tink.js strange function

[Laumark]

Hey, I need help from somebody who know tink.js.

I'm making a small game in pixi.js where I'm also using the tink.js library.

In their introduction they are telling me to use this function to do something on click:

anySprite.press = () => {
  //Do something when the pointer presses the sprite
};

But it just sends me an error in the console. The structure looks weird to me.. Can this be the right way to use it?

I have a text, where I want something to happen when it is clicked, so I used

t.makeInteractive(varD);

And then in the play function

varD.press = () => {
   console.log("pressed");
};

But it just returns [Error] SyntaxError: Unexpected token ')'

What am I doing wrong?

Also, is there an easier way to do something on click? Perhaps just using pixi.js without tink.js?

Hope someone can help

[ivan.popelyshev]

Which browser are you using? Lambda-functions are supported in Chrome.

 

[mattstyles]

Firefox and Edge also have support for arrows

[Laumark]

Yeah, I'm in Safari.. It works fine in Chrome. But I need it to run on Safari on my phone as well, so is there a way I can make it do that?

Also, can i check if a text element is clicked with just the pixi.js library?

[mattstyles]

You'll need a compile step to change that ES2015 code into stuff that all browsers understand. My recommendation would be babel, and do it as a build step, not at runtime.

[Laumark]

Ok, thanks!
But isn't there an easier way to handle clicking elements?

[mattstyles]

I havent used Pixi in a while but I thought you could make any object 'interactable'. There have been some changes to the interaction manager stuff though. I never really did it as I liked Pixi for rendering and not the other stuff it exposes.

Someone else will know though, you'll get an answer  

[fire7side]

I just tried it using buttonMode = true and the hand appears when I run it so apparently it can be set interactive same as a sprite.

[d13]

Hi.. I'm the tink.js author!

Sorry for the trouble you're having, that JS code is written in ES6.

Here's the ES3/4 version:

varD.press = function(){
   console.log("pressed");
};

That should work

 

[Laumark]

Ah, amazing! Just what I was looking for
Thanks!