I'm accessing the classes from an externally loaded SWF so that I can "skin" SWF applications at runtime. Everything works fine but I'd like to make it as dynamic as possible and allow developers to access all the class definitions in a loaded SWF without having the FLA file or a list of their names.
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When load and SWF into another, the loader SWF can get definitions in the loaded SWF using ApplicationDomain.getDefinition(name:String) in example:
package
{
// ... imports
public class SWFLoader extends Sprite
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how can I get ALL the definitions and not just ONE of them?
The current implementation of the Flash Player ApplicationDomain with regards to override class definition seems like a giant security flaw to me.A parent SWF has complete control over what child SWF they want to load and add to its ApplicationDomain. It stands to reason that if the parent trust the child SWF enough to load the file, it should also trust the class definition defined by the child SWF and use those definitions.
In contrast, a child SWF has no control over where it is being loaded into, or if it want to be loaded into another SWF at all. Therefore, there is no reason for the child SWF to trust the class definitions defined by the parent SWF.I recommend changing the current implementation of the ApplicationDomain and allowing a child SWF to override any conflicting class definition in the parent's ApplicationDomain.
I know I can use ApplicationDomain to access child class.Strictly, likewise, can I done it without adding child swf to stage?
View 1 Repliesi m getting an error, i am loading an external child swf file to main parent swf, and want to access the document class of the child swf through parent swf document class using application domain. Now when both child and parent swf resides in same directory it's works properly with application domain means we can access the document class of the child swf see the attachment samedirectory.zip and when we move child swf and it's document class to sub directory that time we are unable to access the document class of the child swf see the second attachment subdirectory.zip
View 1 Repliesi m getting an error, i m new to as3, actually i am loading an external child swf file to main parent swf, and want to access the document class of the child swf through parent swf document class using application domain. Now when both child and parent swf resides in same directory it's works properly with application domain means we can access the document class of the child swf see the attachment samedirectory.zip and when we move child swf and it's document class to sub directory that time we are unable to access the document class of the child swf see the second attachment subdirectory.zip and give me right direction
View 2 RepliesThis seems like it would be really easy but for some reason it's not working.
I have a class file, class DataSet, which right now only takes an XML file, parses it, and pushes the XML into an array:
The object is instantiated and an XML file is passed back to the object definition. If the XML file is successfully loaded, the class should then called the function parseXML() and put the data into the array.
But for some reason, parseXML() is never called. I have no idea why this isn't working, because the syntax checks out and I've seen millions of other files where functions call other functions.
Here's the class file:
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I wrote two projects using the same 3D library but I modified it pretty heavily in one (to the extent that the inheritance is pretty different on one) - now I need to load one into the other and I'm getting some weird errors that look like the child swf is trying to use the same class definitions as the parent even though it should be in an entirely different namespace.
So - anyone have a tricky way of forcing the loaded swf to use the classes it's compiled with rather than the ones already defined in the parent swf (and vice versa) or do I need to refactor all my stuff?
So I know you can assign a base class to a library definition within the Movieclips library information field but If I have 30 items in the library and I change the Base class this becomes a pain in the ass, can this be done programmatically when I instantiate the library definition?
var new_shiz:MyItem1 = new MyItem1(); // Needs to have a generic base class of MyItem
I have an as3 component I made in CS3 and need to access the Component Definitions. Defining component parameters using the Inspectable Tag metod does not return success.
View 1 RepliesThis error is just making me wanna commit where have i gone wrong? Help would be awesomepackage classes
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Working in a very large Flash application, previously in AS2/CS3 I would have a setup like the following:
root.swf-- modules---- code_a.swf---- code_b.swf-- views---- view_a.swf---- view_b.swfUsing _exclude.xml files, I could exclude the classes defined in code_a and code_b from the ouptut .swf of view_a and view_b. root.swf would be responsible for loading the code modules before view_a or view_b, ensuring that class definitions that view_a and view_b depended on existed.
The Problem:We've recently migrated to using Actionscript 3/CS5. *_exclude.xml files no longer exist. To get the same functionality as above, I've tried the following: My setup now looks something like:
root.swf-- modules---- class_a.as---- class_b.as-- views---- view_a.swf---- view_b.swfUse mxmlc to compile root.swf, view_a.swf and view_b.swf, passing it -externs option to specify classes that will be loaded externally (the two classes in modules).
This ensures that the class is excluded from the compiled swf.Use compc to compile class_a.as and class_b.as into classes.swf, using -directory=true to access library.swf for external loading.However,when I try running one of the two view files which depend on classes.swf, I get runtime errors telling me that a class definition is not present.
Current Workaround
I've devised a workaround which I'm currently not happy with as it's backwards to the modular approach that I was previously using:Rather than loading the code modules, I statically link all class definitions required by child movies intoroot.swf. When building root.swf, I use the -link-report option of mxmlc to provide a list of included classes. When building child swfs, I can the use -load-externs to ensure that class definitions that already exist will not be included in the compile output.
