ActionScript 3.0 :: Flash Access Constructor Parameters From Another Function?
Feb 1, 2011
So I usually use an object in the constructor to receive the parameters like new Class({param1:00,param2:0099,etc).To be able to access those parameters from other functions inside the class I create an object, and copy it:
Code:
public class MyClass {
var params = {};
public function MyClass(p){
How do I call class constructor functions with indefinite number of arguments?
For example:(this piece of code doesnt serve any purpose, just to demonstrate an example)I wish to create a new class Foo with the parameters bar1, bar2, bar3, bar4.
I've got a function wich can accept a varible number of parameter with a rest operator. I want create an object passing the argument collected with the rest operator directly to a constructor without create an object and call an initializing function and without passing the entire array but the parameters ah I do with apply() function.
There is a library component represented by Class A. But constructor of this class requires some parameters. When the component needs to be added dynamically, it's fine because of code :
var abc:A = new A(param1,param2)
But what if my movieclip is already present on the stage. I notice it gives out error, that the parameters are null.
Is their any way to insert constructor parameters for movieclips already on stage.
I'm working on a very simple dependency injector, reflecting on a types constructor parameters.But when ever I use the describeType on my custom classes, all I get in the constructor packet of the returned XML is something like this:
is it possible to obtain the instance name of a class from the class without having to manually pass the instance name as a string parameter to the class constructor?
//Create New SizeClass var big:SizeClass = new SizeClass(); //-------------
I have the Class and the parameters of its contructor as an object. What I need to do is a function that returns an instance of this class, passing this parameters to the constructor.
This is the code: Some random and unmodifiable class:
public Foo { public function Foo(a:int, b:String) { // constructor } }
And some function (in some another class):
function bar(params:Object):* { var baz:Foo = new Foo(params.a, params.b); return baz; }
What I need to do is make this function generic, without pass params as parameter to Foo constructor because I can't modify it. Something like:
function bar2(clazz:Class, params:Object):* { var baz:* = new clazz(/*some magic way to transform params in comma separated parameters*/); return baz; }
I am working on a side-scrolling platformer game. Because of this, I have a class that acts as a floor. I also have a class representing enemies. I am having problems with passing a parameter to a custom class' constructor. The class (SkullDemon.as) extends MovieClip. I am trying to pass an instance (called "floorL1") of a customer class called "FloorLevel1." "FloorLevel1" also extends MovieClip (I do not have a written .as file for "FloorLevel1"; I just exported the floor MovieClip to that class).
I am trying to pass an instance of "FloorLevel1" so that the "SkullDemon" object can land on the floor just like in a platformer. My main class is called "TME2_Main." This is the class from which I try to pass the "floorL1" instance to the "SkullDemon" class. This is how I try to create a Skull Demon instance and pass "floorL1" to its constructor:
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What am I doing wrong here? I have spent a while looking for solutions (including moving code outside of TME2_Main's constructor),
I want to serialize ThugtrisShapes' children (heritage/polymorphism) but his children like Right_LShape take constructor parameters,i have to assign it a default value (in my case null because they receive an Array type), but i get this error even when implementing IExternalizable.
Take Note: IForm extends IExternalizable.
here is a link i found about it but it still does not work...[URL]
Code: public class ThugtrisShapes extends Sprite implements IForm { var squares_:Array; var numsquares_:int=MAX_SQUARES;
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I know that not all class' can be cloned , but cloning is an important aspect of OO programming.... There should be a solution for my problem,besides taking the parameter out of the constructor and add a setter.
Let us assume I have classes "Main", "Sub1" and "Sub2". I also have interface "Inter".[code] Basically, I want the constructor function of any class implementing "Inter" to take the same parameters, and thus avoid initialization errors. (So as that the code above gives a compiler error) With any other function,[code]But As the constructor name differs from function to function, I cannot do this.
I just posted a message asking how to call a method from the constructor which has the parameters e: Event. I mistakenly ticked that post as answered when in reality it isnt. I was told I could add = null in the parameter of the function to make it work, like this:
I have encountered a problem when I need to load a third-party flash in to my flash. The flash is written in an erroneous way, it access stage in the main class constructor. I know that a display object can not access to stage property until it is added to stage, and certainly can not access to stage in its main class constructor. I observe 2 cases: - If the flash run STANDALONE, it run well: I don't know why stage is assign before its constructor - If the flash is LOADED by my flash, it yield null reference exception as expected In the second case, if the third-party class remain unchanged, is there a workaround that load flash?
have a movieclip on the stage, whose Class is "com.nestor.elements.letterKey". The class funcKey extends "key" which contains a "public var val:String". I have many instances of letterKey(asdfghj.... a full keyboard), so I'd like to use the IDE to arrange and pass variables. SO, within the Flash IDE/Library, I rightclick the symbol to access its component definition, and add a parameter for the var in the baseclass name:value,variable:var,default:whatever,type:Str ing).Now, in the constructor function for the baseclass, if I trace my variable: it is null.
