I am working on a menu within a game in CS6/AS3.
There are a few classic button symbols that refer to another page, there is a music toggle button(mc) and then there is a credits button, which is actually a movieclip. This mc shows a text on mouseclick. The text is also an mc.
I would like to match this mc to the other buttons, which grow on mouseover. Now considering the mc works with the 'visible' command, I don't want to use different frames for the mouseover effect. I was thinking to use a rescaling command, but I can't get it to work. Anyone an idea? Thanks.
So all of this inside the menu movieclip:
txtCredits.visible = false
btnCredits.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, ovrCredits);
btnCredits.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, outCredits);
btnCredits.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dwnCredits);
function ovrCredits(event:MouseEvent):void{
btnCredits.scale = 2;
}
function outCredits(event:MouseEvent):void{
btnCredits.scale = 1;
}
function dwnCredits(event:MouseEvent):void{
if(txtCredits.visible){
txtCredits.visible = false;
}
else{
txtCredits.visible = true;
}
}
You should know that a DisplayObject (the MovieClip in your case) doesn't have a property called "scale". I think that you mean DisplayObject.scaleX and DisplayObject.scaleY :
mc.scaleX = 1.2;
mc.scaleY = 1.2;
which are equivalent to :
mc.width *= 1.2;
mc.height *= 1.2;
or
mc.width += mc.width * 0.2;
mc.height += mc.height * 0.2;
Hope that can help.
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I have some incredibly simple code that works fine in letting me drag a "slider" button horizontally. However, I also want the text that appears above the object to change depending upon what the x-coordinate is of the object I'm dragging.
Here's the simple code:
var rectangle:Rectangle = new Rectangle(31,944,179,0);
Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, fl_ClickToDrag);
function fl_ClickToDrag(event:MouseEvent):void
{
Button.startDrag(false, rectangle);
}
Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, fl_ReleaseToDrop);
function fl_ReleaseToDrop(event:MouseEvent):void
{
Button.stopDrag();
gotoAndPlay(20);
}
What I'm wanting to do is have the system determine where the "Button" is in terms of its x-coordinate, and if the x-coordinate is higher than, say, 50, for the text above the "Button" to say "50+", and if the x-coordinate is higher than 100 for the text to change to "100+". I'm also not sure if the x-coordinate should be relative to the rectangle or relative to the entire screen.
Any and all help is appreciated.
You can use a boolean var to indicate if your button is dragged and if, then update your text field like this :
var is_dragged:Boolean = false;
var rectangle:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 100, stage.stageWidth - button.width, 0);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, _onEnterFrame);
function _onEnterFrame(e:Event):void {
if(is_dragged){
text_field.text = String(Math.round(button.x / 50) * 50) + '+';
}
}
button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, button_onPress);
function button_onPress(e:MouseEvent):void {
button.startDrag(false, rectangle);
is_dragged = true;
}
button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, button_onRelease);
function button_onRelease(e:MouseEvent):void {
button.stopDrag();
is_dragged = false;
}
You can see this code working here.
Hope that can help.
Hey Guys so I'm having a little trouble creating Multiple levels. I'm not so sure if im creating them the right way but i have a player and goal_1, goal_2, etc.. Basically when the player hitTestObject the goal_1 i want it to go to a new function called level_2 then level_3 after that hitTest. so Level_1 works just fine the hitTest works and it initializes level_2 but when i try to hitTest the player and goal_2 or even goal_1 again it just goes through it and doesnt do anything.
I understand now that level_2 isnt being called every frame like level_1 since its not part of the Enter_Frame listener. But i cant figure out how to have multiple Enter Frame events and not have them run simultaneously. If thats even the right way to create multiple levels.
Can you see what i could do in order to make it work?
