not currently clicked movieclip comes up as true - actionscript-3

private var previousClick = null;
public static var floor1:Array = new Array();
floor1[0] = [2,1,1,1,1,1,2];
floor1[1] = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
floor1[2] = [1,1,1,2,1,1,1];
floor1[3] = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
floor1[4] = [1,1,1,2,1,1,1];
floor1[5] = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
floor1[6] = [2,1,1,1,1,1,2];
public function Main()
{
var tilew:int = 60;
var tileh:int = 60;
for (var i:int=0; i<floor1.length; i++)
{
for (var u:int=0; u<floor1[i].length; u++)
{
var cell:MovieClip = new Tile();
cell.gotoAndStop(floor1[i][u]);
cell.x = ((u-i)*tileh)+365;
cell.y = ((u+i)*tileh/2)+70;
addChild(cell);
cell.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, mouseclick);
}
}
function mouseclick(event:MouseEvent)
{
(event.currentTarget as Tile).outline.gotoAndStop("active");
event.currentTarget.cellSelected = true;
event.currentTarget.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,mouseclick);
if (previousClick !== null){
(previousClick as Tile).outline.gotoAndStop(1);
event.currentTarget.cellSelected = false;
previousClick.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,mouseclick);
trace(previousClick);
}
previousClick = event.currentTarget;
previousClick.cellSelected = true;
}
So I have tiles called cells lined up to each other to make a floor. When you click a cell, the outline of that tile glows, indicating that it is currently selected. I have also created a boolean that checks if the current tile is selected. The problem is, the boolean is returning true to a tile that I clicked that isn't the currently selected one, especially the first tile I click when the game starts.
So my question is, how can I get a tile that I clicked that isnt currently selected to not equal true?

I think it caused by overlap.
you may try cell.y = ((u+i)*tileh)+70;

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Added child stays invisible even though its container is visible

I have been struggling for a couple of days with an issue in Flash CS4. I am re-structuring an old game project into a Main class which handles the mainMenu, playGame, etc. functions. I have a ship added from the "game", which is added by Main.
The issue is "myShip" works as expected, except it's never visible. I've checked a lot of times, and both myShip and its containter (game) visible properties are always true. Alpha values are not the problem either, nor layers nor depth. Every other child I've added from "game" works just fine, but "myShip" refuses to be visible.
Any ideas as to why this could happen? I do not know how what to try next to solve the problem. Any help would be very appreciated. The code for the Main, Game and Ship class is below.
Thank you!
Code from the Main class:
public class Main extends Sprite {
public var mainMenuDisplay:MainMenuDisplay;
public var game:Game;
public var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu;
public function Main() {
showMainMenu();
}
public function showMainMenu() {
mainMenuDisplay = new MainMenuDisplay(this);
gameOverMenu=remove_movie_clip(gameOverMenu);
addChild(mainMenuDisplay);
}
public function showGameOver() {
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu(this);
game=remove_movie_clip(game);
addChild(gameOverMenu);
}
public function playTheGame() {
game = new Game(this);
mainMenuDisplay = remove_movie_clip(mainMenuDisplay);
gameOverMenu=remove_movie_clip(gameOverMenu);
stage.addChild(game);
}
private function remove_movie_clip(clip:*) {
if (clip) {
removeChild(clip);
}
return null;
}
}
Code from the Game class:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import com.coreyoneil.collision.CollisionList;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.greensock.*;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.SpreadMethod;
import flash.display.GradientType;
import flash.geom.Matrix;
import com.sounds.music.Music_mainMusic;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
public class Game extends MovieClip {
var mainClass:Main;
//Main menu
//var mainMenuDisplay:MainMenuDisplay = new MainMenuDisplay();
//static var inMenu:Boolean = true;
//
//Ship variables
static var myShip:Ship = new Ship();
var myDirectionBar:Direction_bar = new Direction_bar();
//
//Enemy variables
static var enemyShipTimer_1:Timer;
//
//PowerUp variables
static var powerUpTimer:Timer;
static var nuking:Boolean;
//
//Wall generation variables
static var wall_mov_speed:Number;
var randomize:Number = 1;
var wallArray:Array = new Array();
var index:int = 0;
//
//Wall collision variables (powered by CDK by Corey O'Neil)
var myWallCollisionList:CollisionList; // = new CollisionList(myShip);
var wall_collisions:Array = new Array();
//
//Score variables
static var score:Number;
static var scoreText:TextField = new TextField();
var scoreFormat = new TextFormat("LCD5x8H", 20, 0x0066FF, true);
var distance_score_counter:int;
//
//Health variables
static var healthMeter_1:HealthMeter = new HealthMeter();
//
//Game modes
//var levelSelectDisplay:LevelSelectDisplay = new LevelSelectDisplay();
//**NOTE: These are extremely important, because they are the functions, which in reality are attributes, that allow us to call,
//from an Event Listener, a function in which we have a parameter to pass. This way we call these variables instead of the
//function we are interested in, these will call it for us.
//var functionLevelSelect_1:Function = selectedLevel(1);
//var functionLevelSelect_2:Function = selectedLevel(2);
//var functionLevelSelect_3:Function = selectedLevel(3);
//var functionLevelSelect_4:Function = selectedLevel(4);
//var functionLevelSelect_5:Function = selectedLevel(5);
//The level composition (that's the numbers of the frame in the MC of the Walls, each number is a type. The last one stores all of them.
