I am having trouble dynamically changing the reference to root in my movies. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have a main movie(_level0.mainMovie) that I am loading external .swfs into. However, I want to be able to test the child movie clips without having to load them into the mainMovie(for testing purposes). In such a case, the child clip would be at _level0 or _root. I would like to add some code to the child clips to test whether they are the _level0 clip, if not, then I want to change their reference to _root. Here's what I've come up with, which doesn't seem to work:
ActionScript Code:
function testLevel(){
//This code goes into each child clip to see if it has been loaded into another clip
I made this class and I put it in the same package of Timeline.as (the Document Class):
package { import flash.utils.Timer; import flash.events.TimerEvent; public class Counter2 extends Timer { public function Counter2(delay:Number, repeatCount:int=0) {
I'm loading a lightbox as an image gallery, but I'm working on changing it to full flash. My site is structured with external swfs. I ran into a barrier, because I'll need to load the images (and reference the stage size) in the root timeline, but I don't know how. MovieClip(root) only references the smaller loaded swf's main timeline.
So I have a MovieClip symbol created in the Flash IDE with a baseClass of flash.display.MovieClip and Class name of "Square". I have placed it on the timeline of my fla at frame 30 and given it an instance name of "square". How can I control that MovieClip from my DocumentClass? I have an ENTER_FRAME listener listening for the arrival of frame 30. At that time I want to simply do something to the "square" MovieClip. But I keep getting a compile-time error of "1119: Access of possibly undefined property square through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObject.".
i have a class .as file which extends MovieClip. inside the .as file there is a public function and when called upon it needs to change the value of a property that is on the maintimeline
Code: package { import flash.display.*[code]....
problem is this error 1119: Access of possibly undefined property gear_num through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObjectContainer.
Alright, I am pulling my hair out on this one. Got this problem at around 9 last night and was up until 5 trying to fix it, and then all day so far (it's already about 9 PM again) trying to fix it. I've tried everything I can think of.Alright, so I'm trying to reference the document object from various classes in my class library. Everything seemed to be going peachy until I started getting this random, weird error. I thought maybe it was Flash acting up all of a sudden but I tried it on my Mac as well and I get the same error.Basically no matter WHAT I do, I am getting the error:
> 1195: Attempted access of inaccessible > method getSessionHandler through a > reference with static type pim:PClient
My swf file is stored on the web server in say /images/swf/my_swf.swf The web page I want to link to is stored in the same folder /images/swf/My_Page.htm So if my_swf.swf is embedded in say Original.htm page in the /images/swf/ directory. When the visitor to Original.htm Clicks on the Button_btn they will be linked to the My_Page.htm with the following code.
Code: _root.Button_btn.onPress = function () { getURL("My_Page.htm", "mainFrame"); }
I have to store the My_Page.htm and the my_swf.swf where they are but the Original.htm is else where and has a number of other .swf's on it. So now when the Vistor click on the Button_btn the link tries to find the My_page.htm in the root of the Original.htm. How can I make the link in the my_swf.swf force the link to read from the root of the swf rather than the Original.htm?
This is an example of the kind of issue I'm trying to solve. Say I'm looking to set 10 text fields (text_field_1 to text_field_10) within my movie clip 'myMovieClip' to the value of i. Now if the for loop and the text fields are in the place (_root) all I would have to do is:
I am interested in creating a similar color change effect as seen at:As you can see, the color transforms as each menu item is clicked but it doesn't seem to load a new movie.
Basically I have a _mc that I am calling in from the library. When I get to the end of the clip I want it to advance the root time line to frame 3.This is the code I have at the end of the _mc
MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop(3);
This is the error I get :Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.at introScene/frame91()
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::Stage@44370ba1 to flash.display.MovieClip.
I cannot use the following in my ActionScript due to conflicts with the host application:
_level0 _root _parent references
On a pop-up box I have a close button with an absolute reference: closeBtn.onRelease = function{ unloadMovie("_level0.Page_1.holderBox");} Is there another way to make this work without using _level0 or _parent? I've read that it is possible to use a global variable on the main timeline and ref that, but cannot get that to work.
I have a dynamic group of movieclips... these fade in/out on rollOver/rollOut. During the rollOver they reference an index in the legendArray. In the legendArray each index has 5 digits (0 = off, 1=on). Over each "bg" mc are a series of 5 dynamics mc's ("dt" mc (see eg.jpg)), which are to change tint via tween, depending on the legendArray index. I have been able to associate the btn("bg" mc) with the proper legendArray index, but for some reason I'm having difficulty associating the legendArray index to the "dt" mc. As it stands, I keep getting error 1069.
If you load an external swf into a movie and this external file references "_root", does "_root" reference the root of the external swf or the swf that contains the external file?
Been trying to make the transition from AS 2 to 3 but not without it's speed bumps. My first major hurdle has been trying to dynamically reference a class by only knowing it's name. I came across the code of import flash.utils.getDefinitionByName; but that's not working for some reason. It keeps giving me the error:
Quote:
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable characterType5 is not defined.
My code in getting this is:
PHP Code:
import flash.utils.getDefinitionByName; var className:String = "characterType" + 5; var tempClass:Class = getDefinitionByName(className) as Class; var char = new tempClass();
I have 9 MovieClips on stage (p1, p2, p3...), different colors and sizes. I have one AS3 class -Snake- that as an instance is supposed to duplicate one of these MC's as a Shape. The reference to the specific MC is supposed to be on the constructor method. These instances are supposed to be triggered from one global Enter.FRAME event.
