Im sure this is quite simple but for some reason I cant get it to work, and it does not throw an error so I dont know whats wrong...
In the library of the main swf file a movie called navigation has been exported to class: 'NavMC'[code]...
The name of my DocumentClass is Main. So, what's the difference between :
var myClass:Main = new Main();
var mcInLibrary:MovieClip ;
/////////////////////////////////////////[code]............
How do you add several similar movie clips to the stage from the Document Class?
E.g. I've got four different movie clips called ball0_mc up to ball3_mc.
Also, how do I add each movie clip to random points within the stage parameters?
From a tutorial page, I manage to built this flash page with xml capabilities. But when I add more scene to the flash page, I have errors like this.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of
a null object reference.
at MyContent/init()
at MyContent()
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of
a null object reference.
at MyContent/onComplete()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete()
How do I edit the "MyContent.as" file so that I can add more scene to the flash. I understand that, once i put the "MyContent.as" in the document class, it will load immediately, is there any way to tell it to load only in scene 2 (which is where the xml is needed).
I have a "box_mc" movieclip on the root of my stage and I need to select it from within my Document Class. I thought Stage.getChildByName("box_mc") would work, but it just returns null.
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to manipulate (in this particular case add eventListeners) objects (in this case some MovieClips) on the stage from a class that isn't the document class.
1120: Access of undefined property trans.
Now I know that it's probably a scope thing and I probably can't access stage objects directly from a non document class (as I'm doing in the code below) but I can't figure out how to access them properly.
Anyway, here's the deal:
I've got 3 dynamic text fields (called "NL", "FR" and "EN") on my stage in a movieclip called "trans". I'm trying to add eventlisteners in a second class to make them do something when clicked on.
Here's my document class:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
// Import custom classes.
[Code].....
I can access the targetObj instance inside the document class, but when I try to access it in another .as class,get this error:
Access of undefined property targetObj.
I am trying to add a keyboard event listener to the stage, to detect when a user clicks the left or right arrow keys. But this listener is called from inside a class file which is imported into the document class, therefore I think it doesn't know what "stage" refers to. How do I solve this?
[Code]...
I have created a game in flash, and due to the nature of the game, I have many movieclips placed on the stage manually in Flash CS4. They are not programmatically added as children to the stage, and so I am having difficulty getting access to them in the document class. So far the only method I have been able to use is to do stage.addChild(active_area); (for example), but there are many movie clips, all very differently named, so this method seems incorrect.I've discovered that my MovieClips are not children of the stage, but in fact MainTimeline, as when I for loop through stage.getChildAt(i);, only one child, root1, is traced out. How can I access movieclips that were placed on the stage in the timeline from the document class, without having to manually add them as children to the stage? So it looks like my problem wasn't that I couldn't access the MovieClips, it was that I wasn't modifying the MovieClips' values, so I wasn't registering any change in them.
Here is the code after I fixed it:
function manage_cursor(e:Event):void {
prevX=currX;
[code].....
I am working on a text adventure game which will have at least a few components (a text area for narrative and text input for user input) on the stage at all times. Therefore, I have created those components statically through Flash's WYSIWYG design environment. I gave them instance names "myTA" and "myTI" respectively. I was able to get my main class (the document class for the stage) to interact with them (dynamically adding text one character at a time like a typewriter at runtime), but other classes in the same package don't seem able to recognize the stage components. Below is the relevant [code]...
View 5 RepliesI am dispatching an event from one document class and listening for it via another document class.My code in class A.
Code:
this.dispatchEvent(new MYEvent(MyEvent.APERTURE_DONE));
trace("Dispatching APERTURE_DONE");
my code in class B.
Code:
addEventListener(MyEvent.APERTURE_DONE, onDoorsOpen,true);
trace("Lisetning for APERTURE_DONE");
[code]....
My listener is registering before the event is dispatched, based on my output window, however I never get the "Open Doors" trace statement to fire.
Is there a way I can reference a Movie clip I have on the main stage from a custom class of a document class?[code]
View 1 RepliesI need to use stage.width/height in my CustomClass so I found some topics about it.
if (stage)
{
init(ar,firma,kontakt,oferta,naglowek,tekst,dane);
[code]......
How to access a display object on the stage in a class which is not a document class?
I am looking for a solution that doesn't involve passing the stage as a parameter to the class.
One solution i always come across is using "TopLevel.as". Is it a good method because as far as I have heard using global variables is not recommended because it might cause some problems while working on big projects.