//var level_1_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_2_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_3_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_4_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var storyModeLevelCompositions:Array = new Array(level_1_composition, level_2_composition, level_3_composition, level_4_composition);
//
var levelPlaying:int = 0;
var wallPieceCount:int = 0;
//
//Pause variables
var pauseScreen:PauseScreen = new PauseScreen();
//This variables states whether we are in pause or not
static var isPause:Boolean = false;
//This other tells us if we can pause at the moment or not
static var isPauseable:Boolean = false;
//
//Game Over, new Game and Game menu variables
//static var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
static var inGameStopping:Boolean = false;
//
//Transition screen variables
var darkening:Boolean;
//NOTE: We do it this way because, when putting an Enter Frame event listener onto the function funcTransition,
//which has a pass variable, the variable changed all the time to true, giving us problems.
//Background graphics variables
var color1:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var color2:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var colors:Object = {left:color1, right:color2};
var newColor1:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var newColor2:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var newColors:Object = {left:newColor1, right:newColor2};
var mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
//
//Music variables
var myMainMusic:Music_mainMusic = new Music_mainMusic();
//
//Credits variables
//var myCredits:Credits = new Credits();
//var myVersion:VersionDisplay = new VersionDisplay();
//
//Other variables
//var initThingy:Boolean;
var initTransition:Boolean = true;
var allPurposeCounter:int = 0;
var myTransitionScreen:TransitionScreen = new TransitionScreen();
//
//New necessary variables
//
public function Game(passedClass:Main) {
mainClass = passedClass;
if (stage) {
init(null);
}else{
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
}
public function init(e:Event) {
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
this.parent.addChild(this);
//Necessary initial booting:
mySprite.x = 0;
mySprite.y = 0;
stage.addChildAt(mySprite, 1);
drawGradient();
animateBackground();
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*mainMenuDisplay.x = 400 - mainMenuDisplay.width/2;
mainMenuDisplay.y = 240 - mainMenuDisplay.height/2;
stage.addChild(mainMenuDisplay);*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*levelSelectDisplay.x = 400 - levelSelectDisplay.width/2;
levelSelectDisplay.y = 240 - levelSelectDisplay.height/2;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
stage.addChild(levelSelectDisplay);*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Transitions
myTransitionScreen.visible = false;
stage.addChild(myTransitionScreen);
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//myCredits.x = 20;
//myCredits.y = 438;
//stage.addChild(myCredits);
//myVersion.x = 710;
//myVersion.y = 438;
//stage.addChild(myVersion);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//myMainMusic.play(0,99999);
initGame(null);
//mainMenuIdleState();
//
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function mainMenuIdleState(){
stage.addChild(mainMenuDisplay);
stage.addChild(levelSelectDisplay);
inMenu = true;
mainMenuDisplay.visible = true;
mainMenuDisplay.mainMenuPlayStoryButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, level_select);
mainMenuDisplay.mainMenuPlayEndlessButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, endless_mode_selected);
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function endless_mode_selected(e:Event){
levelPlaying = 0;
initGame(null);
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function level_select(e:Event){
mainMenuDisplay.visible = false;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = true;
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton1_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_1);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton2_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_2);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton3_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_3);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton4_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_4);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButtonBack_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_5);
}
function selectedLevel(level:int):Function {
switch (level){
case 1:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("1 clicked");
levelPlaying = 1;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 2:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("2 clicked");
levelPlaying = 2;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 3:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("3 clicked");
levelPlaying = 3;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 4:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("4 clicked");
levelPlaying = 4;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
default:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("back clicked");
levelPlaying = 0;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
mainMenuDisplay.visible = true;
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton1_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_1);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton2_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_2);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton3_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_3);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton4_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_4);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButtonBack_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_5);
}
break;
}
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function initGame(e:Event):void{
//This has so many redundancies, when everything is done, START CLEANING THIS!
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Main menu
//mainMenuDisplay.visible = false;
//inMenu = false; THIS GOES AT THE END TO PREVENT PROBLEMS
//directNewGame tells us if we come from the newGame function (and thus we do not go through the mainMenuIdleState
//function and this instances have not been placed on stage) or not. If we come from the main menu, we DO need to
//remove them.
