I would like to use the addChild method of more then one MovieClips with the same parameter, eg add the same loader to two or more MovieClips.
Code:
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://www.actionscript.org/forums/images/misc/navbits_start.gif"));
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I m trying to make sense of how to load a swf into a parent MovieClip and allow them to communicate.I ve attached two zip files � one which works fine and the other doesn�t. Unfortunately (for me), the one which doesn�t work is closer to my current project.I need to load movieclips into the parent movieclip. The parent movieclip has controls which rely on values parsed from the child movieclip.In the parent movieclips I wait until the loading is complete and so the values should be passed. However, the values aren�t passed unless I use a button (or timer), to pass the values (see the working exampes).The code which doesn�t work is:
Parent movieclip:
ActionScript Code:
stop();
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();[code].............
[code]I've marked two locations where this fails in the function pause(). I'm new to Flex/Actionscript/Flash. From what the error says, I assume that from the function, I cannot clea/remove the child loader, because it has a different parent. If I am correct with that, how do I know what the parent is?[code]
View 10 RepliesI'm using the code bellow:[code]The problem I'm getting and I can't figure it out in AS3, is how to call the "mcExt" from another function, outside the function where the mc is created.tried MovieClip(root).container_ mc.window_mc.mcExt.gotoA ndStop("exit"); and it does not work.
View 1 RepliesI have a master swf that uses Loader to load in an external swf. I need to load a back button on top of that stack as a separate Child - and I have code in that loaded Child that needs to Unload the Loader-Loaded swf, unload the Buttons, and move the main timeline to another frame.
View 2 Repliesit's very simple thing i have a swf file try.swf, and it have little bit animation, I stop it's animation on timeline frame 1and i use this code... to load try.swf in other flash fileimport flash.display.Loaderimport flash.net.URLRequestvar ld:Loader=new Loader()var rq:URLRequest=new URLRequest("try.swf")ld.load(rq)addChild(ld)now i hv load try.swf in ld Loader now I want when this loaded then try.swf gotoAndPlay though frame 2 and start showing animation.
View 1 RepliesREADY? Here it is:var TheLoader:Object = parentObj.TheExit as Object;This line gets me to the swf I loaded and I can now change the alpha, move it etc...BUT HOW HOW HOW... do I get one of its children and control get that same control?Example Code:TheLoader.TheChild.alpha = .3; // Does not work!5 days on this issue is WAY TOO LONG! Here is the 3rd post with the same issue but more detail. as3 externally loaded swf from network to control externally loaded swf from network
View 1 RepliesI have 4 separate photogalleries, they are all swfs called by buttons with UI loaders attached. The problem is when one is called the loader remains on the stage I need to be able to remove any loader on stage BEFORE calling another page weather its a photogallery or not.Easiest explanation is how I used to do it in AS2 example 2 btns /2 load separate swfs into level1 on each btn I would have
unLoadMovie(1)
LoadMovie (xxx.swf) 1
I need to do the same thing in AS3 Also, do I need to use separate loaders or can I use one loader and instance names? Below is the code I have now (btns are in two areas)
main timeline btns (all btns except photogallaries)
stop();
home_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onHomeClick);
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I am using loader to load an image "1.jpg" in the constructor.Using a timer, after 5 seconds I want to remove the child and then reload another image however removeChild doesn't work, neither does getChildIndex. In the constructor I can call getChildIndex and it outputs 1, however in the Timerevent function it seems that I cannot get access to the my_loader created in the constructor.
However from the Timerevent function I do have access to the variable test that I created in the constructor. Why is it that I can access test, but not my_loader and how can I fix this so I can get the reference to my_loader within the Timerevent function? I tried moving the loader outside of the constructor but then I get a message saying that my_loader is undefined for the line "my_loader.load(new URLRequest("1.jpg"));"[code]...
I have a holder movieclip on screen, then I create a loader, load an external SWF into the loader and addChild to my holder:
var bgloader1:Loader = new Loader(); [code].....