private function gameLoop(e:Event):void
{
playerShoot();
playerControl();
playerStageBoundaries();
checkEndGameCondition();
checkPlayerOffScreen();
level_1();
}
private function level_1():void
{
if(player.hitTestObject(mGoal_1))
{
trace("Goal_1 Collision");
//Remove button for constant movement
btnShootPlayer = false;
mGoal_1.destroyGoal_1();
player.destroyPlayer();
//Update High Score text
nScore += 10;
updateHighScore();
stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, gameLoop);
//Update level
nLevel++;
updatePlayerLevel();
level_2();
}else
{
checkEndGameCondition();
}
}
public function level_2():void
{
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, gameLoop);
TweenMax.to(mGoal_1, 1, {y:40, repeat:-1, yoyo:true, ease:Power0.easeInOut});
trace("Level_2 Initiated");
//Keep Text Scores initiated
updateHighScore();
updatePlayerLives();
player = new mPlayer();
stage.addChild(player);
player.x = (stage.stageWidth / 2) - 280;
player.y = (stage.stageHeight / 2);
mGoal_1 = new goal_1();
stage.addChild(mGoal_1);
mGoal_1.x = (stage.stageWidth / 2) + 300;
mGoal_1.y = (stage.stageHeight) - 35;
if (player.hitTestObject(mGoal_1))
{
trace("Level 2 Hit test works!");
nScore += 10;
updateHighScore();
}
}
I didn't read too carefully all the code, but I guess you can use a function variable. Declare it on class level (outside any function):
var _doFunction:Function;
than, instead calling level1 function, pass the reference and call the _doFunction:
_doFunction = level1;
_doFunction();//or _doFunction.call(); - see Adobes documentation
when you are done with the level1, than pass the next level:
_doFunction = level2;
P.S. don't forget to accept the answer if it helped to solve your problem.
I have a filmstrip animation with 5 images (meant to be buttons to get urls) inside the filmstrip movie clip. I've only created a button of the first image so far. It works when it is not in the movie clip; however, once the movie clip is created that contains the button, it no longer works.
Additionally, the buttons have a rollover effect that works in or outside of the movie clip. If the button can detect the mouse over inside the movie clip, why can't it detect the mouse click?
Super grateful for any advice. I'm not well versed in AS, so you might want to dumb it down a bit.
ActionScript
var count = 1;
rtBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rightScroll);
lftBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, leftScroll);
function panelOver() {
// this.onEnterFrame = scrollPanel;
// delete this.onRollOver;
}
function rightScroll(e:Event){
if (count < 5){
count++;
panel.x += 150;
}else{
count = 5;
}
//addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,rightAnimate);
//function rightAnimate(event:Event) {
//panel.x -= 140; //Math.round(140/7);
//}
}
function leftScroll(e:Event){
if (count > 1){
count --;
panel.x -= 150;
}else{
count=1;
}
//addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,leftAnimate);
//function leftAnimate(event:Event) {
//panel.x += 140;// - Math.round(.5);
//}
}
/* Click to Go to Web Page
Clicking on the specified symbol instance loads the URL in a new browser window.
Instructions:
1. Replace http://www.adobe.com with the desired URL address.
Keep the quotation marks ("").
*/
snowbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_3);
function fl_ClickToGoToWebPage_3(event:MouseEvent):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com"), "_blank");
}
I have a student who is working on a Tower Defense game in AS3 and has an issue that has stumped me. He is using hitTestObject to change the direction that a movieClip is moving. The movieClip has its own timeline with frames for the different directions that the object is facing and a linked .as file with the code for the behavior of the object.
When he calls gotoAndStop to change the internal frame of the movieClip, the removed event is triggered, but the object stays on the screen and no longer moves.
All of my searches find answers about removing objects, but I have not seen anything about preventing an object from removing itself.
The following code is a loop triggered by an ENTER_FRAME event in the .as class file for the movieClip object:
private function eFrame(event:Event):void
{
if (_root.isPaused == false)
{
//MOVING THE ENEMY
this.x += speed * xDir;
this.y -= speed * yDir;
if (health <= 0)
{
_root.currency += 4;
this.parent.removeChild(this);
}
if (this.x > 770)
{
this.parent.removeChild(this);
_root.health -= 10;
_root.gotHit = true;
}
//checking if touching any invisible markers
for (var i:int=0; i<_root.upHolder.numChildren; i++)
{
//the process is very similar to the main guy's testing with other elements
var upMarker:DisplayObject = _root.upHolder.getChildAt(i);
if (hitTestObject(upMarker))
{
yDir = 1;
xDir = 0;
this.gotoAndStop(3);
}
}
for (i=0; i<_root.downHolder.numChildren; i++)
{
//the process is very similar to the main guy's testing with other elements
var downMarker:DisplayObject = _root.downHolder.getChildAt(i);
if (hitTestObject(downMarker))
{
yDir = -1;
xDir = 0;
this.gotoAndStop(7);
}
}
for (i=0; i<_root.rightHolder.numChildren; i++)
{
//the process is very similar to the main guy's testing with other elements
var rightMarker:DisplayObject = _root.rightHolder.getChildAt(i);
if (hitTestObject(rightMarker))
{
yDir = 0;
xDir = 1;
this.gotoAndStop(6);
}
}
for (i=0; i<_root.leftHolder.numChildren; i++)
{
//the process is very similar to the main guy's testing with other elements
var leftMarker:DisplayObject = _root.leftHolder.getChildAt(i);
if (hitTestObject(leftMarker))
{
yDir = 0;
xDir = -1;
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}
}
}
}
private function remove(event:Event):void
{
trace("remove");
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, eFrame);
_root.enemiesLeft -= 1;
}
}
When the gotoAndStop line executes, the frame of the movieClip changes and then the code jumps directly to a function that is triggered by the REMOVED event.
