I have an external as file.I was wondering what I put in it to update a textField I have manually drawn on the stage? so what I'd normally put in the timeline is:
myField.text = 'tester';
what would you put in an exteranl as file, and do I need to include:
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Stage;[code]....
my main application is a sprite heres my code:
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
[code]...
when my main app is a MovieClip (extends MovieClip) is working.but my main app is a sprite i take this message cannot convert ROOT@16b26df1 to flash.display.MovieClip.can i change this line
MovieClip(this.parent.parent).traceMe();
to something like this Sprite(this.parent.parent).traceMe();
I have an input textfield on my stage. I have created a AS3 Document as the Main Class for my work. Now I need to access the user input in the textfield and work with it in my class.
View 4 RepliesI'm still a beginner with AS3. I am simply trying to load my .htm file into my dynamic text field, but it will not show up. When the movie plays, the cursor shows that there is text where it is supposed to be, but I do not see any text. I don't see an option to attach a file, otherwise I would.
var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat ();
myFormat.size=16;
myFormat.align=TextFormatAlign.CENTER;
var htmlText:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("text.htm");
var loadShit:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loadShit.load(htmlText);
[Code] .....
In trying to keep file size down for download time... I have a SWF file that I have placed using the "UILoader" component (not sure if this is the correct thing to do)... what I would like to work out is how to make a preloader within my main timeline for this SWF file when it comes in. I hope that makes sense - I am very new to all this and struggling with terminology etc. I figured Actionscript would be what I need - but no clue right now...
View 10 Repliesis there a way to communicate (transfer variables) from the timeline in flash9 to an external .as file? ive tried making a movieclip symbol in flash and making a external class file for it(and then linked the 2 together) but when i try to get code from the first frame in the timeline to work with variables in the actionscript class file, it doesnt work.specificly what im trying to accomplish is a menu that i can access to change variables while my movie is playing.
View 5 RepliesIn my externally loaded text file, I want to place a link that will control a specific movie clip in my flash timeline.Is there a way to do this?
View 3 RepliesI'm loading a textField with addChild in a movieClip and want the external text file I am loading into this textField to render in the textField as HTML. I have attached the code I am using.
View 3 RepliesI am using flashmx 2004. I am creating a presentation where the main (suppose "main.swf" )movie has seven "lebels" on the timeline. I am require to link to external swf files for each lebel which I can do by using the button script :
on (release) {
loadMovieNum("externalmovie1.swf", 0);
}
[code]........
I'm working on what might be called my first OOP project using AS3. I have no prior programming experience and I'm just starting out learning AS3. So here's my question - The project FLA file has no graphics on its timeline. All the graphics are imported externally through a display class which loads several .swf files onto the main stage. In one of these .swf files there is a MovieClip instance (which is functioning as a mask) by the name of viewArea_mc.
Now I'm working on a new class which has something to do with graphics that will be revealed through the viewArea_mc mask (mentioned above). My question is basically how do I address this viewArea_mc object from this new class? Let's say this new class is a kind of container whose width and height are dependent on the width and height of viewArea_mc. How do I address those properties of viewArea_mc? For example, say I have a variable in this new class called container. Why is this code giving me an error?
Code:
Select allvar container:Sprite = new Sprite;
container.width = 2 * viewArea_mc.width;
The error I get is:
Access of undefined property viewArea_mc
I am using Action Script 3.I have loaded some xml data using an external as file called importxml.as.If I put a trace statement in it to access the content it works perfectly.But how do I access the data from the Flash main timeline or from another as file?I am using the statement ïż½import xmlimportïż½ but if I then write:trace(xmldata.category[1].word[1].text); I get the message;
1120: Access of undefined property xmldata.
If I try this on the main timeline
var myXMLmlimport=new xmlimport();
I get the error message
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
I have just started using external AS3 files to try wean myself off using code in the main time line.I am importing an XML file using an external as3 file, but cant return the values to the main timelineIt worked when I used the trace option, but I need these values to dynamicly populate a movieclip on stage (another problem I cant add movie clip to stage even though I have the linkage etc)AS3 Code ----------------------------------
package com.teamSelection
{
import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
[code].....
I have a few external audio clips in MP3 format that I bring in to my SWF by creating different Sound Channels for them. However what I would like to do it when the end of the MP3 file is reached, it will dispatch an event to make the playhead on the main timeline move to a certain frame.
View 2 RepliesI have loaded some xml data using an external as file called importxml.as.If I put a trace statement in it to access the content it works perfectly.But how do I access the data from the Flash main timeline or from another as file?I am using the statement import xmlimport but if I then write:trace(xmldata.category[1].word[1].text); I get the message[code]...