//
trace(myShip);
//Ship
myShip.x = -10; //Before there were numbers to implement stage.stageWidth/2;
myShip.y = 200; //Before there were numbers to implement stage.stageHeight/2;
myShip.visible = true;
//mainClass.addChild(myShip);
this.addChild(myShip);
//We make sure the ship doesn't enter to stage with 0 health
//(problems of working with only one instance of ship due to the static var references)
Ship.health = 100;
//Check "NOTE" below
myShip.alpha = 0.35;
myShip.visible = true;
//
trace(myShip.visible);
//Direction bar
myDirectionBar.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
myDirectionBar.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
this.addChild(myDirectionBar);
//
//Timers (enemies)
enemyShipTimer_1 = new Timer(1000)
enemyShipTimer_1.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, spawn_enemies);
enemyShipTimer_1.start();
//
//Timer (powerUps)
powerUpTimer = new Timer(10000);
powerUpTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, spawn_powerUp);
powerUpTimer.start();
//
//PowerUps (other)
nuking = false;
//
myWallCollisionList = new CollisionList(myShip);
//Initial movement speed of the walls
wall_mov_speed = 8;
//Calling to the generating/adequating wallArray function
adequateArrayOfWalls(true);
wallArray[0].gotoAndStop(1);
wallArray[1].gotoAndStop(1);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[0].theActualWall);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[1].theActualWall);
//Collision managements
wall_collisions = 0 as Array;
//NOTE: Here we limit the alpha value to consider for collision just to make sure the game doesn't start with you killed, and that you are "invincible"
//for some time
myWallCollisionList.alphaThreshold = 0.95;
//
//Adding score format and text
scoreText.defaultTextFormat = scoreFormat;
scoreText.x = 700;
scoreText.y = 10;
score = 0;
scoreText.text = String(score);
stage.addChild(scoreText);
distance_score_counter = 0;
scoreText.visible = true;
//
//Adding health meter
healthMeter_1 = new HealthMeter();
healthMeter_1.x = 10;
healthMeter_1.y = 10;
stage.addChild(healthMeter_1);
//
//Adding the Pause screen & other pause variables
pauseScreen.x = 400 - pauseScreen.width/2;
pauseScreen.y = 240 - pauseScreen.height/2;
pauseScreen.visible = false;
stage.addChild(pauseScreen);
isPauseable = true;
//Adding a key managing event (for pausing, menu, etc.)
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyManaging);
//
/*//Adding a Game Over Menu
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
gameOverMenu.x = 400 - gameOverMenu.width/2;
gameOverMenu.y = 240 - gameOverMenu.height/2;
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
stage.addChild(gameOverMenu);
gameOverMenu.playAgainButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, newGame);
gameOverMenu.backToMenuButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, backToTheMenu);
//*/
//Shield
//
//Event listeners
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*//Credits
myCredits.visible = false;
myVersion.visible = false;
//
initThingy = true;
inMenu = false;*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
function update_game(e:Event){
myShip.visible = true;
//Look the adequate array function for more info. We are just moving the two pieces of the array on stage
wallArray[(index - 1)].x -= wall_mov_speed;
wallArray[index].x -= wall_mov_speed;
if(wallArray[index].x < 0){
spawn_wall_piece();
}
//
if(index == 5){
//We call this function for cleaning
adequateArrayOfWalls(false);
}
if(wall_mov_speed < 20){
wall_mov_speed += 0.003;
}
wall_collisions = myWallCollisionList.checkCollisions();
if(wall_collisions.length > 0){
trace("hit!");
if(myShip.visible == true){
//We only kill the ship if it's visible, if not, it means it is already dead
Ship.receiveDamage(Ship.max_health);
}
wall_collisions = 0 as Array;
}
if(distance_score_counter >= 10){
distance_score_counter = 0;
updateScore(1);
}
distance_score_counter++;
//NOTE2: We use this nuke variable in order not to make the "nuke()" function static, type in which we couldn't handle the stage property
//And we also make this variable false here so as to eliminate not only a single enemy but all on stage
Enemy1.enemies_1Nuked = false;
if(nuking == true){
Enemy1.enemies_1Nuked = true;
nuking = false;
}
//We put these all the time at the front so we can see them and the walls don't overpass them
scoreText.parent.setChildIndex(scoreText, scoreText.parent.numChildren - 1);
healthMeter_1.parent.setChildIndex(healthMeter_1, healthMeter_1.parent.numChildren - 1);
pauseScreen.parent.setChildIndex(pauseScreen, pauseScreen.parent.numChildren -1);
//gameOverMenu.parent.setChildIndex(gameOverMenu, gameOverMenu.parent.numChildren - 1);
var n:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var i=0; i < n; i++){
if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Enemy1){
var anEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(i));
anEnemy1.parent.setChildIndex(anEnemy1, anEnemy1.parent.numChildren -1);
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is PowerUp){
var aPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(i));
aPowerUp.parent.setChildIndex(aPowerUp, aPowerUp.parent.numChildren -1);
}
}
//Done like this due to the impossibility of calling a function inside an static one (in this case, gameOver)
if(inGameStopping == true){
funcEasing();
}
//Probably not necessary later
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*if(initThingy == true){
stage.focus = stage;
initThingy = false;
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
function spawn_enemies(e:Event){
var myEnemy1:Enemy1 = new Enemy1();
stage.addChild(myEnemy1);
}
function spawn_wall_piece(){
index++;
wallArray[index].x = (wallArray[index - 1].x + wallArray[index - 1].width);
wallArray[index].y = 0;
stage.addChild(wallArray[index]);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[index].theActualWall);
myWallCollisionList.removeItem(wallArray[index - 2].theActualWall);
stage.removeChild(wallArray[index - 2]);
}
function adequateArrayOfWalls(init:Boolean):void{
//This only executes if we are initialitizing the array
if(init == true){
for(index = 0; index < 10; index++){
var aWall:Walls = new Walls();
//We check if we got special blocks next (e.g. "ramp caves"). Then we only allow a certain type of blocks to come.
