How can I define a custom data type in flash? for example in C/C++ I can do something like this:
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Is there a way something like this can be done in flash? Basically I want to be able to create my own variable types.
Below is basic structure of LetterClip class which extends WMovieClipwhich inreturns extends Movieclip Class.
public class LetterClip extends WMovieClip
{
public function LetterClip(char:String):void
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Error occurs at the push statement.It throws the given below error only when the same activity is executedsecond time in a sequece.
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convertorg.waterford.activity.erp.erp1.r1lt08.clipclass::LetterClip@282e9281 to org.waterford.activity.erp.erp1.r1lt08.clipclass.LetterClip.#Operating System: Windows XPBrowser: Microsoft IE
I need to create a custom Object that basically stores some custom parameters (properties?), which I have successfully done, and the code below works fine.
PHP Code:
myObject = new Object();
myObject.nameLabel = "New Releases";
myObject.artOrientation = "portrait";
myObject.artAmount = 5;
I find the new compiler and debugger capabilities very useful, since I'm not the most detail-oriented, so I (usually) like that Flash forces me to strict-type my variables and such. Anyway, I was wondering if it's a "best practice" to strict data type a custom objects' properties, and if so, how to do it in the logic above? I kept getting syntax errors when I just tried it initially.
I know if I created a custom Class .AS file, I would be forced to data type the properties... but I'd rather just do it "in-line" in my main .FLA file. Also, I know I can just pass typed VARIABLES to the properties... but I'd rather have the properties strict-typed themselves... so if I try to pass a variable as the wrong type, then I would still get an error.
For buttons like the MENU or BACK button you can just add a listener for KeyboardEvent and check if the event keyCode is Keyboard.BACK or Keyboard.MENU.However I don't see anything for knowing if the phone's volume buttons were pressed.Is there a way to listen for volume up and volume down keyUp/keyDown events in AIR (ActionScript 3)?
View 1 Repliespublic function t()
{
if(xxx)return xxx;
//don't return anything
}
How to define the return type for such method?
Is there any way for me to define implicit or explicit type conversions in ActionScript?For instance, I want to define a conversion such that Array can cast into MyClass implicitly. If not, an explicit cast would be useful. I know I can always pass it into my constructor, but I am dealing with semantics here, and I am most interested in a conversion solution if it exists.
View 1 RepliesI have a String variable named type. It is supposed to hold the easing type that is used for Tweening, so for example var type:String = "Regular. easeInOut"; I then want to be able to use the variable when creating a new tween, such as:yTween = new Tween (this," y",type ,startCoord, finishCoord,duration,true); I tried to use this[type] etc. but couldnt get it to work. Any suggestions?
View 2 RepliesHow can I define a custom operator - for example equality operator - for a custom class?
View 1 RepliesThe spark panel component for example can be written like this
<Panel title="Skinny">
<child components ... />
<controlBarGroup>
<child control bar components ... />
</controlBarGroup>
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The motivation here is that I can now create a couple different skin files to change the look and layout of those subgroups. Reading source of the spark panel, there are some calls within the mx_internal namespace such as getMXMLContent() which is a method of the spark group component, but which I have no access to.
Does the description above make sense? How can I create custom 'contentGroups' in my custom Flex4 component that can use nested mxml child components? Should I approach this a different way?
i load in AS3 data into flash and mantain their data type? Like receiving an array and even with arrays in it and recognizing that is an array instead of a standard string.
And if this is possible is it more reliable then using XML?
Can I define a custom class to be an AsBroadcaster in the classes constructor?
Code:
class myClass{
function myClass(){
AsBroadcaster.initialize(this);
}
}
And if so will that give me the ability to addListeners to an instance of that class?
The reason I want this approach is because I want to broadcast events from inside one of the custom classes methods and I want a textField on the stage to be listening for that broadcast message.
I'm looking for a script which allows the creation of a custom selection on a image online. This step is just after an upload. As a picture is worth a thousand words:
View 1 RepliesI have intercepted x-amf data being posted to a website from my computer by a flash application. I have the collected POST data in hex form. While some of it has translated directly to text, the rest is showing wierd symbols which probably means they're flash objects. How do I parse this data to get meaningful output outta it?
Basically, I need a script/program/anything that will take in amf data in the hex form, and output text and flash objects...
What data type do I use in flex (flash builder) to create a "double" or "float" data type. I need the numbers after a decimal point. (i.e. prices)
View 2 RepliesI am trying to save a Sprite object as a file on the device I'm working on and it seems to work. the problem I'm having is reading the saved file back and placing it back on stage as a sprite. Below is the code I have so far, could someone tell me what it is I'm doing wrong? I have a suspicion that the saved isn't what I expect it to be since the file sizes have been under a kilobyte.
public function save_album(e:Event):void
{
var outFile:File = File.documentsDirectory; // dest folder is desktop[code]....
