this in SKScene:

- (void)didMoveToView:(SKView *)view
{
    float currentTop = (self.view.frame.size.width - 100);
    float tileViewWidth = self.view.frame.size.height;
    CGRect tileViewRect = CGRectMake(0, currentTop, tileViewWidth, 100);
    self.fTileView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:tileViewRect];
    [view addSubview:self.fTileView];
}

But the view never shows up, I just get the default SKView. Why is this?

how you can solve this ? i have face same issue @user1115716 — Anil Prasad
i got solution like this stackoverflow.com/questions/27633098/… — Anil Prasad

ZeMoon ZeMoon · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-03T05:57:52

The view does get added, but you cannot see it as the background color is transparent.

Edit your code like so:

self.fTileView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:tileViewRect];
self.fTileView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[view addSubview:self.fTileView];

And you will see the view at the bottom of the screen.

iOS: Can't add a subview in SpriteKit?

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