//If no special block is detected, then we just randomize the next one, except for those that are not allowed to
//show up unless a previous special one appeared.
if(randomize == 9 || randomize == 15){
randomize = 15 + Math.floor(Math.random()*1 + 1);
}else{
randomize = Math.floor(Math.random()*14 + 1);
}
aWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
//TheActualWall is the raw shape of the wall, where the ship collides, and it is what we push into collisionList,
//but not into the wallArray which includes the Walls (comprised by graphics and actual walls)
aWall.theActualWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
wallArray.push(aWall);
}
wallArray[0].gotoAndStop(1);
wallArray[0].theActualWall.gotoAndStop(1);
stage.addChild(wallArray[0]);
wallArray[1].x = 800;
wallArray[1].y = 0;
stage.addChild(wallArray[1]);
//if not, then we are just cleaning it and rearranging it so it doesn't grow bigger and bigger
}else{
for(var a:Number = 0; a < index - 1; a++){
wallArray.splice(0,1);
}
for(a = index - 1; a < (10-2); a++){
var aWall2:Walls = new Walls();
if(randomize == 9 || randomize == 15){
randomize = 15 + Math.floor(Math.random()*1 + 1);
}else{
randomize = Math.floor(Math.random()*14 + 1);
}
aWall2.gotoAndStop(randomize);
aWall2.theActualWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
wallArray.push(aWall2);
}
}
//Then, either way, we tell index to be 1 since the reference in the function is [index - 1] and [index], so it starts with [0] and [1]
index = 1;
}
static function updateScore(points:Number){
score += points;
scoreText.text = score.toString();
}
static function resetScore(){
score = 0;
scoreText.text = score.toString();
}
function spawn_powerUp(e:Event){
var pU:PowerUp = new PowerUp();
stage.addChild(pU);
}
static function gameOver(){
wall_mov_speed = 8;
//gameOverMenu.end_game_score_display.text = score.toString();
//gameOverMenu.visible = true;
scoreText.visible = false;
enemyShipTimer_1.stop();
powerUpTimer.stop();
inGameStopping = true; //In game stopping only influentiates in the easing speed effect
isPauseable = false;
}
function funcEasing(){
if(wall_mov_speed >= 0.1){
wall_mov_speed /= 1.07;
}else{
wall_mov_speed = 0;
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
initTransition = true;
darkening = true; //See notes on variable declaration.
funcTransition(null);
}
}
function funcTransition(e:Event){
if(initTransition == true){
myTransitionScreen.init(darkening);
myTransitionScreen.parent.setChildIndex(myTransitionScreen, stage.numChildren - 1);
myTransitionScreen.parent.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, funcTransition);
initTransition = false;
allPurposeCounter = 0;
}
if((darkening == true && myTransitionScreen.alpha == 1) || (darkening == false && myTransitionScreen.alpha == 0)){
trace("fsdfa");
allPurposeCounter++;
trace(allPurposeCounter);
if(allPurposeCounter >= 20){
myTransitionScreen.parent.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, funcTransition);
initTransition = true;
allPurposeCounter = 0;
if(darkening == true){ //This means if we are now with a black screen coming from the game, which is when we will end our game process
endGameProcess();
}
}
}
}
function endGameProcess(){
mainClass.showGameOver();
}
function newGame(e:Event){
darkening = true; //See notes on variable declaration.
initTransition = true;
funcTransition(null);
}
//Check To-Do List below
function funcPause(pMode:String){
if(pMode == "pausing"){
pauseScreen.visible = true;
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
myShip.thePause("pausing");
//Check and stop the childs on stage (emitted by stage, so particles don't count)
var n:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var i=0; i < n; i++){
if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Enemy1){
var anEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(i));
anEnemy1.thePause("pausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Trail){
var aTrailUnit:Trail = Trail(stage.getChildAt(i));
aTrailUnit.thePause("pausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is PowerUp){
var aPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(i));
aPowerUp.thePause("pausing");
}
}
enemyShipTimer_1.stop();
powerUpTimer.stop();
isPause = true;
isPauseable = false;
}else if(pMode == "unpausing"){
pauseScreen.visible = false;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
myShip.thePause("unpausing");
//Check and re-run the childs on stage (emitted by stage, so particles don't count)
var m:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var j=0; j < m; j++){
if(stage.getChildAt(j) is Enemy1){
var anotherEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherEnemy1.thePause("unpausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(j) is Trail){
var anotherTrailUnit:Trail = Trail(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherTrailUnit.thePause("unpausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(j) is PowerUp){
var anotherPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherPowerUp.thePause("unpausing");
}
}
enemyShipTimer_1.start();
powerUpTimer.start();
isPause = false;
isPauseable = true;
}
}
//Key pressing management
function keyManaging(e:KeyboardEvent){
var key:uint = e.keyCode;
trace("algo");
switch (key){
case Keyboard.P:
if(isPause == false && isPauseable == true){
funcPause("pausing");
}else if (isPause == true){
funcPause("unpausing");
}
break;
case Keyboard.M:
//go back to menu: still to complete
//Has to be only possible to do while in the pause menu
trace("going back to menu");
//
break;
}
}
//
//Background color management
function drawGradient():void {
var m:Matrix = new Matrix();
m.createGradientBox(805, 485, 0, 0, 0);
mySprite.graphics.clear(); // here we clean it
mySprite.graphics.beginGradientFill(GradientType.LINEAR, [colors.left, colors.right], [1, 1], [0x00, 0xFF], m, SpreadMethod.REFLECT);
mySprite.graphics.drawRoundRect(0,0,805,485, 0);
stage.setChildIndex(mySprite, 1);
}
function animateBackground(){
TweenMax.to(colors, 3, {hexColors:{left:newColor1, right:newColor2}, onUpdate:drawGradient, onComplete:reRandomize});
}
function reRandomize(){
color1 = newColor1;
color2 = newColor2;
newColor1 = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
newColor2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
animateBackground();
}
}
}
Code from Ship:
public class Ship extends MovieClip {
public function Ship() {
if (stage) {
init(null);
}else{
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
}
public function init(e:Event) {
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_ship);
}
public function update_ship(e:Event){
x_vel = Direction_bar.dX*power;
y_vel = Direction_bar.dY*power;
this.x += x_vel;
this.y += y_vel;
if((10 < Math.abs(Direction_bar.dX) || 10 < Math.abs(Direction_bar.dY)) || ((0.9 < Math.abs(x_vel)||(0.9 < Math.abs(y_vel))))){
this.rotation = Direction_bar.point_direction;
}
rotation_now = this.rotation;
if(myShield != null){
if(myShield.visible == true){
myShield.alpha -= 0.0005;
if(myShield.alpha == 0){
myShield.visible = false;
myShield.alpha = 1;
}
}
}
}
Some basics that you have to know in order to understand what's going on.
