I've got a MovieClip on the MainTimeline: mc_back I want to dynamcially add textfields to it:
txt:TextField = new TextField();
txt.Height = 20;
txt.Width = 60;
txt.text = 'This is Some Text'
mc_back.addChild(txt);
It's not working. No errors, no nothing, but the textFields don't show up when I run it.
been working in Flash using AS2 and loading external XML data into the movie. I am able to load the data into in Flash and parse it, but I haven't been able to figure out how to load the names of buttons from separate nod values into a textfield.Unfortunately, I dont feel I know AS3 well enough and am a little bit rusty on my AS2.I created a movie clip which holds the dynamic textfield and placed 30 instances on the stage. Each instance is successively named "cityName[i]" where i is a number from 1-30. I've tried setting the instances as both buttons and movie clips. I also tried setting both the .text and.htmlText attributes, but neither works. Ive embedded the fonts on the dynamic text field. Ive also tried changing the field to input instead of dynamic but that doesnïwork either. Ive been tracing things to try to debug, but havenï found the issue yet.Here's the code:
ActionScript Code:
//load XML data
var citiesData:XML = new XML();
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Ive been working in Flash using AS2 and loading external XML data into the movie. I am able to load the data into in Flash and parse it, but I haven't been able to figure out how to load the names of buttons from separate nod values into a textfield.
I created a movie clip which holds the dynamic textfield and placed 30 instances on the stage. Each instance is successively named "cityName[i]" where i is a number from 1-30. I've tried setting the instances as both buttons and movie clips. I also tried setting both the .text and.htmlText attributes, but neither works. Ive embedded the fonts on the dynamic text field. Ive also tried changing the field to input instead of dynamic but that doesnt work either. Ive been tracing things to try to debug, but havent found the issue yet.
Here's the code:
Code:
//load XML data
var citiesData:XML = new XML();
citiesData.ignoreWhite = true;
[Code]....
I have an ActionScript 2.0 project with a very simple timeline Alpha Tween ("Classic tween" in CS4) of a movie clip. I need to reposition the movie clip dynamically when the movie is launched, before the Tween is executed (as in "x_mc._x = 100;").
I found out that after changing the clip position the Alpha Tween as well as the Alpha final value are totally ingored. The clip is shown in the updated position but remains throughout in the Alpha setting of the first keyframe (even when it reaches the last keyframe which has a different Alpha setting). I verified that the Tween itself is executed by placing Trace statements at both keyframes. If I remove the repositioning statement, the Alpha Tween works fine (but of course in the original position which is wrong)
I would like to make text appear during the time that a movie clip is playing. I would like to do this without using actionscript 3 if possible. Can I place the textField on the movie clip timeline and control the on and off points by positioning the active frames in the timeline?
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Here is the code
clip=createEmptyMovieClip("clip1",2);
//clip.createTextField("my_txt",1,300,20,60,60);
this.createTextField("my_txt",1,300,20,60,60);
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//global variable
var tLevel:MovieClip = this;
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action script in MC "thermometer"=
onEnterFrame = function() {
if ((therm <= 15000) && (therm >= 0)){
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m1_mc.onRelease = function (){ // first movie clip
mySselectedItem_txt.text = this._name;
}
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View 3 RepliesIn AS2 I would do this:
for(i=0;i<10;i++){
this.attachMovie("clipLinkageName", "instanceName" + i ,this.getNextHighestDepth());
}
But now in AS3, I'm learning to use:
var instanceName1:clipClassName = new clipClassName();
addChild(instanceName1);
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Im confused because from the book i'm using I thought that this code has instantiated all the objects, so that I can keep the code in frame 1, as I understand is best practice, but bring the objects in when I need them on the timeline?
Here is my code:
ActionScript Code:
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var loadListener:Object = new Object();
loadListener.onLoadStart = function() {
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Here is the code I am using for the buttons:
ActionScript Code:
stop();
videosBTN.onRelease= function() {
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this is my code:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("m1",1);
m1.loadMovie("e1.jpg");
this.createEmptyMovieClip("b1",2);
b1.loadMovie("e2.jpg");
b1._y = 350;
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i'm creating a menu where i place movieclips dynamiclly:
for each (var button:XML in XMLgothrough) {
//Create a new menu item
var menuItem:MenuItem=new MenuItem ;[code]....
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I created a movie clip [code]...
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ActionScript Code:
var stageL:Object = new Object ();
stageL.onResize = function () {
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