Cocos2d insert sprite (child of layer) between other children without z management

Question

Imagine a pack of cards seen from above (this is a metaphor, not the real thing). What I do currently is adding cards on top of another to my layer using addChild. This is one of the rules of drawing order in Cocos2d:

Where nodes have the same parent and same zOrder: nodes are drawn in the order they were added as child

What I want to do is to replace a card with another, without changing its drawing order, and without using the z property (basically, I want to insert children between others).

How do I do?

Why don't you want to manage the z-order? – Lorenzo Linarducci Jul 13 '13 at 17:05 — Lorenzo Linarducci, Jul 13 '13 at 17:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '13 at 18:15

There's no way. You will need to use z-order. Is the only way to cocos2d know the order of drawings.

But, Why the reason to don't use z-order? It's purpose is only and exactly to define drawing order. If you are using it to identify your sprites, use tag property instead.

Cocos2d insert sprite (child of layer) between other children without z management

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