It's a very common mistake to add things to stage.
Here's what the documentation of addChild says
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display/DisplayObjectContainer.html#addChild%28%29
objects should not be added to the Stage, directly, at all
I guess people add DispalyObjects to stage because they think it is
"the stage" that they see and interact with in the Flash authoring
environment. But it's not. stage.addChild() is not the same
thing as dragging a symbol from the library onto the screen. What by
default represents the main time line is the root property.
However, if you add anything to stage directly, its root property and its stage property both reference the same object,
which is regularly only referenced by stage. stage is some
container that your .swf is added to when running in the flash
player.
The documentation of addChildAt says this about the index:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display/DisplayObjectContainer.html#addChildAt%28%29
The child is added at the index position specified. An index of 0 represents the back (bottom) of the display list for this
DisplayObjectContainer object.
Applying these basics, the following happens:
FlashPlayer creates the stage object, instantiates your main class
and adds that instance to stage, it is the child with the index 0.
Among other things, stage.addChildAt(mySprite, 1); is executed,
adding mySprite as a second child to stage. With index of 1 it is
rendered in front of the object that is at index 0, which happens to
be the instance of your main class AKA your .swf file. I hope that
anything being rendered "outside the .swf file" illustrates well
enough why adding things to stage is not recommended.
Later, this.addChild(myShip); happens. (Which is actually the
proper way to do it; no need to use this here:addChild(myShip);
is all you need.) and adds the ship to the display list. Assuming all
of its parents are added to the display list as well, it will be
displayed.
But you still cannot see it, because you added mySprite in front of
the instance of your main class and filled it with a content in
drawGradient() which covers up everything else.
In all honesty, the best solution would be to start over from scratch.
Working with this code will not help you in any way. Even working yourself through it and making it work somehow will not make you understand anything better (except for how not to do things). It seems like the only motivation to modify this code to use classes was for the sake of doing it. Forcing such old code into the object oriented paradigm will not work very well. The benefits of oop will not be apparent, making this experience even more frustrating.
Last but not least, do not roll your own transition code. There are many libraries that do this (including flash's own Tween class http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3tweenclass/ or the popular tweenlite http://greensock.com/tweenlite)
You could try adding an ADDED_TO_STAGE event. See this excellent explanation from the master of game programming
Understanding ADDED_TO_STAGE Event

Child not added, when check index it shows -1

I am not sure why i addedChild but when i check it's index it still shows -1.
What i am trying to do is:
1.)Loop a URLRequest and load bitmap pictures.
2.)Put them in individual _contentHolder
3.)Put everything in a viewport
4.)Check the index of the image when its clicked
5.)Display just the picture that is clicked(With a black background) (Picture viewer)
6.)When the picture or background is clicked again, it closes the "picture viewer"(The single picture with black background), and just display the list from before.
At the moment i can upload the pictures in a loop, then add them into a viewport, but i can not managed to get the index of the image and reload it.
Thanks for your time!
