ActionScript 3.0 :: String To MovieClip?
Dec 12, 2008I have the code the following code:
in root frame I:
var prevSec:*;
var currentSec:*;
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Cast String As MovieClip When MovieClip Is On Stage?
Jan 15, 2010I am trying to cast a String (from an array of strings generated by a for loop) which is referencing a MovieClip already on the stage.
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Converting String Into MovieClip Name
Jul 28, 2011My code is below. I have an external Class AS file doing most of my code but I need some of the moviClips to highlight areas (other movieClips) when they're rolled over. I've kept instance names the same + an H for their highlights to lessen the amount of code and be able to use array's and for loops.
My code is below and brings up this error:
Actionscript Code:
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "areanaH" to flash.display.MovieClip. at EnterpriseZone_fla::Layer1_1/end()
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Cast The String Into MovieClip?
Dec 12, 2008I have the code the following code:
in root frame I:
var prevSec:*;
var currentSec:*;
var lastPage:String = "Default/Index";
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And it's not working ("canno't create property visible on String"). I understand that if finds the variable to be of String type.
What i need to do is based on the switch to set a certain movieclip to go visible false or true on frame 16. I need to know how to cast the String into MovieClip.
ActionScript 3.0 :: Pass A String As A MovieClip Name?
Jan 27, 2010I created 4 buttons with 4 animations each, one for each state (using tweens), so I have that imense list of 16 "addEventListeners" (don't know if there's another way to do it). But everything is working as I would like.
The problem is that I'm trying to create only 4 functions to take care of all the 4 buttons and those 16 eventListeners.
This is part of my AS3 file (still with the "traces", 5 secs of animation to check the animations and all).
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Converting String To Movieclip
Jul 15, 2010I have this bit of code. The highlighted area (I think) is causing "TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at firstStep_fla::MainTimeline/placeDef()" The error appears when I go through the "match" section.
import flash.display.MovieClip;import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var numRight:Number = 0;var originalX:Number;var originalY:Number;var box:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0,0,450,380);
makeInvisible();
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Flash :: Replace String With Movieclip?
Feb 9, 2011In my application I have a String like this..
var str:String = "The item is [mc]";
Here i need to replace the [mc] with MovieClip Object. Is this possible?
But i could not use TLF text,because it increases the file size.
ActionScript 3.0 :: Referencing Movieclip With String
Nov 9, 2009Basically I'm trying to get a certain section to open when it's corresponding button is pushed The button has an instance name of "home" The section I need to be able to reference is labeled "home_mc"
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My gut tells me the code should work, but every time it runs through, I get "Actionscript Error:#1065: Variable home_mc is not defined."
ActionScript 2.0 :: Converting String To Movieclip?
Dec 9, 2009I have a reference to a dynamic movieclip that I am trying to access from another movieclip, but I think the problem is flash sees it as a string rather than movieclip. Basically in a movieclip I have the following:
var changeMe:MovieClip;
var changeMe = "_root.scrollerClip."+_global.currentlySelecte d; // (_global.currentlySelected is the name of a movieclip i know exists, but adding the
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Any Way To Convert String To MovieClip?
May 24, 2010Is there a way to convert a string to a Movieclip. so if i have an item in the library called: A and a text field on the stage with a show button. And say I typed A and clicked the submit button it would show the A mc. I get an error...
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: charUC.
ActionScript Code:
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, up)
function up (e:MouseEvent):void {
var char:String=myText.text.charAt(0)
var charUC=char.toLocaleUpperCase()
trace(charUC)
var mc:charUC = new charUC();
addChild(mc);
mc.x = currentSpot;
currentSpot = currentSpot + 100;
}
ActionScript 3.0 :: Converting A String Name Into A MovieClip?
Sep 9, 2010I had an old AS2 trick that I named "menuStatus" that I would use to for a file where I had several buttons. Each button would have it's over state, off state, and "current" state. When the button is in it's "current" state, it moves to a 3rd frame in the respective button (for this example - a basic color shift). I'll also eventually remove the listener when it is in this state. But first things first: I can grab a button's name using the "event.target.name" and assign it to a variable. But when I try to tell that variable to gotoAndStop(3), I get an error:[I]1061: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndStop through a reference with static type String.
ActionScript Code:
stop();
var current:String = new String();
var myBtns:Array = [one_btn, two_btn, three_btn, four_btn, five_btn];
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Passing String As Next MovieClip Name
Nov 27, 2010I'm working on an adventure game and I need to find a way to pass the next MovieClip name to the function that loads it in the main timeline.
ActionScript Code:
Bowl_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, BowlClick);
function BowlClick(evt:MouseEvent){
var nextMovie:String = "nameOfNextMovie";
this.parent.parent newMovieLoader (nextMovie);
}
This is all good but I can't find a way to use the nextMovie parameter in the function and load a movie from the library. I hope you can understand my explanation..
ActionScript 2.0 :: Flash & XML: String To MovieClip?
Mar 11, 2008I've have an XML file and from that in Flash (Actionscript 2.0) I pulled from a node an attribute that returns the name of the MovieClip I want to call. So this returns a string say "chicken_mc". There is already an existing chicken_mc placed on the root. I want to call that, so how do I use that string I pulled from the XML to call or turn into a movie clip? Right now I have: var cTemp:MovieClip = pTemp.attributes.movieclip; That's not working because a MovieClip can not = a String. Is there some function I can use to change the String. I tried cTemp._name = that too, but _name is read-only. I need the movie clip to be called this way because there are a number of different movie clips on the root that the XML might call. Also, there will be a number of iterations as well.
