I currently have many buttons and respective hotspots that run using repetitive actionscript code. I would like to replace this with more efficient arrays.For example, I have a hotspot called btnCommercials and it's respective movieclip called commercials.
ActionScript Code:
var btnArray:Object = [
{btn: btnCommercials, mc: commercials},
{btn: btnMusicVideos, mc: music_videos},
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I have a number of 'items' (mc's) contained in a scrolling mc that can be drag-dropped to other matching mc's. The items names are listed in an array and I wish to assign variables of suitability and feedback to each mc from the array also. I think this is called an associative array?
Having some trouble correctly referencing the items from the array. To explain, here's a working script with a simple array and an inefficient workaround:
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I'm completely new to this forum, and would like to ask your help for one issue. I am working on an interactive flash map, I was able to set all the countries borders with the help of fireworks (awesome tool), and import them back to flash and set each country as a button. I would like to set all of the buttons to have the same properties for example : All the buttons have default red color, and will have a mouse hover frame that will change the color of the button to blue. I DO NOT want to set each button manually, because I would like to have the choice to change the mouse hover color to a different one, and would like to avoid passing each button and changing each one's mouse hover frame.
Is there a way I can built a template of a frame, and for each button set its mouse hover frame as the template frame I built ? And then if I make any changes to the template frame, all of my buttons would be automatically updated ?
I am working on an interactive flash map, I was able to set all the countries borders with the help of fireworks (awesome tool), and import them back to flash and set each country as a button.I would like to set all of the buttons to have the same properties for example :All the buttons have default red color, and will have a mouse hover frame that will change the color of the button to blue.I DO NOT want to set each button manually, because I would like to have the choice to change the mouse hover color to a different one, and would like to avoid passing each button and changing each one's mouse hover frame.
Is there a way I can built a template of a frame, and for each button set its mouse hover frame as the template frame I built ? And then if I make any changes to the template frame, all of my buttons would be automatically updated?
I've been working at this for hours and still no luck what I'm trying to create to have 8 buttons on one frame leading to different scene each. In the scene different things happen and then eventually it leads you back to the first scene without the pressed button there anymoreFirst I tried this:I've been try to do this for a while now and seem to be really stuckIn my movie I have 2 scenes in the first one there is a button that is flashing using tween and alpha. in this scene I'm using this code:
stop();
btn1.play();
btn1.onPress = function()
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I'm making an array and i'm sticking a bunch of movieclips in there that I want to act exactly the same.
In as2 this was as simple, I would just write something like
"for(x in samplearrayname){
//do stuff}"
this doesn't seem to be the case with as3 because i'm getting all sorts of wacky errors. I'm seeing something called foreach() but it doesn't seem to work the same way. Would someone be kind enough to point me towards a good tutorial?
the error i'm getting is "1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type String to an unrelated type Number."
I've got an array
ActionScript Code:
var Arr = new Array();
in this Array I'll put some istances of a movieClip (in this example is called Clip)
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I recently learned how to populate a component list, using an array like this:
Code:
var colours:Array = [
{label:"Blue", data:0},[code]....
Now I want to take it a step further, and populate the component list using values from an XML file. I have loaded up the XML file correctly, but I'm not sure about the syntax to use it, as I'm not really familiar with arrays that use curly braces to provide properties. My XML file contains data like this:
Code:
<colourList>
<colour>
<colourLabel>Blue</colourLabel>[code].....
it updates the list with each item in the XML progressively, and I end up with only the final item.
I have 6 movieclips working as buttons (about_btn, menu_btn, drinks_btn, pics_btn, guestbook_btn and contact_btn) and they are insite another movieclip called menu_mc. I control them with this function:
Code:
function setButtons() {
for (var i in menu_mc) {
if (menu_mc[i]._name.substr(-4) == "_btn") {
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I have a square on the stage that should change in height depending which button is presses. I tought it was possible to do that with an array, but i can't figure out how. This is the array with the heights:
Code:
hoogtes = new Array():
hoogtes = ["275", "250", "240", "250", "210", "200"];
note: the order of the heights in the array correspond with the order of the buttons.
i have an array containing all the bases in a game.... when my ship lands a proximity check is made between the ship and each member of the basesArray.. i want to iterate through the array and subtract the ship x/y from the array element(base)x/y. if the result is between 50 +/- that element becomes the active base. here's the code:
Code:
public function baseProximityCheck():void
{
for (var i:Object; i<playScreen.baseArray.length; i++)
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I just want to click on nextBtn and change the properties of the menu buttons. But, it doesn's change. How I can do it?
View 2 RepliesI just want to click on nextBtn and change the properties of the menu buttons. But, it doesn's change.
View 2 RepliesEach item in the array in on the stage, each with an x/y position. The item in the top left most position should be items[0]. X should be the primary. Originally I was thinking along the lines of:
var items = [m1, m2, m3, m4, m5, m6];
items.sort(sortMe);
function sortMe(a, b) {
return (b.position[0] - a.position[0]) && (b.position[1] - a.position[1]);
}
But this does not yield the correct results.
Why I can't set properties to instance names with Array
Code: Select all// instance names:
// a1_mc, a2_mc
var allElements = new Array("a1_mc","a2_mc");
allElements.x = 250;
alllements.y = 250;
I have 3 mc's (clip1, clip2, clip3) and 5 buttons on the stage. When i press button 1 clip1 should go to _y = 100, clip2 _y = -1100, and clip3 _y = -500! The same should happen when one of the other buttons is pressed (with different y values though) My question is can i put the different y values in an Array, and if so how do i do so and how do I call them?