Simplified ItemType Code, contained in Types/ItemType.as
Code: public class ItemType { public static var SWORD:ItemType = new WeaponType(0, "Sword", null); public function ItemType(id:uint, name:String, icon:Sprite)
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On attempting to compile, following error is displayed:
Code: [Fault] exception, information=TypeError: Error #1115: Types::WeaponType is not a constructor.
Some of the top level classes can be instantiated as well as called as a function (e.x. new Number() and Number(), new Boolean() and Boolean(), new Array() and Array()).
Usually this is used for type conversion or as a shortcut for instantiation. I would like to be able to do the same thing:
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What I wanted to do originally was to create a logging class to interact with Flash/JavaScript, and be cross-browser compatible. I wanted to be able to use the log function as an alias of a method in the log class. This got me to wondering whether I could implement a custom casting function just because. I've now realized it's not possible, but was fun to play with anyway.
I am importing several external files using the Loader-class, and one of them is an swf-file. When doing so (I had done it successfully before, so did not expect any issues), I ran into all sorts of errors, and finally Flash crashed.
I put down a trace in the constructor function, and it didn't trace just once, but kept on tracing, suggesting that the constructor was stuck on loop. I guess the loading of too many of the same swf is what causes flash to eventually crash.
Here is my code (the swf im loading is now a simple test-file which contains an image and no code):
private var slides:Loader = new Loader(); public function DocumentClass() {
No matter whether you embed a flash video using Flash Satay, swfobject, or some other method, there are a number of parameters that can be passed to the embedded video. I'd like this to be a community wiki for the following questions: What parameters can be used to embed a flash video? How can the parameters be accessed via ActionScript?
I'm attempting to write a performance testing function that can take any function, run it X times and spit out how long it took that function to run in AS3. I've got it working just fine if a function doesn't take any parameters but it comes up with an error otherwise.Here's the code:
public static function testFunction(targetFunction : Function, object : Object, ... parameters) {
In the first frame, a MovieClip is created by ActionScript and placed on the main stage (This "MovieClip" actually uses a base Class called TextFieldHolder which extends MovieClip.) The Movie Clip has several TLFTextFields with instance names placed at various x/y positions in the MovieClip's first frame (the first frame has a stop(); ) Here is the trouble: When I try to change the values of the text fields in the Constructor of the TextFieldHolder class, I get an error that tells me that the TLFTextFields do not exist. I have found that I can access and change these text fields at any other time or place except for in the Constructor.The strange thing about this problem is that it does not occur in all of my projects.I am currently working on several different fla files and each one used TLFTextFields in the manner that I have described above. Almost all of them are displaying the problem, but some of the earlier ones are not.
For a project i am needed to move a vast range of movieclips over time on the stage.I thought to write a class to tackle it. my little class experience tells me you can't acces the stage in the constructor. well great, just add an eventlistener for the ADDED_TO_STAGE. I wonder how to pass the stage.stageWidth to a custom class as an optional parameter.[code]
I am attempting to get Flash - Javascript communication working using ExternalInterface.addCallback, using code found at http:[url].... I am trying to pass parameters into Flash using a javascript function, but it only works if I insert a 'window.alert' line into the code. Once I click OK, the parameter str is passed into Flash ok. The function is:
function sendToFlash(str) { if (str=="tools"){ window.alert(str); getFlashMovie("richFunctionality_corp").sendTextToFlash(str);[code]....
If I remove the window.alert, str isn't passed into Flash. Is this a browser speed thing? A value menu is passed out of Flash using getURL("index.php?pageID=239&menu=tools"), i.e. the page reloads and a php script sends the appropriate str value to the sendToFlash javascript function based upon the value of menu.
I'm having some trouble passing parameters with a function that is itself being passed as a parameter.In my application code I'm instancing that class five times:they are buttons in a menu.In that class, I've got an onRelease handler that does a number of things when a button is released, one of which is to invoke a function that is defined in the application level of the code.My problem is that I don't know how to send the function parameters.In my StandardButton class I have:
class StandardButton extends MovieClip { /* define properties */[code]..........
The function is successfully being "sent" to the StandardButton class, but without any parameters.How can I send parameters to the class instance with the way I've got this architected.
I have extended an mxml component with an actionscript class. I'm trying to access a component in the mxml file using the id (in order to add an event listener) but I cant seem to do it.
I get:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
I have a class Debug with a function called trace inside it which puts a TextField on the stage and outputs the text. Now I am trying to get the Debug.trace() function to do a "normal" debug trace as well from within side itself. of course this causes a recursive loop. I am trying to figure out how I can access the top level separately. I tried using namespaces such as AS3::trace but to no luck.
I know a solution is to rename my function to stop the conflict, but I would like that to be a last resort. It is being used in quite alot of places throughout my entire code so replacing it everywhere is going to be a ballache.
I'd like to gain read only access to the following parameters of embedded Flash videos located on sites that I do not own through my own custom browser extension/add-on:
Time location of playback head (so I can display the current time in the browser extension via HTML5/JavaScript) Frames (so I can make capture them to an image file, save it and display image in browser extension) Original Dimensions in pixels (so I can display the original video dimensions via JS/HTML5 in browser extension)
Is this possible by using Javascript and HTML5 from a browser extension?
Would I have to use something like the SWFObject Javascript API [URL]