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I've tried using "var menuItem=this._name" to retrieve the "path" of my buttons when you rollOver them (which should be something like "mcContainer.menuItem.bCountyBG.gotoAndPlay(2) ;"), although I need the menuItem to change to whatever this._name is.It doesn't work because menuItem's returned value is considered a string, so I can't use it in my command---> "mcContainer.menuItem.bCountyBG.gotoAndPlay(2) ;I was wondering if anyone can tell me if it's possible to convert this string to a movieclip by some sort of function or other means?
ActionScript 2.0 :: [CS3] MovieClip Instance Name To String ?
Jul 25, 2008I would like to pass the name of a movieclip to a string so my attachmovie method can work. what I m doin is :
function createBlocks(slot:MovieClip)
{
...
...[code]...
when I call the above function on a keyframe I call it like : this.createBlocks(block4);
block4 is the id name of a movieclip in the library. the problem is that the attachMovie method needs a string as a parameter! how can I convert that to a string? so afterwards, slot , has inside the name "block4" (with the quotation marks)
ActionScript 3.0 :: Converting A String To A Movieclip?
Jun 29, 2011Is it possible to convert a string to a movieclip instance name.
Code:
var theName:String;
MovieClip(theName);
but it says, "Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "mv3" to flash.display.MovieClip"
ActionScript 3.0 :: Call A Movieclip Using String Class?
Sep 19, 2009I just want to ask if is it possible to call a movieclip using the String Class together with it's instance name to use gotoAndPlay() method.
I know how to use the instance name and the method but then what if I want to use a string together with the instance name and the gotoAndPlay.
ActionScript 3.0 :: Array String Is TextField Or MovieClip?
Dec 31, 2009Converting AS2 to AS3 , In my project I have an array that refers to a set of movieClips and textFields. I want to cycle trough the array and find out wether the string represents an movieClip or array.
PHP Code:
var changeFocusItems:Array = new Array();changeFocusItems.push("myMovieClip");changeFocusItems.push("myTextFieldOnStage");for each (var myItem:String in changeFocusItems) {if (myItem is
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How do I recognise myItem string as a textField / movieClip?
ActionScript 3.0 :: Creating A New MovieClip Object Via String?
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Code:
var effectName:String = new String("Explosion");
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addFX(effectName, thisObject);
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How can i turn a string value into a movieclip?
ActionScript 3.0 :: Call String/ Action From Other Movieclip?
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now if i place inside this movieclip a other label further in the time, and create a action to call out myPageText like: my_input_text.htmlText = myPageText; this works fine
now i want this to work inside a other movielip in other scene. is it possible to call myPageText???
Professional :: Make An Object Act Like A String & A MovieClip
Apr 6, 2010The scenario is as follows:
I have a movieClip on the stage called "home_btn" and another called "home".
When moving over the home_btn movieClip I want the timeline inside of home to play. I used the slice command to get rid of the _btn which works fine, which is proven by the trace command, but it doesn't seem to be able to enter the timeline of home.
home_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onOver);
function onOver(event:MouseEvent)
{
var selectedButton:Object;
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ActionScript 3.0 :: String To MovieClip Path, Scope?
Nov 11, 2010I'm trying pause a video netstream within a MovieClip with a button (ppBtn). This works when I hardcode the movieclip path (like: etc. media2.ns.togglePause() ), but when I use a string in the path to access the MC's netstream it doesn't work. I've tried serveral ways to cast the string to a movieclip.name but I always trace a "null" or "undefined" of the mcpathI've tried to cast the string as a MC in different ways without any luck:
this[myString]
MovieClip(myString)
mySting as MovieClip()
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Actionscript 3 :: Accessing A MovieClip Using A String Variable?
May 27, 2011I've a general question on accessing a MovieClip by using a variable.Here's a super stripped down version of the code I'm trying to implement:
var mcVar:String = MC1;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, eF);
function eF(e:Event):void{
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ActionScript 3.0 :: Converting String Variable To MovieClip
Dec 19, 2007I'm trying to reference a variable of type String as a MovieClip that is linked from the library. For example, I have a linked library movieclip called HomeFrame, in my class I have a variable with "Home" and need to create an instance of HomeFrame based on the string I receive.[code]
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So, each movieclip has it's own value which can be passed to a method which will use that value. The only way I can think of so far is to have 190 functions which send the string data to the appropriate place. I'm trying to avoid that if I can.
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View 2 RepliesActionScript 3.0 :: Converting String To MovieClip Instance
Nov 4, 2009I have a slider that the values are passed to a concatenated string.
Example:
trace ("object" + event.value + "_mc");
this gives me "object1_mc"
Now, what I would like to do is use that string to set the alpha to 1
Example:
object1_mc.alpha =1;
It will not work because it is a string and not a movieclip...
ActionScript 3.0 :: Access String Value Inside Of MovieClip?
Jun 10, 2011Now one of the functionality that's added to the player is the "Transcript Button", which shows subtitles in a small window.Well, what I've done is added text on keyFrames of the main timeline,so if the audio says "Hello good evening, welcome,....", I've made a new layer above the audio layer and during that particular part of audio I've added the text on the new layer in a keyFrame.I've done this for the entire timeline.I've used enterFrame and accessed this String value and displayed it in the small window.Everything seems to work well.But if a certain movieClip popup is added on the timeLine, which has its own audio.o necessarily I'll have to add the text to this movieClip as well, but I cant access the text, i.e, display it in the small window.Also I've tried using a global variable like this,...
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ActionScript 3.0 :: String To Movieclip To Drop On The Target
Jan 31, 2012I have the following code
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Code: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert movieclip1 to MovieClip. My goal is to have the dropTarget.parent.name turned into a movieclip so I can use properties on it. There is a movieclip that I want to drop on the Target, and I can use "this" for source, the movieclip that I'm dragging, but when I want to have properties on the destination, when I want to convert the String to MovieClip, I get #1034 And I don't know what is it that I'm doing wrong...