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container_mc = _root.createEmptyMovieClip ("Page_Container_mc",100);
pageContent = new Array ();
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how do you get the length of, or number of properties in, an associative array/dynamic object?
View 3 RepliesActionScript Code:
for (var i:uint = 1; i<=10; i++) {
var ball_array:Array = new Array();
var newBall:ball = new ball();
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I will do my best in explaining what is happening. I have a feeling it has something to do with how I declare things, but I am kinda new with AS3 so please have patience.
On my stage I have an movie clip (mContainer). In the library I have another movieclip (mElement), that has been exported for actionScript as mElement.
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I am not sure my title is correct.Is there any 3rd-party library on AS3.0( like STL in C++), can do this: I define my class and use its objects as associative array, for example:
class Company{
var public name;
var public logo;
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Is there any 3rd-party library on AS3.0( like STL in C++) around, can do this:I define my class and use its objects as associative array, for example:
class Company{
var public name;
var public logo;
var public address;
var public telnumber;
}
And use a kind of data structure class(say, List) to store a few Company-type objects. And then, I define my own comparing and searching function on that List class(namely, override the default one); within my functions I could specify on which attribute(name, or address, or telephone number) to perform searching, and how it would be performed.
I have a little bit of code that makes a nifty kaleidoscope effect, but I would like to take it one step further by having each star in the kaleidoscope gradually shift color as it expands outwards. Right now, I create randomly colored "star" movieclips by drawing 6 different triangles within the movieclip, and then add those individual "star" movieclips to a "stars" array.
What I'd like to do is use a "for...in" loop to grab the .color property of each of the "star" movieclips and change it slightly (using colorTransform?) at each ENTER_FRAME. How can I go in and access the star.color property (or is it star.transform.colorTransform?) of each of the movieclip objects that are now stored in my "stars" array?
Would it be:
Code:
for (var i in stars){stars[i].transform.colorTransform = myColorTransform;
}OR
for (var i in stars){stars[i].star.transform.colorTransform = myColorTransform;
}
im learning as3 and am trying to understand arrays so could an array be used in this situation i have 5 buttons which all need a ROLL_OVER, ROLL_OUT and CLICK mouse event is it easier to put all the buttons in an array and then use the array identifier to add the even listeners? or is there another way to do this? p.s if anyone can give me a few basic usages of arrays that you use in your experience. where to use arrays too
View 5 RepliesEDIT: I'm using CS4 I'm receiving this error: TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at Main_fla::function_holder_mc_16/cleanList()
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You can find my file at: [URL] Below is my function to clean my list. That part works - however for some reason I'm getting errors...
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I am trying to use two buttons in an array that use the same information in that array, so I'm trying to lump them together so I don't have to write them separately. This is what I've come up with, which doesn't work. One of the buttons works, but the other one doesn't:
var arrNavigation:Array = [{button:(n1_mcButton, n2_mcButton), page:bucktown, popup:popUp1, imgNumber:9},
n1_McButton and n2_McButton are two different buttons, but all the other information is the same.Is it possible to write this more efficiently than listing the buttons out separately?]
I would like to know if it is possible to control the property of movie clip with the enterframe event until it meets a particular condition then if it does another one.
1) My MC (this) of size 50% increases by 10% on enter frame until it reaches 150% of it's size
2) When it does reach 150% it then starts to shrink by -=10 until it gets to 100%
3) When it does get to 100% it goes and plays a particular label inside this MC's time line.
I need this funtion to be reusable, so that several MC's can call it on the timeline.
I tried with the following similar code:
limitX=this._xscale;
limitY=this._yscale;
//define my variables
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Don't worry about the synthax of gotoandplay is just to illustrate, basically this does nothing and I have been told that is is because I redefine limitX everytime I call the function, but how do you get around this?
I need to have the array I've created play sequentially and load accordingly after they've moved from frame 1 to 2 to 3 and so on. Here's the code that I have. All my songs are embedded in my swf.
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I would really like the Pause, FF, and RW functions to work too. I got an error of "A term is undefined and has no properties" I'm absolutely sure it has to do with the var index:int = sounds.indexOf(this.currentTarget); line.
The first 2 loops set the textfields just fine. But the next 2 give me the error Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. Something is NULL, but what? Can't figure out :(
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I'm basically loading an XML file to assign instances of a movie clip a distinct value, which it uses to modify its height. So, I'm looping through the xml and instantiating my class Object each time (Rect) and then placing that Object into an array:
Code:
function loadXML(loaded){
if(loaded){
var boxArray:Array;
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
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the trace here always comes up undefined. "listPosition" in this bit is an Rect parameter, defined in the previous bit of code as "i", so I can keep track of the order of the stack.I've found one or two examples of putting objects into an array and getting them back out, but it doesn't seem to work with this, maybe because I'm using a class. I don't know.Could this be an area where I need to use the array access brackets, like around the movie clip the object is loaded into. I've tried everything I can think of -- referencing back to the movieclip, adding extra objectRef type parameters... nothing has worked yet.
Just been playing around with the tutorials, on the Set properties/Get properties. Everything is all cool, except the "instance name" aspect. I dnt really understand that too well. Is it possible to change an Mc Name dynamically? If you look at my FLA when you hit the top left red button you will get a trace of the mcName as "square". Now if you input a new mc Name on the right hand side, you will see it change on the left hand side. But i want to know why it doesnt remain as the new mc Name, it still goes back to square.
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