How can I set the alignment of a SKLabelNode

Question

I'm trying to keep the left side of an SKLabelNode fixed after updating it. The thing is that the SKLabelNode is growing in both directions. All I want is to grow only in the right side. Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

The problem is, that SKNodes have their origin in the center of their node. So you will have to set the SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentMode to "left" to resolve this problem.

var label:SKLabelNode = SKLabelNode()
label.horizontalAlignmentMode = SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentMode.Left

Here a picture, what the different modes do:

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