View 0 RepliesI have one fla called index.swf it import another swf called (home.swf) through addChild()In home.swf, there is a button.i am trying to make this button activate an event in index.swf I tried using root but not worked I tried use stage but neither worked.
View 4 RepliesI am currently using an external Class file for an instance in my .fla project. It creates an instance of that specific class and has it carry out some functions.I want to access a MovieClip on the stage in the .fla file in the external Class file. How can I do this?For example, the Class file creates an instance of that class, and I want the x and y coordinates of that instance to be equal to that of let's say circle_mc. Now circle_mc is on the stage of the .fla file, and therefore cannot be accessed. How can I get around this?
View 5 RepliesI have an Existing FLA file (It is my Project file) and I have downloaded one good example Class file with Fla. But there is no code at all on the stage just it is retrieving instructions from the Class. How can I use this class file in my existing fla file.
View 3 RepliesThe following piece of code works in the timeline:
var ball:Sprite = new Sprite;
addChild(ball);
ball.graphics.beginFill(Math.random()*0xff0000);[code].....
Is the stage accessed differently with the getBounds method in an external file than in the timeline?
i'm trying to access an mxml component from my external as file. e.g
main.mxml:
[mx:text id="myText" />]
file.as:
var mainM:main = new main();
mainM.text.visible = true;
i get the following error:
[TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference]
Is it possible on flash to access inside a movie clip of an external swf file?im trying to link this button which is currently inside a movieclip to the frame inside this movieclip of an external swf.[code]
View 1 RepliesI have an application that combines words introduced by the user to create new words. I would like to be able to save the resulting combinations into an external txt file.
View 2 RepliesI parse an xml file that his content is:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<operators>
<operator><name>OPerator1 </name></operator>
[Code].....
I display the name of operator in a TextField after parsing the xml file my problem is to loop through this different TextField with a fade effect.
In de Flash IDE I create this movieclip 'MC1' and assign class MC1.as to it.
On the timeline, I add a textfield 'TF1'.
Now, in MC1.as I can change the textfield easily: TF1.text = 'text here'.
This works perfectly and I should not complain... however;
Is there a way I can tell my class MC1.as that there is a TF1 that is a textfield? So I can use codehinting?
If I add
Code:
var TF1:TextField;
the reference to the textfield is lost and now NULL. So that does not work.
I would like to make text appear during the time that a movie clip is playing. I would like to do this without using actionscript 3 if possible. Can I place the textField on the movie clip timeline and control the on and off points by positioning the active frames in the timeline?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to access a function in a loaded swf that has external class.. I would like to avoid having to put the function on my "Main" Doc class in the external swf and instead access the function directly from the class
This is what ive tried so far and it's a no dice:
private function startLoad(){
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("one.swf");
[Code]....
I'm struggling trying to get the correct (assuming it's possible) syntax to get access to a textfield in a movieclip via a button also in the movieclip.
Here's the specifics:
var statue:MovieClip = new mcStatue;
In mcStatue is a button: btnStatue, and a textfield named Qty.
On a mouse click to the button I want to be able to add to the Qty textfield.
e.target.Qty.text = "x"
game me: Property Qty not found on fl.controls.Button and there is no default value.
Is there a way to do this, or do I need to go after some kind of workaround?
I added a SWC with movieclip assets to my flash builder project. I can access all movieclips with dot syntax but when I try to access my textfields it throws an error saying it is cannot access a property or method of a null object reference
Here is my code:
// gameMenuLevels is a main asset.
this.object = new gameMenuLevels();
This all works fine, I can go two levels deep:
var levelString:String = "level" + Utils.zeroPad(i + 1, 3);
var level:MovieClip = this.object[levelString] as MovieClip;
var bronze:MovieClip = level.bronze as MovieClip;
But when I try to get my textfield:
(bronze.getChildByName("levelNumber") as TextField)
I need to create a complex html displaying in a textfield so I'm looking right now at a few options. The simplest would be to use an img tag so I can add a few Sprite coming from the library. Problem is I can't seem to find a way to modify or pass values to the Sprite that is created that way.
View 9 RepliesEverytime I press a button, my function duplicate's my MC and give's it a new name (artikel1, artikel2, arikel3...)This MC contains a dynamic textfield called "tekst".Now I want my function to change that textfield for every new duplicated mc something like this (mc1, mc2, mc3...)And thats the problem! I cant access the tekstfield from outside the mc ! i tryed something like this and manny more but nothing happend.
View 2 RepliesI have 3 text fields that display weather conditions from the Weather.com XML web service. The 3 text fields need to be visible only during a certain segment of the Flash Video that is set as the application's background. Do I use AS3 to specify visiblity? If so, how do I reference a certain range of frames in which the fields should be visible?
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