Consider the following function:
public function foo(bar1:int, bar2:uint, bar3:String, bar4:Boolean):void{}
What I want is to have the different types of data represented by custom named types which are essentially representing the original data types. In other words, I would like to proxy the data types and have a valid function as following[code]...
Consider the following function:
Code:
public function foo(bar1:int, bar2:uint, bar3:String, bar4:Boolean):void{}
What I want is to have the different types of data represented by custom named types which are essentially representing the original data types. I other word, I would like to proxy the data types and have a valid function as following:
Code:
public function foo(bar1:PAR_Bar1, bar2:PAR_Bar2, bar3:PAR_Bar3, bar4:PAR_Bar4):void{}
so PAR_Bar1 would proxy the `int` data type, PAR_Bar2 would proxy the `uint` data type, so on and so forth.
The reason I need this is because I'm using a debugger with a GUI that can run methods and allows changing function parameter values in real-time, the issue is that the debugger can't tell me what parameter I'm changing, it only displays the data type of a parameter. So if I need to change 10 different parameters all of type int, the debuggers display all of them as int and not by their names.
I think that if I use proxy types I can easily differentiate between parameters.
So, my question: Is it possible to proxy data types? I mean map specific data types to custom data types that would represent the base data types?
Does anyone know of any really easy and effective ways to move complex data types from PHP into FLASH and vice-versa? A while back I made an attempt to recreate PHP' serialize() function in actionscript but it was really difficult and performance was poor.
I'm able to do it fairly easily for one dimensional arrays indexed by numbers, but when I have to pass either an object (or several objects) or when i have to pass a nested array of arbitrary complexity (such as a data tree) then I get bogged down.
I have a little experience dealing with XML in flash (working with the tree component) but it seems like so much effort when i am dealing with a new data type.
Does anyone know of any pre-packaged components or code (in actionscript and complimentary part in php) that might be useful?
i recently made a custom event and its easy.what i didnt find though was a way to add different types of events under the same category e.g
MouseEvent.CLICK
MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN
...
i know how to make CustomEvent.Type1. how to add other types.
Im trying to wrap my head around data types and phrasing them from xml. From what I gather variables that come in from XML are always treated as a string - even if you declare them as something else before hand? Im not seeing that myself as everything else other then the Boolean is behaving as expected. For example in the code below, if I declare FGFILLCOLOR as anything other then an int, or Number, I get an unrelated type error. So why just Boolean and how can I convert them so they behave properly without declaring all of them as a String? Though I've seen a few related solutions posted around but I wan't able to sort them out.
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Im trying to wrap my head around data types and phrasing them from xml. From what I gather variables that come in from XML are always treated as a string - even if you declare them as something else before hand?Im not seeing that myself as everything else other then the Boolean is behaving as expected. For example in the code below, if I declare FGFILLCOLOR as anything other then an int, or Number, I get an unrelated type error. So why just Boolean and how can I convert them so they behave properly without declaring all of them as a String? Here is what I've got:
the xml
Code:
<VARIABLES>
[code].....
WSDL defines a number of datatypes supported by web service . Is there a documentation stating the various equivalents of those datatypes on flex side. In general for any language that we use to consume web service, how do we get to know the equivalent datatypes of the wsdl types.
One of the web service that I am consuming is returning base64Binary (an image binary data) , What is the equivalent datatype of this on flex ?
In my code there's a function that shows an image on the screen (or loads the image and shows a progress bar). This function is called by clicking on a thumbnail, and it uses a parameter [e.target.name] refering to the property "name" of the thumbnail clicked, which is an integer (or I believe so). The thumbnails are placed inside the cointaner_mc MovieClip.
Code:
container_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickThumb);
function clickThumb(e:MouseEvent):void{
if (my_full_images[e.target.name] == undefined){[code]...
but I want to call this function by clicking on a button, which would need to pass another type of parameter, in this case, a variable which refers to the number of the image displayed on the screen plus one.I tried this:
Code:
clickThumb(image_num + 1);
But it doesn't work, I get the following error:
1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type flash.events:MouseEvent.