Code:
public var _contentHolder:Sprite = new Sprite;
public var _contentHolder1:Sprite;
public var loadedArray:Array = new Array;
public var blackBox:Sprite = new Sprite();
private var somedata:Array;
protected var Holder:Listing9 = new Listing9;
public var viewport:Viewport = new Viewport();
public var scroller:TouchScroller = new TouchScroller();
var my_url:Array = somedata;
function loadImage():void
{
somedata = SearchVectorTest.lists;
for (var i:int = 5; i < somedata.length; i++)
{
if (somedata[i])
{
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://www.rentaid.info/rent/" + somedata[i]));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onImageLoaded);
}
}
}
function onImageLoaded(e:Event):void
{
loadedArray.push(e.currentTarget.loader.content as Bitmap);
for (var i:int = 0; i < loadedArray.length; i++)
{
var currentY1:int = 200;
e.currentTarget.loader.content.height = 200;
e.currentTarget.loader.content.y += currentY1;
currentY1 += e.currentTarget.loader.content.height + 300;
_contentHolder.mouseChildren = false; // ignore children mouseEvents
_contentHolder.mouseEnabled = true; // enable mouse on the object - normally set to true by default
_contentHolder.useHandCursor = true; // add hand cursor on mouse over
_contentHolder.buttonMode = true;
_contentHolder.addChild(loadedArray[i]);
}
var viewport:Viewport = new Viewport();
viewport.y = 0;
viewport.addChild(_contentHolder);
var scroller:TouchScroller = new TouchScroller();
scroller.width = 300;
scroller.height = 265;
scroller.x = 10;
scroller.y = 100;
scroller.viewport = viewport;
addChild(scroller);
_contentHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoscene);
}
loadImage();
public function gotoscene(e:MouseEvent):void
{
var searchString = loadedArray;
var index:Number;
index = searchString.indexOf(e.target);
trace(index);
trace(_contentHolder);
trace(_contentHolder.parent);
blackBox.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
blackBox.graphics.drawRect(-1, -1, stage.width, stage.height);
blackBox.alpha = 0.7;
addChild(blackBox);
Holder.height = 300;
Holder.width = stage.width;
Holder.x = 0;
Holder.y = 100;
trace(blackBox);
trace(blackBox.parent);
addChild(Holder);
}
function gotoscene1(e:MouseEvent):void
{
removeChild(Holder);
removeChild(blackBox);
}
The indexOf you are using strict equality (===). e.target is of type Sprite and your array is filled with Bitmaps.
The strict equality will fail because the objects are not of the same type.
You need to use items of the same type to make the comparison succeed.

event listener won't work second time around AS3

I'm stuck! If I need to go into more detail please just leave a comment and I will elaborate.
I've tried to create some code that dynamically adds linked objects to the stage and then removes then when dropped in the correct area, which in turn creates the next and so on. The information is in an array and it cycles through until the game is complete and the targetScore is met. If a timer runs out the games stops, and the win() or lose() functions are called and a retry button is displayed. This works fine until the game has stopped and I try to restart the program using the retry() function. The retry() function attempts to reset everything as it was when the program started, by creating the baseball object again and then letting the releaseToDrop() repeat everything as it did the first time. Depending on where I have stopped, when I get around to the same place a second time, the clicktoDrag1() function fails to pick up the current object. It could be on any 1 of the 8 objects that are created dynamically from the library. When the stage hears the listener on *mouse_up* I can click and drag the object but then it kind of falls apart as it goes slightly out of synch with the arrays (which were reset in the retry() function), the target which it's dropped on doesn't recognise it even though all the trace statement read as they should. I know this is a lot to look though, and I'm not sure if this can be solved via the forum, any general tips would be appreciated though.
I normally keep the code simple, but I want to advance and make the code write itself, which seems to work until things get too complicated for me.
I've never posted for help before, but I've given this everything, if it can't be fixed I'll have to start again and simplify.
Thanks in advance if anyone takes the time to look at this, I would be humbled - and would love to use this forum more to become a better coder.
It's all on the timeline, here's the code.
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.ui.Mouse;
var startPosX = 450;
var startPosY = 400;
//setup first clip
var baseball:MovieClip = new Baseball();
baseball.name = "baseball";
addChild(baseball);
baseball.buttonMode = true;
baseball.x = startPosX;
baseball.y = startPosY;
activity_txt.text = "Swinging a baseball bat";
//setup small clips
baseballSmall.visible = false;
golfSmall.visible = false;
swimSmall.visible = false;
boxingSmall.visible = false;
tennisSmall.visible = false;
dartsSmall.visible = false;
powerSmall.visible = false;
marathonSmall.visible = false;
theEnd.visible = false;
retry_btn.visible = false;
fast1.visible = false;
fast2.visible = false;
fast3.visible = false;
fast4.visible = false;
slow1.visible = false;
slow2.visible = false;
slow3.visible = false;
slow4.visible = false;
//setup vars
var counter:int = 0;
var sportCounter:int = 0;
var startingLife:int = 15;
var playerLife = startingLife;
var lifeBoost:int = 3;
var targetScore:int = 8;
var countdownTimer:Timer = new Timer(500,0);
var questionTimer:Timer = new Timer(250,2);
var score:int = 0;
var smallArray = new Array("baseballSmall","golfSmall", "swimSmall", "boxingSmall","tennisSmall", "dartsSmall", "powerSmall", "marathonSmall");
var sportArray = new Array("baseball","Golf", "Swimming", "Boxing", "Tennis", "Darts", "PowerLifting", "Marathon");
var answersArray = new Array("fast", "fast", "slow", "fast", "fast", "slow", "slow", "slow");
var letArray = new Array("fast1", "fast2", "slow1", "fast3", "fast4", "slow2", "slow3", "slow4");
var activityTXTArray = new Array("Golf swing", "100m swim", "Boxing punch", "Tennis racquet swing", "Darts throw", "Power lifting", "Marathon");
var arraySmall:Array = smallArray;
var arrayLet:Array = letArray;
var arrayActivity:Array = activityTXTArray;
