let's say I have a function in a package like this:
ActionScript Code:
package{
function traceObject(target:Object){
trace(target);
}
}
Now, I want to use this function in every flash application just like I do with
ActionScript Code:
import flash.display.*
1) How can I do that?
2) Can I have classes and constants in the same package too?
I was wondering if anyone knew how to create a .swc library file that could be used in Flash or Flex?I want to compile a custom package of classes into a .swc for use and download,
View 1 RepliesI'm still struggling with the complete concept of custom event handling within AS3. I know I am close to a complete understanding it's just not falling into place yet.[code]...
View 6 RepliesI am following these direction to the TEE to create a swc for all my custom classes but the swc never compiles. Is there another way of doing this?? [URL]
View 1 RepliesI have been using AS3 for over a year but only to create some web pages with simpleanimations using tween Engines like TweenLite etc. without having to rely too much on custom classes, one reason is obviously because I don�t know understand classes that well, even though I have created some re-usable classes like a class to add a glow or fade all my images or links when mouse over, but nothing fancy and I have been always curious as to how or what the pros do for small projects like a web site or a simple banner. 1- How often do you have to create custom classes for small projects, and for what parts of the project (navigation etc)? 2- Do you try to manipulate all of your MovieClips with classes? The reason for my question is because I want to start thinking more about classes (OOP) and stop witting all my code in the .FLA file or a class using the Document Class (which is no different than putting it directly on the .FLA file) IF classes is the way to go.
View 8 RepliesI've created a base class to house some basic functions I'd like to have across several movie clips in a game I'm making, however, when I link a custom class to the same movie clip I get the message; "The base class will not be used because the class specified is already defined and extends its own subclass. If you wish to use the base class, specify a class name in the Class field that will be auto-generated or enter the default base class 'flash.display.MovieClip' in the Base Class field." I removed the 'extends MovieClip' inside the Class but it still shows the message. Does this mean that I cannot use a custom class and a custom base class on a movie clip?
View 2 Repliesi try to migrate from as2 to as3 and i have one problem When i attachMovie from library (addChild in as3) and i add custom property its work fine.Here is ex.
Code:
var i:int;
for (i=0; i<5; i++)[code]....
when i attach to that symbol custom class in the library.i got the error: #1056:Cannot create property...
I am creating a library in AS3. Inside the library I make use of a bunch of classes/packages that need not be exposed to the end user of my lib. I want to only expose one of these classes.
I guess my questions are:
1) How are libraries commonly distributed in AS3?
2) Is there a .jar equivalent in AS3 that developers can include, but will only have access/knowledge of the classes I've declared as public?
I want to create a custom component library. the components are customize-able during creation time. means like Accordion or TabNavigator, when we drag and drop the Accordion in flash builder it
<mx:Accordion x="38" y="167" width="200" height="200">
<s:NavigatorContent width="100%" height="100%" label="Accordion Pane 1">
</s:NavigatorContent>
[code]....
I want to call a function from another function's parameter but I don't know how and don't know if it is possible.I've considered this as a solution but it didn't worked.
Code:
function myFunc(target_mc:MovieClip, nX:Number, nY:Number, cFunc:Function) {
target_mc._x += nX;
targen_mc._y += nY;
target_mc.onPress = cFunc;
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I'm trying to create a custom function called "turnOn" with (name) as the function variable(?is that how I should refer to it?). This function is an if/else statement that will be called through an on(release) button event.
The if has a bunch of && conditions, if true gotoAndStop on frame two of specified movie clip. But I'm trying to write it put it in a function so that I don't have to put all this code on every single button. So i'm using the "name" function variable to specify the movieclip that should be affected by button action, but it won't work.[code]...
I use multiple custom classes like tweenlite, csvparse, papervision and many more. The way I do is put them in one central location and edit Flash CS4 Actionscript 3.0 settings to include that location.The problem I face is even though I don't use all the classes in a project, flash CS4 compiles every single class that is in that central location eventually increasing my compile time by minutes.
View 5 RepliesI've created a carousel class which takes one parameter, an array of menu item names, these will then be displayed on the carousel. I've then created two movieclips for the left and right controls, added them to the library and given them classes of their own.Within the carousel class I instantiate instances of the two control classes which then enables me to add event listeners for rollover and rollout.
What I'd like to know is, is this the best way to do this short of creating the controls using pure actionscript?I'd like to not have to add the class properties for the left and right controls and have a situation where I could just give them the right name and they would work or maybe pass them in as parameters and use them that way.
I'm having some doubts about how to access some features of embedded files and loaded.
For example, I created a .fla and added a symbol to your library - a MovieClip with name and class circle. Then convert the .fla to .swf, thus becoming test.swf.[code]...
