ActionScript 3.0 :: Referencing Class Variables For A Movieclip?
Dec 5, 2011
Hey guys. It's been a while since I've used Flash and I am still trying to wrap my head around Actionscript 3.0 and the way it works; I am so used to the way AS2 works.I have provided the code below, it's very simple, so you might be able to skip this explanation and just take a look at the error and the code:
- I have made a movieclip called HeroMC in my FLA.
- The HeroMC movieclip has the AS Class linkage of exactly the same name, "HeroMC".
- I have made an actionscript class file, HeroMC.as, to house specific variables for my hero; such as Name, Age, xPos and yPos.
- I have also made an actionscript class file, Main.as, the document class for this FLA.
- In Main.as I instantiate HeroMC using the variable hero, and then run the function addHero() from my constructor.
- addHero() is a simple stage.addChild(hero);
This all works perfectly fine and it adds my hero to the stage. However, the problem arises whenever I try to reference one of the variables from HeroMC.as. I am met with this error - I will use the variable xPos as an example.
Here is the error:
1119: Access of possibly undefined property xPos through a reference with static type HeroMC.
It is obvious this is a very simple problem, but I have searched Google, Kirupa and Flashkit for an answer, but none of the threads I find discuss my specific circumstances and I am unable to find the specific information I need to.
I have a bunch of variables in a class. There are situations when I want to set then to null/ "temp" etc as per a well defined logic. The challenge is to list out the variables at multiple places- tedious and error-prone.
would prefer a way to refer to these variables programatically and set something like "for all class variables- if variable ends in type, set as "not_set"; for other variables set as NaN How can I achieve this?
I am having trouble referencing a MovieClip based on certain variables in my code. I am using Flash Player 9 as the player setting and ActionScript 3.
I have a symbol with a name "Check1" set as a MovieClip, exported for ActionScript, I have ten of these on the stage with an Instance Name of ch0, ch1, ch2...ch9.
Each ch? has 21 frames on the timeline, each with a label name (named with a Number reference "00", "32", etc...) and a different image in each keyframe.
What I would like to do based on these variables:
Code: iTurn = 1; iLeft = 3; iRight = 2;
This is how I would like to use it:
Code: Check1.ch[iTurn].gotoAndStop(iLeft+iRight);
//iLeft & iRight as a frame label and not a frame number, so in the case I would like to access framelabel "32" which is frame 10 on the timeline.
I have tried many way to try and make this work with no luck, the only way I have been able to make it work is by using:
Code: ch1.gotoAndStop("32");
Doing this, I would have 10 clips, each with 21 possibilities. I can do this with many lines of code but I have been unable to tighten it into smaller code.
Ok, this is one of those walls that I know once I can jump over it, I will be a much happier developer again.
I've done tons of reading, and think I have a firm understanding that the general consensus is that if you want to reference something, it needs to be added to the display list, using addChild().
I hate to be defiant, but what if I don't want to?
Or at the very least, what if I want to add a movieclip class to the stage using addChild, and then reference objects inside it?
It is much easier this way than what most people recommend - adding 15 objects via addChild, then setting the x and y for the, etc.
That said, I'm all about using classes and using as3 the way it was meant to be used. So what this is, is a best practices question I guess.
HERE ARE THE STEPS I'M TRYING:
- Create new flash document
- Draw graphic symbol bg, with text field over it, select them, convert to movieclip symbol, and export class name "box", then delete it from stage
- Add document class .as file, which simply adds that class "box" from the library, to the display list using a simple addChild()
- Set a name for that box using box.name = "test" let's say
- Do a simple trace like the following - "getChildByName('test').textFieldName" - it shows up great
- So then, I'll now try to set the text by doing this - getChildByName('test').textFieldName.text = "yo";
That last line above, is what doesn't work. I know I'm referencing wrong, but how would a pro as3 developer, reference something on the stage within a movieclip class, from the document class?
I'd like to know how I can reference root stage values from within a movieclip, or even worse, from a class. For example, I have a class called Bground.as. It does stuff, according to current stage size - so if someone were to resize the window/browser, Background updates in real time and does something fancy while it's at it. To do this "fancyness", I need stageheight and stagewidth. However, simply pointing to them does not work.
Here's the simplified ActionScript Code: package klaseFP{ // imports import flash.events.*; import flash.display.*; public class Bground extends MovieClip{ [Code] .....
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at klaseFP::Bground() at FullScreen_03_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
Background works as a document class, works perfectly in fact. However, if I use it as the class of a library object, error 1009 shows up. Same thing happens if I simply put the code into the timeline of the library object - stage referencing simply causes it to break. So, how do I dynamically change the values of variables in Background, according to values in the main movie/app?
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[Code]....
I've included a simplified version of the interface, the classes and the code is not 100% functional...
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PHP Code:
public function Circle () { this.addChild (ShapeFade); }
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_root.logIn.loginMessage._visible = true;
I have also tried _root["logIn"].loginMessage._visible = true; with no luck.
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[quote]1061: 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method startAnimation through a reference with static type flash.display:Sprite.
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