#import "MainScene.h"
#import "Sprite.h"
#import "cocos2d.h"
#import "PictureLayer.h"
#import "MotionLayer.h"
 @implementation MainScene
@synthesize myArray;
 - (void)rippleX:(float)x andY:(float)y; {
Sprite *myBackground = [myArray objectAtIndex:0];
NSLog( @">> %@ %f,%f", myBackground, x, y ); // Sprite is there along
with
the x and y
[myBackground runAction: [Ripple3D actionWithPosition:ccp(x,y) radius:
240
waves:2 amplitude:60 grid:ccg(32,24) duration:2]];
}

- (id)init {
self = [super init];
if( self != nil ){
Sprite *background = [Sprite spriteWithFile:@"background.png"];
background.position = ccp( 240, 160 );
background.tag = 500;
 myArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
[myArray addObject:background];
 [self addChild:background];
 //PictureLayer *pictureLayer = [PictureLayer node];
//[self addChild:pictureLayer];
 MotionLayer *motionLayer = [MotionLayer node];
[self addChild:motionLayer];
 id liquid = [Liquid actionWithWaves:4 amplitude:8 grid:ccg(30,30)
duration:
10];
 [background runAction:[RepeatForever actionWithAction:[Sequence
actions:
liquid, nil]]];
//[background runAction: [Ripple3D actionWithPosition:ccp(240,100)
radius:100 waves:2 amplitude:60 grid:ccg(32,24) duration:2]]; // this
works
}

return self;
}

 @end
Now, when I call the runAction within the init block, it works fine.
(the
ripple). When I call the rippleX from my Layer, I get no ripple,
although
the Sprite and x, y log for me.
Here is my .,m for MotionLayer
#import "MotionLayer.h"
#import "MainScene.h"
#import "Ball.h"
#import "cocos2d.h"
 @implementation MotionLayer
 - (BOOL)ccTouchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];
CGPoint currentPosition = [touch locationInView:[touch view]];
CGPoint cLoc = [[Director sharedDirector] convertCoordinate:
currentPosition];
float myX = cLoc.x;
float myY = cLoc.y;
MainScene *obj = [[MainScene alloc] init];
[obj rippleX:myX andY:myY]; // works
return kEventHandled;
}

 - (id)init {
self = [super init];
if( self != nil ){
self.isTouchEnabled = YES;
Ball *ball = [Ball node];
ball.position = ccp( 200,200);
ball.vx = 300;
ball.vy = 200;
[self addChild:ball];
Ball *ball2 = [Ball node];
ball2.position = ccp( 100, 100 );
ball2.vx = 200;
ball2.vy = 200;
[self addChild:ball2];
}

return self;
}

 @end