ActionScript 3.0 :: Put All The Buttons In An Array And Then Use The Array Identifier To Add The Even Listeners?
Feb 1, 2009
im learning as3 and am trying to understand arrays so could an array be used in this situation i have 5 buttons which all need a ROLL_OVER, ROLL_OUT and CLICK mouse event is it easier to put all the buttons in an array and then use the array identifier to add the even listeners? or is there another way to do this? p.s if anyone can give me a few basic usages of arrays that you use in your experience. where to use arrays too
Container is another movieclip and inside of it are the last 2 buttons. How can I put it in array and have all the same listeners applied to each of them?
I'm getting the "Label must be a simple identifier" when trying to add to my arraywhy?
// var roundOne: set outside of function on main timeline // var allRoundWinners:Array ; is declared outside of the function on main timeline // both reside where all the code is created.. frame 1 -> layer "actions".
I need to create an array inside a movieclip, so: var Container:MovieClip = new Movieclip; Then how do I make an array inside of the that movieclip. I've tried Container.mCONTENT:Array = []; But I get "Label must be a simple identifier"
I am trying to use two buttons in an array that use the same information in that array, so I'm trying to lump them together so I don't have to write them separately. This is what I've come up with, which doesn't work. One of the buttons works, but the other one doesn't:
var arrNavigation:Array = [{button:(n1_mcButton, n2_mcButton), page:bucktown, popup:popUp1, imgNumber:9},
n1_McButton and n2_McButton are two different buttons, but all the other information is the same.Is it possible to write this more efficiently than listing the buttons out separately?]
I've created a code to add a custom cursor and drag movieclips. It works fine for one moviclip. But I would like to create a function to add the drag function with custom cursor to any movieClip that i add to an array. My first try has problems cause I need to create a different listener name to each movieClip. cMouse = CustomMouse; mystring:FunctionParameters = movieClipsNames; mouseListener => Needs to duplicate (i guess);
Code: function arrastar (mystring) { arrasta = false; cMouse._x = _xmouse; cMouse._y = _ymouse; clips_array = new Array(); [Code] ..... I've attached my original working code to 1 movieclip with a customCursor onRollOver
I'm trying to remove all the event listeners from nextBtn. the names of all the possable callback functions are stored in mdpArray. I want to use the for loop to remove all the listeners from nextBtn. the error message says
cannot convert "mdp1_1" to Function
How can i make this work.
Code: var mdpArray:Array = ["mdp1_1","mdp1_2","mdp1_3","mdp1_4","mdp1_5"]; private function clearEvents(nextBtn):void{ var _nextBtn = nextBtn; for(var i:Number = 0; i<mdpArray.length; i++){ _nextBtn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,mdpArray[i]); } }
I am using CS3 set to AS3. On frame one I have 120 buttons ( yes, one hundred twenty buttons), unfortunately I have tried to reduce this but to no avail. Anyway, I know I can put these into an array to take away some of the coding. but my question is can I also use a integer?
My button are named Btn1 - Btn120. I would want to use the array and integer for simple things such as event listeners for roll over, click, roll out, and a couple of basic if statements. All of the buttons are movie clips.For some other more detailed functions I know I could still call the button name ( at least I think I should still be able to), but wanted to make sure.
I am trying to create a drag and drop activity, and I would like to use an array for easy reusability.I'm new to as3 so I've been adjusting my old as2 code. I am using a component for each of my drags and most of it is working well.My problem is with the event handlers. I use the array to populate all of my 'drags' with the information added in their parameters and this works, but when I create my event listeners it seems to only want to move the last item in the array.My drag components are called drag1, drag2, and drag3.[code]
If I have a bunch of buttons in an array, each with an event listener, and a user clicks on one, how do I find out which the user clicked on?
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The buttons appear on the stage, and I can click them. In buttonHandler, variable i always contains array size + 1 (in this case, 10). Since this is out of bounds, this doesn't work. I'm guessing it goes through the whole for loop first, and then starts adding event listeners with the newest i value, so this method doesn't work.
As for the function inside a function for the event listener, it's the only way i know how to pass parameters into functions from event listeners. I really don't want to not use an array because there are going to be a ton of buttons (well over 500).
