ActionScript 2.0 :: Event Dispatcher From Child SWF To Parent?
Dec 14, 2009I'm still getting confused with the whole event dispatching feature...all I need to do is fire a single event from a child swf to it's parent in as2..
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When Sprite2 is NOT rotated:
Code:
trace(SpriteP.width + ' ' + SpriteP.height); //100 250.
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Code:
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override protected function moduleLoaded(event:Event):void
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Code:
package
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
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this.DropMenus.DMSeats.ButtonSeats.addEventListener("click",SeatsOver) ;
The button instance name is ButtonSeats Problem is, I get this:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var info:MovieClip=new MovieClip();
info.graphics.beginFill(0x000000,0.35);
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Here's how it's sending the event from the thumbnail class:
Code:
private function initButton () {
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this._parent.sendEvent();
}
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The problem I'm having is it loads the full size version ONCE. After that, it no longer receives the event. The ("event received") trace no longer comes through. But the ("send event") trace continues to work.
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MovieClip Y is nested inside of MovieClip X. MovieClip Y contains buttons with listeners attached to them. These listeners call a method
Code:
buttonClickedHandler();
inside of buttonClickedHandler();... dispatchEvent() is called to dispatch a custom event that bubbles up to MovieClip X. This chain of events works as intended, I can set up a listener in MovieClip X for the custom event and everything is fine...
The problem comes when I try to invoke a dispatch on a button in MovieClip Y without actually physically clicking it. If i call
Code:
ButtonA.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.click));
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Code:
package {
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import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.events.Event;
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Code:
addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick, true);
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void
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Code:
tablet(DocClass of the swf) ---> mainmenuC
I'm trying to pass a event to a function in tablet, and have the codes listen to the dispatchEvent from the function in tablet.
ActionScript Code:
CustomClass.addEventListener("profile_home", currentPage)
private function currentPage(event:CustomEvent):void {
trace("profile home clicked")
} tablet.as
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It doesn't return any error, but why does it not pass the data?
