Actionscript 3 :: Construct Xml Data In As3?
Dec 31, 2011
I am playing around with saving .xml files from data in my game. I know how to convert an xml object to a ByteArray and write that to a FileReference. What I need to know now is how to go from an empty xml object (using var xml:XML = new XML()) to a fully populated xml object.
Can someone show me what functions to use to add nodes and values? Specifically I need to know how to make several of the same type of node. Here's a sample of what the final xml should look like[code]...
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I have an idea for a web site image in which a 3d object moves across a background, turning as it moves and thereby demonstrating its 3d nature. Obviously, Flash supports design of the static background and the motion of the object. But can Flash construct that 3d object with the complexity of say for example Autodesk? If not, and I have to construct the object with a 3d design application, what 3d file formats does Flash support?
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Feb 21, 2009
I am trying to construct a timed loop... so far without success.What I need is a loop where iteration 0 + i + 1 starts a few seconds after iteration 0 + i. I tried putting a timer inside the loop but the loop seems to simple skip the timer instead of executing it sequentially before starting the next iteration. Here is the code snippet:
Code:
var iTimer : Timer;
for( var i:int = 0; i < 2; i++ )
{
trace( i + " i iterations" );
[code]....
The loop does not seem to wait for jLoop() to be executed. It speeds ahead onto the next iteration, instantiating a new timer and thus screwing up the timing of the iterations. I have tried different things like putting break and continue statements in there but to no avail.
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Mar 12, 2010
how I can avoid this type of ridiculous code I am having to use:
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In lingo I would run a repeat loop using the base "pathText_textField_" and adding the number as a string for each one. Is this possible in as3? I mean can I construct the mc reference using code somehow? I can of course make the names as a string in a loop but you cannot use a string as a mc name right? If not then how else can you send the same instruction to multiple mcs?
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Jan 12, 2011
How do I pass values by reference inside a for each construct in AS3? Basically, I want something equivalent to the following code in PHP:
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Aug 10, 2010
So what will be faster:a) From actionscript construct library items and put on stage and Tween;b) Or keep those library items on stage, but not on visible zone and then with actionscript make them appear with a Tweener?
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Dec 25, 2010
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Oct 30, 2005
How to construct a preloader for the thumbnails in the xml gallery.
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Mar 19, 2006
I'm an intermediate AS2 coder starting to use better OOP practices. I have searched for the answer to this but have not found anything, perhaps because everyone else learned it a long time ago.It appears that classes which extend an MC which is contained inside a different MC do not run their constructor immediately after the containing MC is instantiated. Also this MC's methods are not immediately available. As a result I need to wait a bit, by using onLoad or another frame.Here is an illustration which I have made as slim as possible:
LIBRARY:
--Symbol with ID "ball", linked to AS2 class "Ball".
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--Symbol with ID "launcher", linked to AS2 class "Launcher".[code].....
QUESTIONS: How can I fix this so that setB would work in the above example? I have found two workarounds but I wonder if there is another which feels less kludgy.
Solution A): As seen in the example, put into Ball an onLoad function (or maybe just its constructor) which then runs any initialization functions. As a result I need to store in the object some properties which the object can find in itself and use for initialization.
Solution B): Put the method call on a timeline frame after the frame in which the attachMovie is done.
At the heart of this question is, why can I set the ball's properties (as seen with setA) but not be able to call its methods successfully? On one hand, I can see that the thread is busy with the box's initialization and can't be expected to run ball's constructor right away, even though ball has been instanced. But on the other hand, I am actually calling a method of an instance which is obviously there, so shouldn't it have the common decency to do as I ask?
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Aug 25, 2009
How do you properly set a public variable or property in a construct? I'm pretty sure this is the wrong way of going about it:
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Apr 21, 2009
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Jun 16, 2009
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Jan 22, 2009
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Sep 1, 2009
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Aug 26, 2009
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Jun 13, 2011
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Dec 9, 2009
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Jun 7, 2010
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Jan 22, 2010
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May 23, 2007
I got a music portfolio web site running PHP, MySQL and Flash. There's a page showing all the artists my client worked for and when you click on a song title, this title is passed as a variable to a PHP page then to a Flash page. The Flash page contains an actionscript music player which then looks for the right audio file in the database and plays the song. Everything works great except for the dynamic text field which displays the song title. If the song title contains an apostrophe or a single quote, the Flash dynamic text field then shows the apostrophe.[code]
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May 4, 2007
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Jul 18, 2007
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Jun 15, 2007
Is it possible to read/write data to and from Access with Flash in a offline format? I need to create a stand alone system that users can log into and pull information from - but it will not be networked or have any sort of internet connection.
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Jun 17, 2009
In flex 3 I have a hierarchical data structure. I would like to display the content of it in a tree. My problem is that I have nodes which data calculated from children nodes. How to structure the hierarchy to make automatic changes to those parent nodes, if their children's data changed? For example:
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Dec 28, 2009
I have to populate an Advanced Data Grid which have the following fields: Continent->State->Society-->Actual Value-->Estimate Value I want to simulate a financial market so i have to change some of the values by asynchronous request from an HTTPService; If necessary i'll post the .as file, but it is generated automatically by Flex Builder.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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