Is there a way that anyone is aware of to replicate the AS2/_exclude.xml solution that I had using AS3/CS5?
Here's my code:
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The errors are one line 123 and 128.I've googled the error, but I still can't fix it, it's got me baffled for an hour now! I've tried adding curly brace's but still same error. I left line 123 and 128 like this
function _update(e:Event):void
{
_helicopter.update(_mouseDown);
}
function onEnterFrame(e:Event):void
{'
But I'm getting an error stating that _update is not defined
I keep getting this error in my class file main.as this is a translator application. I was able to get the animations working at one point but now I am stuck with this error and I don't understand it.
main.as:
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
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I keep getting this error :1150 The protected attribute can only be used on class property definitions.
panel1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickPanel);
panel2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickPanel);
panel3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickPanel);
panel4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickPanel);
panel5.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickPanel);
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I am loading a content SWF into a container and I want the content SWF to exist in a child application domain to the container. Therefore, the structure should look like:
[system] -> [container] -> [content1]
[system] -> [container] -> [content2]
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I have a main swf that is a container for various flash games. I want this "console" to be in a different applicationDomain as the games to avoid class/function naming problems. As I understand, the default behaviour allows loader and loadee to exchange information. How do I make sure that classes for the console doesn't interfere with the games?
View 3 RepliesI am loading a content SWF into a container and I want the content SWF to exist in a child application domain to the container. Therefore, the structure should look like:[code]That if-statement is being triggered, meaning the content does not recognize the existence of a parent application domain.
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to execute a "foreach" through each of my SharedObjects?
Something like this . . .
_so = SharedObject.getLocal("test","/");
foreach (var item:Object in _so)
{
// print key name and value
}
How can I iterate through all the MovieClips in a MovieClip
View 2 RepliesWhat do you think is the fastest way to iterate across an array? To access and perform an operation on each element stored..
Is there a difference if your array is varied or if it only contains one class type
How can I iterate through all the MovieClips in a MovieClip ?
View 2 RepliesI have been developing two seperate flash projects and the time has come for them to merge. To do this i have decided that, rather than try to mash the code together, i will simply use a loader to load and unload the second SWF as needed. My problem is that the SWF to be loaded uses:
Code:
var className:String = Entities[No];
var libraryDomain:ApplicationDomain = stage.loaderInfo.applicationDomain;
if (libraryDomain.hasDefinition(className)) {
var MyClass:Class = libraryDomain.getDefinition(className) as Class;
item = new MyClass();
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This works fine seperately, but when the SWF is embedded into the parent SWF it seems to use the parent's library rather than its own. (if i put an item in the parents library it can load it, otherwise it throws an error). Is there any way to keep the child SWF using its own library? and if not, any other way to do this?
Lets suppose, I have a class with so many public properties
class person{
public var address:String;
public var name:String;
public var fathername:String;
//etc etc
}
Now i want to iterate over them in a simple way like
for (var key:string in person){
trace("property is " + key + " and value is " + person[key]);
}
But AS3 doesnt allow this to do with Classes
what would be the better and simple way to iterate over them as i dont want to do so many if(else) on it.
I have an created an associative array of MovieClips, but when I try to iterate through them, the for loop never gets entered (nothing gets outputted). It's like as-if the Array is empty.
var navItems:Array = new Array();
navItems["home"] = item_home;
navItems["featuredfilms"] = item_featuredfilms;
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Say, for example, I have a car on a flat plane. It can move either left, up, right or down. I also have 10 obstacles on the stage. Each time the car hits one of them it should automatically turn to avoid it. I could loop through each obstacle and check if it is colliding with the car but a better approach would be to make an obstacle class that checks if the car is going to collide with that obstacle and if it does, make it change direction. My problem though is what about if I had 5 cars? Would the obstacle class have to loop through each of the cars to check if any are colliding with it? My main concern with this is how much the performance of the program would be affected. I imagine with only 5 cars the difference would be insignificant, but what if I had 1000 cars and 1000 obstacles? Going back to the first example, it is easy to see how you can use a class as opposed to using a loop but with the second example, I just don't know.
View 4 RepliesIs it possible to iterate through a MovieClip's child MovieClips?
Lets say I have a MovieClip "a_mc" which itself is made up of n number of child movieclips. Is there a way to iterate through all the children without creating an instance for each one?
I'm using Flex Builder 3 to build what will be a fairly large project. I'm suffering from modules stepping on each other and a conflict between application/module. My structure looks something like the following:
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How to access a public method in the swf loaded in a new ApplicationDomain?
ActionScript Code:
var appDomainA:ApplicationDomain = new ApplicationDomain();
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var contextA:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, appDomainA);
var loaderA:Loader = new Loader();
loaderA.load(new URLRequest("application2.swf"), contextA)
I want to access a public method in application2.swf from the main swf that loaded it.
I would like to know is there a way to iterate through all parents in a display object.I need to do this because i am loading swfs to application and swfs have different number of nested movieClips and i would like to be able to access loader properties like width and height dynamically from within any depth.
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