How could I call the function clickThumb and make it use "image_num + 1" instead of "e.target.name" ?
Could I dispatch the event (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickThumb), passing this value "image_num + 1" ?
Primitive Data Types (Boolean, int, Null, Number, String, uint, and void) are treated as "values" rather than Objects, so when you pass one of them into a function, instead of passing a reference, it basically clones the information, and creates a new instance. It does the same thing when when you use "primitive1 = primitive2", and instead of passing on a reference, clones it.I thought there might be a slim possibility Flash allows me to reference primitives if I treat them as objects instead of (in this case) ints.
Code:
var num1:int = 5;
var num2:Object;
[code]......
I am trying to take some XML from a web service that looks something like this:
<User>
<UserData>
<ID>1</ID>[code]....
That works. However I have been unable to manipulate that into an XMLList. (I'm not sure that is the best course of action however.)I have tried this:
var
myXMLList:XMLList = x.UserData;
and var myXMLList:XMLList = x.User; Neither of these work. (Again, not sure if this is even what I need to do.)
I am trying to pass custom event data from 1 class to another class...here is my codes..[code]
View 2 RepliesHow can I get some var / data from a custom classes?The XML class
package classes
{
import flash.net.URLLoader;
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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
[code]...
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 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();
[code].....
Is there any way to attach custom data to elements? Kind of like the $.data() function in jQuery?I know you can subclass and element and add custom parameters, but it would be an overkill to create custom class just to add a single custom parameter.
View 4 RepliesI have an application where I'm loading in XML data externally. What i'm trying to figure out is the best way to store this data in my application so that I can pass the relevant XML or data to my custom classes.
Basically I have a navigation and gallery class I have written both of which are instantiated on the document class, I would like to pass them each their corresponding XML. My question is whether I should store or seperate the xml into objects in the document class first, or simply pass each class its own xml node? Is there another/more preferable way to handle XML data between custom classes?
At my last job I was teamed with a developer to make this stuff work, now I'm on my own and have been tasked with creating an e-learning suite that can track quiz data. Flash Templates will not work as there is some deeper interactivity we're creating. I've tried deconstructing the quiz templates, but that has proved very hard. The actionscript manuals have, as usual, proved not so useful; My personal design book library goes only to 5. Is there somewhere I can go, or a book you could recommend to either learn the easiest way to script data tracking for a (very) custom quiz, or find a few source files I can tear apart and reconstruct.
View 3 RepliesI have a class called LevelHandler. Inside each LevelHandler object is a bunch of arrays, various numbers, etc. Instead of saving the data for all these things separately, I've decided to save my LevelHandler object.
Here's what I've tried:
[code]...
You all expected this to work, right? Just kidding, it didn't. The problem is, when I try to set levelHandler equal to myLocalData.data.levelHandler, there is a type coercion failure (converting an Object to a LevelHandler). I know why this was happening, so I tried to make use of the "as" keyword. Still, apparently saved data can only be stored and understood as an Object.So, how can I save this LevelHandler object such that it can be accessed in the future (like when I need to trace how many levels there are)?
Basiclally a simple thing, however i dont get an idea on how to solve this one:
Say I have a sprite which is already existing during runtime and at some certain point I want to attach some custom data to it, say, in a string.
How would I do that?
s:Sprite = new Sprite();
s["extra"] = .... gives me an error, so i got exactly that far till here.
s.name is already reserved for another string and for sure I thought about just adding a TextField with the string inside to it, like
s.addChild(myStringTf);
But I know there is a better way, I just cant find it. hasOwnProperty() just returns a boolean true in case i match the value already assigned to it, right? Isn't there a way to attach an annonymouse object to it?