Is there a way to refer to a Movieclip on the stage from a class file of the document class
Lets say I have 3 MovieClips on the stage(a Circle, a Square and a Triangle)
I have the document class which calls another class that controls the MC on the stage
Example
ActionScript Code:
package {
public class Example extends Sprite {
//Create the instance of the class being called
[Code]....
I have a main menubar.fla file, which has a document class on it linking to a menubar.as. the as3 file is just some simple Papervision3d stuff, and creates a few buttons on the stage from the library. Here you can see the project as it is now I am trying to make it so when your mouse leaves, the the head will tween back to facing forward. But to find the mouse leaveing, I am using the code found HERE In an FLA without a document class, it works fine, but when I add it to my menubar.fla I get the errors:
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
TextField.
1180: Call to a possibly undefined method addFrameScript.
The first one comes from the text box alone on the stage.I had a similar problem when adding the buttons, that eventually made me link them for actionscript and just create them directly in the AS file, because placing them on the stage threw similar errors. I would do that for this code too, but according to the source site, "This event is only available added to the stage."
I'm being really dumb today and I know this should be simple.....How do i access the stage from a class which isn't the Document Class? For instance, I want to create a tween which takes in the parameters of the stage's width? So I've written.....
ActionScript Code:
var myTweenX:Tween = new Tween(this, "x", Regular.easeOut, this.x, stage.stageWidth, 60, true);
[code].....
I am working on a new site, and in the site items from the library are brought on to and taken off the main stage through a handful of functions in the document class. I also have a main menu class that is responsible for building and adding menu items. The way it is built currently, these menu items must somehow reach into the document class and call the functions I created earlier, but I am unsure how to do this. Most things I find on how to call a parents method end with the person saying if it built correctly you shouldn't be doing this at all.
View 1 RepliesHow do i access the stage from a class which isn't the Document Class? For instance, I want to create a tween which takes in the parameters of the stage's width?[code]
View 8 RepliesIn my document class named Engine, the stage variable is for some reason null:
package game
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
[Code]....
This was working fine up until now. I just recently added two dynamic text fields into a symbol, and all of a sudden the stage is null. I really don't see the connection.
I have a main document class with another class instanciated (mouse follower.as) within it. I want the mouse follower class to access a stage instance. How is this done?
View 1 RepliesI have a Document Class called Main.as. I tested that it works using a simple trace statement and that outputs fine. I instantiated a Button control and tried to add it to the stage but I keep getting the error thrown below. The code for Main.as is simple and at the end of this thread. I tried all different ways to add the Button to the stage but couldn't figure it out.[code]...
View 3 RepliesI am attempting to understand the document class. I have the following code in my current document class in an attempt to set up my stage.I did regarding classes and linking them directly to Library assets, but just as I told him-- I am throwing my pride to the side to try and understand and breaking down to ask the dumb questions.here's the code:
Code:
package site.src
{
import flash.display.Sprite;[code]...
Why would this throw up the error: "1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Event." referencing the line in the code: "function setStage ( e:Event = null )"?
Just tried using cs5 on my new macbook and I have a tlf text object on the stage with an instance name of mText. I tried to access (mText.text = "test") it like this and got a null object reference. I tried to trace the stage from my document class and it was null when the tlftextbox was on the stage but i could trace stage correctly when I deleted the textbox. [code]...
View 2 RepliesI keep on getting "cannot access property of a null object" errors. With the debugger I pinpointed my issue at the line where I write stage.stageWidth.So somehow the stage is null. This is within my Document class which is linked with the .fla. The strange part is that I haven't had this problem until just recently.
View 6 RepliesI have drawn buttons on my stage. They all set to export for as3. I then made a class for buttons
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.system.fscommand;
public class Buttons extends MovieClip{
public function Buttons(){
[Code] .....
And then I put in my document class ; import Buttons; nothing happens and no errors...
I can access the targetObj instance inside the document class, but when I try to access it in another .as class,get this error:
Access of undefined property targetObj.
I m trying to access stage.width property but sometimes it trace 650 and 720 but i see my flash file dimension is 500x400, I need to align objects on stage..
View 1 RepliesHow do you access the stage from a function in a document class file? I tried a fairly simple:
ActionScript Code:
var main:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
addChild(main)
var _stage:Stage = main.stage;
trace(_stage);
The result was null.
I have a document class that is connected to a swf but for some reason I can't access the stage/root property. I can access all instance names that are on stage but trying to access stage will return "null". What's up?
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