I have just started my first project using AS3.0 and Flash 9 this week.I feel like I know AS3.0 from my flex experience very well, but it is downscaled for Flash 9. Anyway I have looked for this issue in the forums and maybe I am just missing something.I have a class we'll call MyClass which extends Sprite. I have several methods in there that update things like rotation and position based on events it is listening for via the model. I even have a trace statement in the constructor for testing.
Now maybe this is just stupidly obvious but when ever I set a library element to link with the class (i.e. linkage = MyClass), all my script fails to work. If I remove that linkage and work from a purely data perspective it works as expected.I have the project settings to Flash 9 and AS3.0 so that shouldn't be an issue.
The one thing that was never covered (that I read) was how to set up your library. As a result, I have been guilty of starting a project folder and copy/pasting all of the classes I need into each project folder. (As a result I have like 30 copies of TweenLite on my PC). I have done some searching, but the topic seems elusive... I have also read where most people use a reverse web address format (e.g., "com.site.page"). So my questions: Is there a standard way of setting up a library for your classes?WHERE does the "com" folder live on the directory (ex: c:com, or c:Adobecom, etc).How do YOU have your library set up?
View 6 RepliesIs there any way to get a list of custom classes? I'd like to be able to dynamically access the custom classes (that I've created by the "Export for Actionscript" checkbox in the "Linkage" dialog) without having to hard-code their names into the script.
View 2 RepliesIn my flash library has "MC",
var xml:XML=<m c="MC"></m>
How to call MC class threw xml.
I am starting to create classes instead of using the timeline and I am learning a lot more even if mistakes happen more often. However I have a question about linkage & library. For example let say that I have a ball pic called Ball1.mpg. I copy and past that Ball1.mpg in my folder where the Fla file is as well as the as file. If I want to utilize this Ball1.mpg in my code using Flash do I absolutely need to import into my library and link it and export using linkage? Or can I use the object Ball.1mpg just using actionscript. Of course that implies that I would use an actionscript class not the timeline.
View 1 RepliesHow do you access Library items from classes other than the document class?For example, if I create a movie clip in Flash and Export it for Actionscript with the name Foo, I can do this in the document class:
Code: Select allvar f = new Foo();
this.addChild(f);
And it appears on the stage, as it should. But I need to be able to create other instances of this object from other classes. If I use the same code above in SomeOtherClass.as, I get nothing on the stage, obviously because this class doesn't know about the Foo object in the library.
I've been heavily mired in 3D recently, and decided to pay a visit back to good ole Flash.
My problem is this. I'm extending the MovieClipLoader class to create a Preloader Class (yes I'm sure it's been done fifty billion times but). I'm trying to refer to a symbol in a common library, the preloader symbol itself.
Inside my class I have this
Code:
function onLoadStart(target){
baseClip.attachMovie("preloaderTemplate_mc", "preloader_mc", 500, {_x:0, _y:20, _xscale:75, _yscale:75});
baseClip.preloader_mc.gotoAndPlay(1);
}
baseClip is a MovieClip object which takes a MovieClip passed to the constructor of the class in the FLA. (say a container movieclip which has a target clip preloaded into it) The class does load the target clip into the baseClip, but doesn't show the preloader, which makes me think I'm not referring to it properly.
1. I've got a Main Document class, that loads external swf each with its own document class (they are pages and pieces of the site).
2. The Main class makes use of some movieclip simply instantiated from the GUI library. It all goes fine.
3. The external swf have references to the Main class, and here start problems: when I compile them, I get an error for every library mclip used by Main. See the attachment. A simple trace(Main) is enough to start getting all that errors.
A partial solution is to uncheck Strict Mode in publish settings
this is the function i want to turn in to a static function. just dont know how to make it a static function and call it from other classes. i think this would have its own file.
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[code]This is my document class, with the Textfields beeing placed on stage.While this all compiles and displays fine I do not get the trace output for the text fields, actually the only trace I get is "constructing". I tried it without the "each" keyword but to no avail as well.
View 3 RepliesI'm looking to extend Vector.<T>, but it's final, so I'm going to have to include it as a member instead.Regardless, I'd like to make the wrapper class type independant, so I was wondering what the snytax for template classes are.
View 6 RepliesLets 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.
How can I get some var / data from a custom classes?The XML class
package classes
{
import flash.net.URLLoader;
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i'm still in the process of grasping my move from AS2 to AS3 (or from timeline coding to external classes), and here's a problem i've run into.i have two classes, for the sake of easiness, call them Class1 and Class2.in frame 1, if i have
ActionScript Code:
var c1:Class1 = new Class1();
var c2:Class2 = new Class2();
[code]....
How do I let a custom classes know, what I've done at other classes,so that it would run an action accordingly?a function in the button classes:
ActionScript Code:
public function btnClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
var zoomF:theZoom = new theZoom();
[code].....
Say I have a document class called index, where I set up some variables and methods and include a class.
I get this error:
Error: Error #2136: The SWF file file: index.swf contains invalid data.
at com::index/initIndex()
at com::index()
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