My question: How can I refer a distinct MC from within a class? I ask this because this MC will be dynamic and its properties ever-changing (position and color). I know this can be solved by adding distinct Enter.FRAME listeners per instance, but I'd rather avoid bad practices.
how does one reference a MovieClip instance dynamically in AS 3.0? Example, I create a new instance of a "marker" MovieClip class that inherently has within it a series of embedded MovieClips labeled: "m1", "m2", "m3" etc ... and I want to be able to dynamically reference those embedded MCs.I used to do this all the time in AS 2.0, and can't recall how to do it in AS 3.0.I know it is something like this:
number = 1; marker = new StaticMarker(); var thisMarker = this.marker.m[number];[code].........
I'm having some problems on how to reference dynamically placed buttons. I am building a shopping cart and for every item in the cart a movieclip is duplicated and next to this movieclip I duplicate a few buttons (to delete and add an item)This is the code:
Code: var id=0; //this value normally comes from the database var amount = 10;//this value normally comes from the database
getChildByName("name") works great if my object has been added to the stage or some MC. But what can I do if I have an object created dynamically that I want to reference later in the code but haven't added to the stage? Here's an example:
for (var a = 0; a < 10; a++) { var testObject = addChild(new BlankMC()); testObject.name = "myTest_" + a; }
[Code]....
This returns my BlankMC instance, but ONLY because it was added to the stage. If I don't use "addChild", then I get "null" because my instance is not a child of the stage (or anything else as far as I know). Is getChildByName the ONLY function for referencing a dynamic element?
I have a number of identical movie clips that are generated in responce to an XML file. I'm trying to reference a specific one of these movieclips after a sound file stops playing How do I call up that specific movieclip? How can dynamically created objects be referenced through the actionscript?
PHP Code: for(var i = 0; i < 3; i++){varnew test() addChild(a); 150);
I hope the title makes sense otherwise:Is it possible to have SOUND or @JOKES to be variable?As in replace it with a String for example and have it filled in via code.champSoundJokeBtns = mySoundsXML.SOUND.@JOKES;
I have a script on frame 1 that onRelease of button should tell dynamic MovieClip instances which have been added by attachMovie on frame 2 and 3 to go to a particular frame , here's the code:Frame 1:numdests is set to 2pagesAmount is set to 4
btn_submit.onPress = function(){ for (var i = 0; i<numdests; i++){ for (d = 1; d < pagesAmount + 1; d++){
I have a script on frame 1 that onRelease of button should tell dynamic MovieClip instances which have been added by attachMovie on frame 2 and 3 to go to a particular frame , here's the code:
Frame 1: numdests is set to 2 pagesAmount is set to 4
[Code].....
Currently the movies that are added using AttachMovie don't move when button on frame 1 is pressed.
I have 9 MovieClips on stage (p1, p2, p3...), different colors and sizes. I have one AS3 class "Snake" that as an instance is supposed to duplicate one of these MC's as a Shape. The reference to the specific MC is supposed to be on the constructor method. These instances are supposed to be triggered from one global Enter.FRAME event. How can I refer a distinct MC from within a class? I ask this because this MC will be dynamic and its properties ever-changing (position and color). I know this can be solved by adding distinct Enter.FRAME listeners per instance, but I'd rather avoid bad practices.
ActionScript Code: public function Snake(id:MovieClip) { body = new Array(); head=new Point(id.x, id.y); size = id.width; color = getColor(); // need to have a class variable that refers to the index [Code] .....
I've got a couple of columns of buttons loaded with attachMovie and looping through an xml array with a for loop, so they're named, for example, "thisBtn"+i+"_mc". But I don't seem to be able to reference them in the script with either a written-out name like thisBtn0_mc, or with "thisBtn"+i+"_mc".
How exactly do you reference each individual button?
For some reason, the same code works now, without any problem at all. I don't know what happened, or why, but I no longer have this problem Here's the original post: To put simply, I created a MovieClip, put it with addChild() to stage, and when I tried to call this piece of code:
I'm not even sure if the title reflects what I want to do. Here's backstory. I have a movieclip with 5 'holder' movieclips in them. They are my containers for dynamically added movieclips. The parent containers has an instance name of pyramid, the holder instance names are labeled after the 6 food groups, i.e., 'grainholder', 'fruitholder', 'vegetableholder', etc etc...The holders are within the pyramid container, instance names as above, and the pyramid container is added to the display list. I have a addFoodToPyramid() function which adds 'foodMC' mc's to their respective holders. So an [object Apple] will be dynamically added by way of pyramid.fruitholder.addChild(Apple). The function also adds a listener. Heres the call and the function:The call (I will use grains as example) is this:
addFoodToPyramid(grainArray, grainHolder, grainCounter); And the function is: function addFoodToPyramid(thisArray:Array, thisHolder:MovieClip, thisCounter:Number):void
I am starting simply (or so I thought) by pulling an object from my library (libraryButton) with a unique identifier btn[i] and placing a dynamic text field within it. thus;
var numberOfButtons:Number = 5; var btn:Array = new Array(); for(var i = 0; i < numberOfButtons; i++) {
[Code]....
would work, and Im simply trying to target a child item within btn[i]
I'd like to invoke a function inside a mc from it's parent, but I want to have the reference to the clip be dynamic. When I path the mc directly and invoke the function it works, how would I make that same reference work dynamically.
Here's a sample of what I'm trying to do:
Code: var myArr:Array = new Array(); myArr[0] = "galleryContainer_mc.eventGallery1_mc.imgContainer_mc"; trace(myArr[0]);