I'm currently building an application that is presenting tabular (fetched from a webservice) data and have squirted it into a datagrid - seemed the most obvious way to present it on screen. I've now come across a few limitations in the datagrid and wonder how I might move forward. The data is logically split into groups and I would like to be able to have subheadings in the grid whenever I move to a new group. I would like to be able to highlight individual cells based on their content relative to other values in the row - ie highlight the cell with the highest value in the row. Is this possible with the standard datagrid?
View 2 RepliesI am working on actionscript to generate a SWF dynamically using JSON data coming from an HTTP request. I receive the data on creationComplete and try to generate a tree like structure. I don't create the whole tree at the same time. I create 2 levels, level 1 and level 2. My goal is to attach custom events on the panels which represent tree nodes. When users click the panels, it dispatches custom events and try to generate the next level.
So, it goes like this :
On creation complete -> get JSON-> create top tow levels -> click on level 2-> create the level 2 and level 3 -> click on level 3-> create level 3 and 4. and so on and so on. I am attaching my code with this email. How to do this if you need to paint a tree having
total level number = "n" where n = 0 to 100
Should I carry the data around in CustomPageClickEvent class.
[Code]
import com.iwobanas.effects.*;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
import flash.filters.BitmapFilterType;
import flash.filters.GradientGlowFilter;
[Code] .....
i'm using flash builder 4..i want to ask something..how to binding data to custom list component in flex??...i already try binding data from webservice to standard datagrid component in flex, and it's work perfectly...this is my code for binding to datagrid..
<mx:DataGrid includeIn="LobbyPage" x="30" y="319" id="dataGrid" creationComplete="dataGrid_creationCompleteHandler(event)" dataProvider="{TakeUserResult4.lastResult}">
[code]....
I'm trying to create a custom class that will create a tile (a small rounded square) when requested, with a small image on it. I can successfully create the tile, as shown in the code below, but I don't know how to pass the class the pictures data.Is it possible to do this using bitmapData, or by referancing it throught the library (if i store my picture in a movieclip in the library?[code]
View 3 Repliesis it possible to create an item renderer for the data labels of a Flex Pie Chart?i know it is possible to change the formatting of the String using the label function. But i need more control of the way the data label appears.The background of the label needs to be a a specific color based on the data.
View 1 RepliesBTW, this should be in actionscript 3.
What's the fastest way to dump your data (not in a file) into a bitmap for display?
I had it working with setPixels and colored rects but that's way too slow.
Is there a way to load in the raw bytes or hijack the loader class to put in custom loader data?
I'm trying to bring data from an sqlite database into a custom made menu. I have the menu working using an array with the code shown. But, now I would like the data to come from an sqlite database.
The code shown for the database, I have used for a previous job that pulled the data into a dataGrid. I now want that same data to put into my custom menu instead of a dataGrid. How would I change the second code to do this?
I think my main question is about the "watername_dg.addItem" in the second code below and how to change that to bring the data into my buttons.
ActionScript Code:
//////////////PULLING DATA FROM AN ARRAY TO BUILD MENU//////////////
var _menuArray:Array = new Array("Apples","Oranges","Pears","Grapes","Limes", "Carrots", "Peas", "Beans");
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Once a button is clicked in a submenu called SelectChar(a menu class extending my menu base class), it dispatches a custom event carrying an array of variables. This event is then listened for in the main Document Class called Engine, where the value of the passed variable can be used. For testing purposes im only passing 1 arguement in the array.
my Error when trying to trace the passed variable in isolation "trace(e.arg[0]);": 1119: Access of possibly undefined property arg through a reference with static type flash.events:Event.
Okay, i hope that made sense... heres the relevent code:
custom event class: passCharEvent.as
Code: Select allpackage com.asgamer.snipergame
{
import flash.events.Event;
public class passCharEvent extends Event
[Code].....
How can I define a custom data type in flash? for example in C/C++ I can do something like this:
[Code]...
Is there a way something like this can be done in flash? Basically I want to be able to create my own variable types.
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 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.