//var draggable = getChildByName(sportArray[0]);
//setup bonus bar
bonusBar.gotoAndStop(2);
bonusBar.x = timeBar.x;
bonusBar.y = timeBar.y - timeBar.height;
bonusBar.height = timeBar.height/startingLife * lifeBoost;
playerLife = startingLife;
timeBar.height = playerLife * (300/startingLife);
/* listeners */
countdownTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerTick);
countdownTimer.start();
retry_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, retry);
baseball.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
function clickToDrag1(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var draggable = getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]);
trace("the counter name is "+ sportArray[sportCounter]);
trace("the baseball name is "+ baseball.name);
trace("the draggable name is "+ draggable.name);
trace("the answer array is "+ answersArray[counter]);
trace("the sport array is "+ sportArray[sportCounter]);
this.setChildIndex(draggable,this.numChildren-1);
draggable.startDrag();
}
function releaseToDrop(event:MouseEvent):void
{
//get current obj name from sportArray
var draggable = getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]);
//check if this obj is dropped on the Fast or Slow MovieClip
if(draggable.hitTestObject(getChildByName(answersArray[counter])))
{
//move on to the next F/S answer
counter++;
score++;
var tick = new Tick();
addChild(tick);
tick.x = 370;
tick.y = 200;
activity_txt.text = activityTXTArray.shift();
playerLife += lifeBoost;
timeBar.height = playerLife * (300/startingLife);
bonusBar.gotoAndPlay(2);
var smallName = getChildByName(smallArray.shift());
smallName.visible = true;
var letters = getChildByName(letArray.shift());
letters.visible = true;
//remove the drag listenter on the current object (name assigned via sportArray)
draggable.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
//stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
//remove the current object
removeChild(getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]));
//delete ref
var deleteRef = getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]);
deleteRef = null;
//move on to the next one
sportCounter++;
//add a new object
var obj:Class = getDefinitionByName(sportArray[sportCounter]) as Class;
var myMclip = new obj();
//name it
myMclip.name = sportArray[sportCounter];
//var clipName = getChildByName(sportArray[0]);
myMclip.x = myMclip.y = 400;
myMclip.buttonMode = true;
trace("myClip name "+myMclip.name);
addChild(myMclip);
//add listener to new obj (is this removed via draggable?)
myMclip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
//stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
}
else{
draggable.x = startPosX;
draggable.y = startPosY;
draggable.stopDrag();
var cross = new Cross();
addChild(cross);
cross.x = 370;
cross.y = 200
}
}
function timerTick(e:TimerEvent):void {
//removes from 40(life) every half a second
playerLife -= 1;
//bar height = % of whats left of life
timeBar.height = playerLife * (300/startingLife);
bonusBar.y = timeBar.y - timeBar.height;
if(playerLife == 0) {
loseGame();
} else if(playerLife>0 && score > targetScore-1) {
winGame();
}
}
function loseGame():void
{
var removeCurrent = getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]);
removeCurrent.visible = false;
hideStuff();
theEnd.visible = true;
theEnd.end_txt.text = "sorry you lost"
retry_btn.visible = true;
//baseball.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
//stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
//baseball = null;
trace(baseball);
}
function winGame():void
{
var removeCurrent = getChildByName(sportArray[sportCounter]);
removeCurrent.visible = false;
hideStuff();
theEnd.visible = true;
theEnd.end_txt.text = "You've won!"
retry_btn.visible = true;
baseball.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
//stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
}
function retry(e:MouseEvent):void
{
playerLife = startingLife;
timeBar.height = playerLife * (300/startingLife);
score = 0;
counter = 0;
sportCounter = 0;
countdownTimer.reset();
countdownTimer.start();
var baseball:MovieClip = new Baseball();
baseball.name = "baseball";
trace("the type is "+baseball);
trace("the name is " + baseball.name);
addChild(baseball);
baseball.buttonMode = true;
baseball.x = startPosX;
baseball.y = startPosY;
baseball.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, clickToDrag1);
//stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, releaseToDrop);
activity_txt.text = "Swinging a baseball bat";
smallArray = arraySmall;
letArray = arrayLet;
activityTXTArray = arrayActivity;
retry_btn.visible = false;
theEnd.visible = false;
showStuff();
smallArray = new Array("baseballSmall","golfSmall", "swimSmall", "boxingSmall","tennisSmall", "dartsSmall", "powerSmall", "marathonSmall");
var sportArray = new Array("baseball","Golf", "Swimming", "Boxing", "Tennis", "Darts", "PowerLifting", "Marathon");
var answersArray = new Array("fast", "fast", "slow", "fast", "fast", "slow", "slow", "slow");
var letArray = new Array("fast1", "fast2", "slow1", "fast3", "fast4", "slow2", "slow3", "slow4");
var activityTXTArray = new Array("Golf swing", "100m swim", "Boxing punch", "Tennis racquet swing", "Darts throw", "Power lifting", "Marathon");
}
function showStuff():void
{
activity_txt.visible = true;
fast.visible = true;
slow.visible = true;
timeBar.visible = true;
bonusBar.visible = true;
}
function hideStuff():void
{
fast1.visible = false;
fast2.visible = false;
fast3.visible = false;
fast4.visible = false;
slow1.visible = false;
slow2.visible = false;
baseballSmall.visible = false;
golfSmall.visible = false;
swimSmall.visible = false;
boxingSmall.visible = false;
tennisSmall.visible = false;
dartsSmall.visible = false;
activity_txt.visible = false;
fast.visible = false;
slow.visible = false;
timeBar.visible = false;
bonusBar.visible = false;
}
The OP has solved the problem, as is indicated in this comment:
I hadn't removed the object on game end, I had hidden it so when it came around again a duplicate was created. I've removed it instead of hiding and it works fine. Having two clips with on the stage created some strange drag and drop behavior which sort of gave it away. "This is not 'my' answer. MAngoPop answered this in the comments but forgot to add it as an answer."

