Pausing Game when someone calls/SMS you.

Question

I want to implement this function on my apps but i cant seem to figure out how to use this line of codes.

- (void)applicationWillResignActive:(UIApplication *)application {
 //our app is going to loose focus since there is an incoming call
 [self pauseGame];
}

- (void)applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application{
 //the user declined the call and is returning to our app
 [self resumeGame];
}

I've read that this must be placed in appdelegates but i cant seem to figure out how could i call my pause action when the game is currently in the viewcontroller.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Instead of sending the messages to self (which is the app delegate), you would send them to your view controller.

For example, if your app delegate had a property for your main game view controller named "gameViewController" (where the methods to pause and resume were implemented):

- (void)applicationWillResignActive:(UIApplication *)application {
    // our app is going to loose focus since there is an incoming call
    [self.gameViewController pauseGame];
}

- (void)applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application {
    // the user declined the call and is returning to our app
    [self.gameViewController resumeGame];
}