I'm working with flash CS6 and AIR, I drew a movieclip with some buttons and exported for actionsript, then I wrote down some code that will make some buttons change label. No errors, no warnings, everything works excepts for labels. How can I fix it?
package{
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class Downloader extends Sprite{
public function Downloader() {
BTNplay.label = 'play'; //this does not work
BTNplay.y=5; //this works
}
}
}
The fact is that I wrote something similar on the main class and it works! How is that possible?
Did you maybe mean this?
BTNPlay.label.text = 'play';
// ^^^^^
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I was trying to implement custom google search in my course-ware that developed in flash. I define a class named 'Main' (Main.as) and put my search code there. But the problem is, that Main class has a conflict with the other codes containing in my course-ware (i've combo box & other basic navigation in course-ware). i have no idea how to resolve it. is there any way to put that code in timeline layer? help please.. thanks. here is my Main class:
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.net.navigateToURL;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
public class Main extends Sprite
{
public function Main():void
{
searchButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, google);
addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, google);
searchTerms.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, selectText);
}
private function google(e:*):void
{
if(e.type == "mouseUp")
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.google.com/search?q=" + searchTerms.text));
}
else if(e.keyCode == Keyboard.ENTER)
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.google.com/search?q=" + searchTerms.text));
}
}
private function selectText(e:MouseEvent):void
{
searchTerms.setSelection(0, searchTerms.length);
}
}
}
From what you shared & the messages here, I assume you are trying to add code through the flash IDE while at the same time having a document class called Main, for your application.
There are lots of ways you may get around this.
Assuming you want keep your timeline code unaltered while adding an instance of the Main class :
Add an empty movie clip to the library, say SearchClass.
Go to properties of the movie clip & click export for actionscript.
Set the class to Main. Do make sure where Main.as lies outside with respect to the fla.
Add this movieclip onto the stage, on any frame or layer.
Do remember to clear the document class field.
As a side note, You should also rename the class Main to something meaningful, like SearchClass.
If you wonder about setting the class vs base class,
We use base class only when you wish to extend the features of the class (by adding UI elements for eg).
You could also simply call the class directly from the timeline code as :
var main:Main = new Main();
addChild(main);
Just make sure the Main.as file lies next to the fla... ie make sure the path is available to compiler.
I have some animation that was created in the main timeline in an FLA
I want to publish this as a SWC for importing via Flash Builder.
However- I can't find a way to do this. Any ideas?
The only workaround I know of so far is to copy all the frames into a movieclip symbol and then set that to "export for actionscript" This isn't ideal since then I need to reposition the entire animation so it's at 0,0- and since there are objects moving outside the bounds of the stage, etc. I'll have to do it by eye. Not ideal :\ so a better solution is much appreciated!
You could embed a .swf
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class Demo extends Sprite{
[Embed (source="test.swf")]
private var Test : Class
public function Demo() {
var test : MovieClip = new Test() as MovieClip;
addChild(test);
}
}
}
i am new in ActionScript 3/ Flash CS4, i am learning classes in ActionScript(OOP). I have in my folder two files - Pro.fla (my flash project) and .as (Pro.as). I created class in Pro.as:
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class Pro extends MovieClip
{
private var button:my_button=new my_button(); // is the button from the library (MovieClip), which has been linkage Base class: Pro and class: my_button
public function Pro()
{
button.x+=2050;
}
}
}
when i ctrl+enter, i have a mistake: Error: Error #1023: Stack overflow,
What is the problem, can anyone help me with that? Thank you in advance!
It looks like you have a recursion issue. In your comment, you mentioned that "my_button" has a base class of "Pro". I'm guessing "Pro.as" is your Document class and not the base class of your button. Right now, because Pro is the base class of the button, and you're creating the button within Pro, it's creating an endless loop.
If you haven't created a base class for the button, you probably want to set it to "flash.display.Sprite" or "flash.display.MovieClip" to have it extend either Sprite or MovieClip.
The base class of the button should be flash.display.SimpleButton (or MovieClip)
I'd like to access the stage of the main timeline from w/i a class that extends a movieclip. Basically, I have a button in the main timeline that makes a HUD appear. The HUD is an extended MovieClip class. When people click on a button in the HUD, I'd like to remove the object from the stage of the main MovieClip.
#curro: I think your confusion may come from the fact that I am running this code from a class definition file. Clicking on a button w/i this object should remove it from the DisplayList of the MainTimeline. Here's the code from the class definition file:
package classes {
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class Answers extends MovieClip {
public function Answers(){
listen();
}//constructor
//initiatlize variables
public var answersArray:Array = new Array();
private function listen():void {
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function(e:MouseEvent){
answersArray.push(answer_txt.text);
e.currentTarget.parent.parent.stage.removeChild(this);
});//listen
}//listen
}//class Definition
}//package
trace(e.currentTarget.parent.parent) gets me the MainTimeline, and trace(e.currentTarget.parent.parent.stage) appears to return the main stage, but I cannot use removeChild w/o getting an error that I am trying to coerce the stage to be a DisplayObject (which it ought to be).
What's on the stage of the MainTimeline: A single button that, when clicked, adds an instance of the Answers class to the stage.
What's part of the Answers class that's not in the code?
I first created Answers as a MovieClip object in the main library. It has 3 parts:
a TextField named "answer_txt"
a "clear_btn" that clears the answer_txt
a "submit_btn" that submits the text of answer_txt and then removes the entire Answers object from the MainTimeline (at least, that's what I want it to do).
your class definition is really weird. Looks like a mixture of as2 and as3.
Try with this:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.text.*;
import fl.controls.Button;
public class Answers extends MovieClip
{
public var answersArray:Array = new Array();
public function Answers()
{
submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, remove);
}
private function remove(e:MouseEvent)
{
answersArray.push(answer_txt.text);
this.parent.removeChild(this);
}
}
}
This works on my computer. Your code doesn't. I think it has something to do with the listen method. The class isn't still instatiated and you are making it work.
Hey, I can't make head or tail from the code. Where does submit_btn come from? Is it a property of the class? What about answer_txt?
You don't need to access e.currentTarget... to remove "this" simply:
this.parent.removeChild(this);
If you add that movieclip to the stage then you can access the stage from that class as simple as in the document class
stage
Otherwise you can't access stage from that class. But you can access it by sending the stage as argument when instantiate the class.
I have some movieclips on my main timeline with a class to extend these movieclips
ClickableMovieClip.as:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
public class ClickableMovieClip extends MovieClip {
public function ClickableMovieClip():void {
this.buttonMode = true;
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onReleaseHandler);
}
public function onReleaseHandler(myEvent:MouseEvent) {
//trace(" > "+this.name);
testing();
}
}
}
And on my maintime line I have this function testing();
function testing(){
trace("hello world!");
}
But the I can't 'reach' the testing function. I get this error:
"1061: Call to a possibly undefined method testing through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer."
What am I doing wrong?
First of all, how are you connecting your AS3 class to the stage? Importing it in a frame or using it as the Document Class?
This may have to do with inheritance.
Second, you may need to call it using (root As MovieClip).testing() or something like that. The idea is that you need to call it as a method of the stage or root. I don't remember exactly how it works.
EDIT:
As you said MovieClip(parent).testing(); is the answer. I forgot the exact syntax before...