I need to send a byte array of data (its an image source) along with a bunch of other vars to a service.If I send the byte array using something like the following
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest ( 'http://www.mydomain.com/upload.php' );
var loader: URLLoader = new URLLoader();
request.contentType = 'application/octet-stream';
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Typically you create a Vector (strongly typed array) specifying a data type like:
new Vector<PictureBox>();
However I need to create a utility method that should be able to create a vector of any given datatype. Is it possible to specify a type using a variable instead of hard-coding it?
var type:Class = PictureBox;
new Vector<type>();
I am loading images and data into flash via XML. Some bits of data are missing an image or just don't have one for various reasons. When the image URL is null flash returns the message TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter url must be non-null. I have been trying to catch this error using IO error event but I am unsure if this is the the correct method for doing this as I can't seem to get it working. This is causing a problem for me because when I add the items to the stage the data doesn't match the images and what I would like to do once I am able to capture this error is push a default image into the _trackArray which i will then use to add items to the stage.
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I wanna ask if its possible to pass flash input type data to xml file?
View 9 RepliesI have a Game-sprite representing a game room with up to 3 players, it works ok. And would like to populate a List component with those Game's, based on an XML data coming from a socket.I've prepared a simple test case demonstrating my problem -ListTest.fla (should have a List component in its Library):
import fl.data.*;
import fl.controls.*;
stop();
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I'm trying to pass a string variable with custom event and having a problem retrieveing the string when the event is handled. The event fires OK, and I can trace the string in the Event, but it returns "undefined" in the event handler. I'm hoping it's just a typo or something, but it's got me stumped. Below is my Event code and the handler code. [code]
View 2 Repliesi want to essentially classify a simple function in it's own .as file. the function compares integers. but i don't know how to call the class and receive a boolean return.
here's my class
package
{
public class CompareInts
{
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so now i'd like to write something like this:
if (CompareInts(1, 5) == true). or output 'true' by writing trace(CompareInts(1, 5));
So I have an input TextField and I'm wanting to use a custom font for it. I tried to use setTextFormat() with a TextFormat object, which does not make any difference. When setting embedFonts to true, Nothing at all gets displayed. I know the problem isn't with the TextFormat object, because I can apply the same format to a regular TextField and it works
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to make my own picture browser for my webpage, and have run into a problem I can't solve. My guess is that this is kinda a newbie-problem, but anyway here I go...
I have made a class (as an extention to MovieClip) in a seperate file where I can load a picture and later resize it into a thumbnail. I have no problem showing them, but when I tried to make a MouseEvent for clicking onto the shown thumbnail and then tries to access the instance the event sends me, I get :
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert flash.display::Loader@22c30791 to ThumbNail.
at PicBrowser_fla::MainTimeline/clickedOnThumbNail()
I don't understand why it complains on 'Loader'!?And what is the best way to access the instance of the 'ThumbNail' in the MouseEvent?
The .as file looks something like this :
Code:
package
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
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I have an variable of type boolean and I want to fire event when I change the value of this variable, how can I do that in AS3.
View 3 RepliesI have a Flex tree control that holds a tree full of various types of objects. I'd like to change the label of the item based on this type (and other properties). I'd prefer to do this in a custom TreeItemRenderer rather than via label or labelfunction.It seems that whatever I do, I cannot typecheck nor cast the objects and thus I get [Object object] in the nodes of my tree. Here is my renderer:
public class MyCustomTreeItemRenderer extends TreeItemRenderer {
// Overriding to set the text for each tree node.
override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number,
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In my flex app there are a few custom components. I want to create instance of these components at runtime and assign them properties by reading in a config file. I know how to read xml and instantiate components, however my question is about being able to get the type of the component from the xml attribute and then creating an instance of that type.
View 1 RepliesRunning into a problem dispatching a custom event from a parent SWF made in Flex Builder to a child SWF made in Flash CS4 that is loaded at runtime. Namely, whenever the child SWF is dispatched an event, I get a runtime error:
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The custom event is defined in a standalone library that both the flex project and the flash project link to staticly. I wanted to go this route so that as I add new types of events, I can rebuild the application and flash swfs and not have to worry about moving .as files around (lets hold off on RSL's until I get this *simple* case worked out).
This error message makes it sound like the application defines a myCustomEvent at compile time, and the flash movie defines its own myCustomEvent when it is published. Then when the application is run, the myCustomEvent dispatched in the application doesn't match the one in the flash swf. Now I thought that application domains were supposed to sort all of this out, where the child uses the parent's definition for any classes that are duplicated. But when I load the child swf and use the current domain in the LoaderContext I still get the same error.
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I tried to adopt this recipe by shane doolan see below(source: [URL]). I could pull data from mysql with php (like so [URL]) and overlay on the map however I couldn't get the data load too the mxml custom infowindow when clicking on markers. Here's the mxml application:
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I have a MC on my stage and I am trying to get it using the following:
var r: MovieClip = getChildByName('MyMovie');
I get an error:1118: Implicit coercion of a value with static type flash.displayisplayObject to a possibly unrelated type flash.display:MovieClip.