Area2d node mouse click is not working when I spawn it in the level scene.

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By haiderali

I have created a scene with an area2d node, collision shape and a sprite. I want to check for mouse click on each spawned node in the level 1 but it is not working. Although when I run it individually just single scene, clicking by mouse on the node works fine. Why it is not working when I spawn it by creating new instances.

extends Node2D


var red_circle = preload("res://Scenes/RCircle.tscn")
var blue_circle = preload("res://Scenes/BCircle.tscn")
onready var line = $Line2D
onready var box_container = $BoxContainer

var circle_counter = 0

var circles = []





func _ready():
	
	init_circle_list()
	$ColorRect.set_size(get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size)


func init_circle_list():
	for i in range(get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size.x - 50):
		for j in range(get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size.y - 50):
			if( (j+50) % 120 == 0 and (i+50) % 120 == 0):
				circle_counter += 1
				var p = red_circle.instance() if (circle_counter % 2 == 0) else blue_circle.instance()
				p.position = Vector2(i,j)
				circles.append(p)
				box_container.add_child(circles[-1])
	print(circles.size())

And the code for the Circles is

extends Area2D




func _input_event(viewport, event, shape_idx):
	if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == BUTTON_LEFT and event.pressed:
		print("you clicked at blue")

Tree Structure for the Level 1

Tree structure for the circles

Post your code so we can see if there are any errors.

timothybrentwood | 2021-12-11 20:02

Hi!
thank you for your response.
I have updated the question and uploaded my code please check it.
Thank you

haiderali | 2021-12-12 04:52

Remove or comment out this line:

$ColorRect.set_size(get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size)

then see if it works.

timothybrentwood | 2021-12-12 14:09

OMG
It worked by removing the ColorRect Node which i was using as a background.
Please suggest me how to set a background image in an appropriate way. I think sprite would be a good choice to set it as a background image.
Thank you soooooo much

haiderali | 2021-12-12 16:40

:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: timothybrentwood

If you want to continue using your ColorRect as a background you can just add:

$ColorRect.mouse_filter = MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE

to your script. Otherwise you can use a sprite or something.