This all works. Now if I want to come back later on and alter the alpha or position I get an error:
//Neither of these work: MyHolder1.bgloader1.alpha=0; MyHolder1.bgloader1.content.alpha=0;
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete()
I have a question about loading external swf.I have an swf that will be loaded into the main swf, and then moved into the movieclips
Code:
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loaded);
function loaded(e:Event) {
holder = e.target.content;
Holder = e.target.content;
Play();
}
the code works fine but the problem is when I want to go to say frame 2 in "holder" the "Holder" also goes to frame to but "Holder" should stay on frame 1 I use to movieclips to be able to make nicer alpha transitions (tweens) but that wont work because the two movieclips mirror each order.
[URL] With regards to a parent SWF loading a child SWF via the Loader class, is it possible to prevent the loaded child SWF from:
Making any network calls, or Making calls to specific domains Basically, I'm looking for a programmatic version of allowNetworking:
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Additionally,Are there any Flash Player version and Actionscript version discrepancies?Are there any discrepancies if using Flex's SWFLoader is used instead?
i successfully managed to work out the loader script, and load a external swf file into my current project. Now that its working and all is well, i realised that only way to get back to 'main menu' was to close the whole thing. I tried to sort it out with a simple 'back' button but no success there. As mentioned in the title thats the options i found so far but cant seem to quite understand them tbh. I just want it to work so that I easily can manouvre back to 'main menu'.
View 2 RepliesI have a .swf file (parent) that loads another .swf (child) file.
I would like to dispatch an event to the child (.swf) file, but I am not sure how to do this in a way that avoids coupling?
So heres a loader that works:
public var loaders:Array = new Array();
public var loaderClip:Array = new Array();
function loadPersonmenu() {
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The wierd thing is, my function fileCompleteListener() doesn't even referance any of these Loader instances or swfs, which is why I didn't include it in my code. This isn't a problem in the first conde
My code:
ActionScript Code:
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(XMLslides.item.thumbnail[i]);
var tloader:Loader = new Loader();[code].....
Works fine (it's in a for loop, ...after the main XML object is loaded)... but this:
ActionScript Code:
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(XMLslides.item.thumbnail[i]);
var tloader:Loader = new Loader();[code].....
Causes those thumbnails to be attached to the masked buttons, but not the new ones.Is there a way to do this without creating another loader object? I want to keep it efficient.
I'm putting together a project where I'm loading different images at different times. The first image loads when the app starts. After the user answers some questions, I load a different image, replacing the first. When I try to do that, I get an error:
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I have a movieClip within another MovieClip. I gave the child movieClip the instance name "hSprite" and I added it to the parent movieClip stage. Now I get an error like the following.
[Fault] exception, information=ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property hSprite on com.objects.Hero. If I remove the instance name from the child movieclip, then the error goes away. but when I add the instance name back, the error reappears again.
Keep in mind that both classes are set for export. The parent class is embeded by a custom class which work perfectly fine. But the minute I give the child movieClip a instance name, the error starts up again.
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So I am using this code to embed my .swf file. I am creating classes for each asset in my library.
[Embed('assets/assets.swf', symbol='game.menu.levels')]
public static const LEVELS_MENU:Class;
It works just fine but how can I access a child element multiple depths down?
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i searched everywhere, i was not able to find a solutionmy xml menu implementation use a "main" Menu class. This class parse the xml file and create an aeeay of MenuItem class.MenuItem costructor is (stripped down version) something like this:Code:function MenuItem(name: String, url: String, parent_mc: MovieClip)parent_mc is a reference to the "container" MovieClip for Items (generally an emptymovieclip made by Menu class)
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to build a simple mask with 2 children mcs. The masking is almost working, but the two children only mask where they don't overlap. I've tried using a mask layer and using code, and it's the same effect either way.