Related to ActionScript 3

I am creating a drag and drop game using AS3. This is the code i used to do the drag and drop. The game will provide a hint for the user where the user has to drag a particular answer out of the three options to the correct position. This coding will allow the user to select all the three options. What i want to do is restrict the user from selecting multiple options. Can someone help me with this?
var myArray:Array = [apple, grapes, gava];
var matchImage:Array = [imgApple, imgGrapes, imgGuava];
var posArray:Array = [ {x:55.3, y:55.6}, {x:100.45, y:100.6}, {x:300.5, y:250.7} ];
var currentClip:MovieClip;
var Xpos:Number;
var Ypos:Number;
for(var i:int = 0; i < wordArray.length; i++) {
myArray[i].buttonMode = true;
myArray[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, item_onMouseDown);
}
function item_onMouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void {
currentClip = MovieClip(event.currentTarget);
Xpos = currentClip.x;
Ypos = currentClip.y;
addChild(currentClip);
currentClip.startDrag();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage_onMouseUp);
}
function stage_onMouseUp(event:MouseEvent):void {
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage_onMouseUp);
currentClip.stopDrag();
var index:int = myArray.indexOf(thisClip);
var equalClip:MovieClip = MovieClip(matchImage[index]);
if(matchImage.hitTestPoint(thisClip.x, thisClip.y, true)) {
currentClip.x = posArray[index].x;
currentClip.y = posArray[index].y;
currentClip.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, item_onMouseDown);
currentClip.buttonMode = false;
}
else
{
currentClip.x = startXposition;
currentClip.y = startYposition;
}
}
Once you detect MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN on any of the clips you should remove the listeners on the other clips, this will prevent them from being dragged.
Once your done with the dragging you can add them back to allow the user to start dragging again.

Adding Controls Dynamically In ActionScriptand Access The Correct Instance

My question here is, I'm trying to understand exactly how this piece of code I wrote works. This does what I need, but not sure exactly what is going on behind the scenes. Can any ActionScript Pro's out there help??
So, what I'm doing is adding buttons and datagrids dynamically while iterating through a for loop. The button controls the visibility of the canvas containing a datagrid by setting the visible property to false and removing the canvas from the layout.
If I create a function that adds a button and an event listener that sets the visible properties, the button is associated with the correct canvas. If I do not add the button and the event listener in function, the all the buttons control the last canvas added in the for loop.
Does this have something to do with closure? See code below.
This Works:
for(var j:int = 0; j < resultsArray.length; j++)
{
var dataGridCanvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
dataGridCanvas.top = 5;
var vboxDatagrid:VBox = new VBox();
var vboxButton:VBox = new VBox();
var resultsAttributeDataGrid:DataGrid = new DataGrid();
vboxButton.addChild(addButtonToCanvas(identifyResults[0], dataGridCanvas));
sidePanel.idResults.vbxIdToolIResults.addChild(vboxButton);
var vboxDataGridChild:VBox = new VBox();
vboxDataGridChild.addChild(resultsAttributeDataGrid);
vboxDatagrid.addChild(vboxDataGridChild);
dataGridCanvas.addChild(vboxDatagrid);
idResults.vbxIdToolIResults.addChild(dataGridCanvas);
}
private function addButtonToCanvas(layerName:String, theCanvas:Canvas):VBox
{
var vbox:VBox = new VBox();
var layerButton:spark.components.Button = new spark.components.Button();
layerButton.label = layerName as String;
layerButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
function onClick():void{
theCanvas.visible == true ? theCanvas.visible = false : theCanvas.visible = true;
theCanvas.visible == false ? theCanvas.includeInLayout = false : theCanvas.includeInLayout = true
});
vbox.addChild(layerButton);
return vbox;
}
This does not work, but is doing the same thing - adding a button and it's event listener to a vbox:
for(var j:int = 0; j < resultsArray.length; j++)
{
var dataGridCanvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
dataGridCanvas.top = 5;
var vboxDatagrid:VBox = new VBox();
var vboxButton:VBox = new VBox();
var resultsAttributeDataGrid:DataGrid = new DataGrid();
var vbox:VBox = new VBox();
var layerButton:spark.components.Button = new spark.components.Button();
layerButton.label = layerName as String;
layerButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
function onClick():void{
dataGridCanvas.visible == true ? dataGridCanvas.visible = false : dataGridCanvas.visible = true;
dataGridCanvas.visible == false ? dataGridCanvas.includeInLayout = false : dataGridCanvas.includeInLayout = true
});
vbox.addChild(layerButton);
sidePanel.idResults.vbxIdToolIResults.addChild(vbox);
var vboxDataGridChild:VBox = new VBox();
vboxDataGridChild.addChild(resultsAttributeDataGrid);
vboxDatagrid.addChild(vboxDataGridChild);
dataGridCanvas.addChild(vboxDatagrid);
idResults.vbxIdToolIResults.addChild(dataGridCanvas);
}
It has everything to do with closures.
When you pass the Canvas to addButtonToCanvas in the first example, the closure keeps it associated with the onClick handler.