Does anyone have an idea why the REMOVED event might be triggered by this code?
Thank you for your help.
The REMOVED Event is triggered by anything that is removed from the stage inside the MovieClip or Sprite that is containing it, if I'm not mistaken. And especially with MovieClips that have animation, things get removed and added everytime, for instance if some part of the animation ends on the timeline, or at keyframes.
Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE is dispatched only when the container itself is removed from stage. Maybe that's causing your confusion? I can't see from your code example exactly what event type you're listening for.
Where are you adding the remove-listener?
Without more information, I would guess that you are listening to a clip inside an animation, and that it's not there on all frames (or, maybe even more likely - that the instance is being swapped out for another, identical one, by flash pro. This can happen depending on in what order you added keyframes, the alignment of the moon and fluctuations in the ionosphere. It's easiest fixed by simply removing all key-frames and then re-creating them. And then never using flash pro for anything ever again.)
I have a class Catcher which lets you control a movieclip in a game. I'm trying to program the game so it finishes and you can restart. So I need to remove everything and go back to the menu. Should be a simple thing to solve but I can't seem to find out how.
So far I just have ourCatcher.parent.removeChild(ourCatcher); to remove my movieclip from the stage. And an if statement to stop one of the functions which drops things onto the stage. SoundMixer.stopAll(); to stop the music.Then I just have it going to frame 3 which is the gameover screen.
It looks fine but I get constant 1009 errors overflowing in the error console and when I restart the game, it's super slow. It seems the function for movement within Catcher is still running and creating an error because the Catcher was removed from stage and is null now.
I know I need to un-reference everything to do with the Catcher but I can't find out any documentation online to do it in my situation. Everyone seems to have different methods which I've tried and don't work.
The two functions in the Catcher class I'm using to move the character :
public function Catcher(stageRef:Stage)
{
stop();
this.stageRef = stageRef;
key = new KeyObject(stageRef);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop, false, 0, true);
}
//movement
public function loop(e:Event):void
{
if (key.isDown(Keyboard.A))
vx -= walkSpeed;
else if (key.isDown(Keyboard.D))
vx += walkSpeed;
else
vx *= friction;
//update position
x += vx;
//speed adjustment
if (vx > maxspeed)
vx = maxspeed;
else if (vx < -maxspeed)
vx = -maxspeed;
//stay inside screen
if (x > stageRef.stageWidth)
{
x = stageRef.stageWidth;
vx = -vx
}
else if (x < 0)
{
x = 0;
vx = -vx;
}
if (key.isDown(Keyboard.A))
{
scaleX = -1;
}
else if (key.isDown(Keyboard.D))
{
scaleX = 1;
}
movement();
// Jumping
jump += gravity;
if (y > stage.stageHeight /1.5)
{
jump = 0;
canJump = true;
}
if (key.isDown(Keyboard.SPACE) && canJump)
{
jump = -10;
canJump = false;
}
y += jump;
}
The other class where I'm removing the things from the stage is called CatchingGame and it has a function which drops objects, I put the game over code there for when playerlives == 0 .
if (playerLives == 0 )
{
stop();
ourCatcher.parent.removeChild(ourCatcher);
SoundMixer.stopAll();
gotoAndStop(3);
}
I've probably made an elementary mistake since this is my first flash game. Any help is greatly appreciated as this is pretty much the last step in finishing my game.
Instead of just removing the child by referencing its parent to remove itself (I had to test to make sure this actually worked). Create a function in same place that you create/instantiate the Catcher that removes first the eventListener ENTER_FRAME, then removes the Catcher.
if (playerLives == 0 ) {
stop();
removeCatcher();
SoundMixer.stopAll();
gotoAndStop(3);
}
// new location in the main code where the catcher is created
function removeCatcher():void {
ourCatcher.cleanUp();
removeChild(ourCatcher);
}
// in the Catcher class
function cleanUp():void {
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
}
if (ourCatcher.parent) ourCatcher.parent.removeChild(ourCatcher);
else trace("Catcher without a parent still plays! DEBUG THIS!");
Basically, you are most likely losing control flow of your catcher, that is, it seemingly tries to remove itself from the stage twice. After it removes itself first time, its parent becomes null, hence the 1009. And, seeing as you've hit a 2028, the same reason applies, your catcher is no longer a child of anywhere.