Below is the code:
import caurina.transitions.*
sticker.mask = noteMask_mc;
Tweener.addTween(noteMask_mc.mask_1, {y:-540, scaleX:2.5, scaleY:2.5, time:10, transition:"easeIn"});
Tweener.addTween(noteMask_mc.mask_2, {x:255, scaleX:2.5, scaleY:2.5, time:10, transition:"easeIn"});
When you make a simple game that maybe has a few different 'screens' like start, help, and high score, and a few levels, and you don't wish to load from external swf's. What is the best practice for making these games as far as the timeline?To just have ONE frame that add's and removes child movieclips from the stage?
View 3 RepliesI am having issues trying to get a simple button to make the playhead jump to a certain frame when pressed. I have the main timeline and then have a movieclip which has buttons inside of it and actionscript applied in the movieclips timeline. Is this a no? That is should all actions go on the main timeline? If this is so then does anyone know why I keep getting an error that it can't find the instance named button inside the movieclip?
portfolioButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_ DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndPlay(100);
}
I am stuck with the ActionScript here. I have a very complex animated flash movie for eLearning. These contain around 10 to 15 frames. In each frame I am having multiple movie clip symbols. The animation has been created using a blend of scripting and also normal flash animation.Now I want to create pause and play functionality for the entire movie. I was able to create the pause function but when i try to play the movie it behaves very strange. [code]...
View 3 RepliesI have to make a photo album, so I'm creating a container mc for a single pic.Inside it I have an empty mc where i'll "loadMovie" the pic jpg, a simple animated gif serving as a preloader and a dynamic text to load the pic title from a XML file.Then I tween the container.pic and the container.preloader.The problem come when I have multiple instances of container, because my function only works for the last created instance.
ActionScript Code:
preloaderTween(container.preload, _alpha, 0, 100);
on finished {
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Is there a simple way to "separate" the instances of the same mc?I've also tried to put the instances on different layers, but it doesn't work.
What I've got is a clip that when moused over expands down, and when moused out contracts back up again...simple right.
The problem I've got is that as soon as I place a child inside the expanding clip (which is another expanding and contracting clip). the listener gets blocked by its child making it contact before it should. This sounds a little confusing, but will make alot more sense when viewing my code here...
Code:
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
var section1:Section1 = new Section1();
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By the way I will be putting buttons inside the clips eventually, so disabling the clips contents is a no go.
Which can be seen here...[URL]
What seems to happen is as soon as the cursor goes over any of the MovieClips that are inside of the expandable button the MouseOver event is getting cancelled. and the MouseOut event gets Called (I presume that it no longer thinks it is over the clip due to the call getting blocked by the content clips). This can be seen when the mouse goes over the text (which is a MovieClip inside the expanding button). I'm pretty sure this is to do with event propagation, and is probably quite straight forward to sort, but I'm just not sure where? here's my code...
Code: Select allimport com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
section1.NavBar1.scaleY = 1;
section1.WhiteBar.scaleY = 0;
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I've found the solutions for most of my many problems with as 3 but this one is really baffling The frame actions of child-movieclips of dynamically added movieclips are not firing! If I have movieclip, say "mc", which contains a child-movieclip "submc" which has a timeline animation in it with "stop();" on the last frame and I add "mc" on the stage via addChild() the stop action inside the sub movieclip will not work.
All the frame actions inside "mc" itself work. Everything works if I drag the movieclip onto the stage manually. Right now the only way I can see to stop a movieclip on its last frame is by using the ENTER_FRAME event, but that's awfully cumbersome.
I made a ship in flash, composed of different movieclips exported for actionscipt, then I converted the whole ship in a movieclip. I wanna access a wing to make it rotate but I don't know how. I tried this:
Code:
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class Prueba extends MovieClip{
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What I'm trying to achieve is a basic theatre Box Office application, to show the public the location of the seats that they have bought.
I've got 2 flash apps. One on the clerk side which takes the seats in a csv format and then uses local connection to send the data. [code]...