I have six buttons on my stage and whichever one is pressed send the playhead to the framelabel respectively, this is the code
Code: numOfBtn = 6; stop(); for (i=0; i<numOfBtn+1; i++) {
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But before it goes to the framelabel I want the playhead to play first and THEN go to the framelabel..Should I remove this line gotoAndStop("frm"+(this.num+1)); and add it further down the playhead? It doesn't seem to work
but i think the value i put in the array (Example: btn_01) is not the istance name of my button already on the stage (cause when i say "trace bottoni[0]" the output is null)
I'm familiar with using arrays with for loops, where the buttons are created dynamically.However I'm building an application with calendar month grids, where maybe half the dates are clickable. How would I use an array to address these buttons so I don't have to write code for each individual button? Or is there a better way than using an array to keep my code as simple as possible?
How can I make that when I press one of the button arrays then a movie clip loads in the frame where it sends me? for example on the company. And then the movie clip unloads and another loads when I click on tutorials? forexample.i just want that clicking a specific array button triggers the appearance of my movieclip in only the frame where the button sends me.ere's the code for the menu:
Caurina.Transitions.Tweener import; var menu_label: Array = new Array ("Home", "The Company", "Online Store" "Service Center", "tutorials", "Contact");
I am kinda new to flash, but I have been able to navigate myself around enough to learn a thing or 2. I have an array of movie clip buttons that when clicked stays in the down position until a new button is clicked. When one of those buttons is clicked a movieClip goes accross the stage (above the other array) and 6 new options open up for a photographers gallery (Newborns, children, family, etc, etc, etc) I am trying to add an array to the new buttons that show when a portfolio button is clicked, but keep getting an error in the output panel saying something about trying to access a "null" object. I have put the new array script in the movie clip button "portfolio" and I have also tried in the main timeline.
I assume that my problem is that the movie clips for the buttons I am trying to add the array to dont really show up at all until the down status of the button. Or I could definietly be wrong. How would I add the array to the pop up buttons?
I have four buttons and I want to stick a preloader to every button clicked to load an external swf. My swfs and buttons are in array and so is my preloader, but I cant bring my preloader mc to my progress load event! I need to pass the movieclip from a button click event to the load event=)
My code:
ActionScript Code: var path = content.nav; var butts:Array = [path.butt1,path.butt2,path.butt3,path.butt4]; var loaders:Array = [path.buttLoader1, path.buttLoader2]
I currently have many buttons and respective hotspots that run using repetitive actionscript code. I would like to replace this with more efficient arrays.For example, I have a hotspot called btnCommercials and it's respective movieclip called commercials.
I have an array of buttons - for example "Save & Exit", "Cancel" and "Exit". When one of the buttons is hit I call "button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, displayMessage);". In displayMessage, I have a switch statement to determine what button is depressed. However, I don't know how to identify what button is pressed. See question marks below:
private static function handleMenu():void { // Determine which menu button was pressed switch (????) {
i have a series of buttons in an array, and i want to change the alpha of all of the buttons when a button (outside of this array) is clicked. i can change the alpha of all of the buttons inside the for loop, but not when the button is clicked. (the button is functional and being referenced correctly, as the trace does work.)what do i need to do differently to be able to control these buttons?
Code: Select all var theBtns:Array = [btn1, btn2, btn3, btn4, btn5, btn6, btn7, btn8]; for(i=0;i<theBtns.length;i++){
Working on my website navigation system with for loop and arrays. Here is the look right now top right nav working.Im trying to have the word links fade in white on mouseOver and fade to blue onpress. and fade back to normal when another button is pressed. any suggestions on how i should go about doing this?I was thinking of duplicating the arreay of buttons but have the mouse over fade in the white font array buttons on mouse over. But not sure if that would be a good idea or if it would work.
I have a hundred buttons on the screen. I also have an array containing a list of all 100 buttons.Now, I want to use the same onRollOver method for every button. I DON'T want to program each button separately.
I'm familiar with using arrays with for loops, where the buttons are created dynamically. However I'm building an application with calendar month grids, where maybe half the dates are clickable. How would I use an array to address these buttons so I don't have to write code for each individual button? Or is there a better way than using an array to keep my code as simple as possible?
I want to create an array of buttons, the buttons are called popupone, popuptwo, popupthree etc.
When the scene is loaded these buttons visibility is set to false so they are invisible. I want to be able to randomly pick one of these buttons from the array and display it to the screen _visible = true.
I have 6 "status" buttons as movieclips... and I have a separate menu with the same options as the 6 status buttons. When I click a menu option from that separate menu, I'm trying to dim out the 5 buttons that are inactive leaving the item chosen active.
Here is the code that I have so far but when I click one of the menu items, all of the buttons dim instead of all but the item clicked.[code]...
