I am trying to make a slider in flash builder not using the Flash Professional API, but i dont know how to do it. Is there a class I could call like var sider:Slider?
Please someone help.
You have to add a slider to your library first. Go to window, then components and drag a slider in to your library.
You can create a new slider in code by creating a slider-object.
import fl.controls.Slider;
var sliderObj:Slider = new Slider();
addChild(sliderObj);
You need to go to this url :
http://apdevblog.com/update-using-flvideo-package-w-eclipse-and-fdt3/
Download the fl_package.swc on that page and add that .swc to your flash builder project.
You can add the swc via the Flash Builder menu system like this :
Project/Properties/Actionscript Build Path -- > click the Add SWC button and browse to the location of the fl_package.swc to add it.
Now you can use the Slider class by first adding this line to your imports wherever you want to us it :
import fl.controls.Slider
and then you can create an instance in your code and add it to the stage like this :
var mySlider:Slider = new Slider();
addChild(mySlider);
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im bulding a flash banner where I'm using the components that double-click studio offers for free use in rich media banners.
Im the VideoPlayerAdvanced.
API documentatio here: http://www.google.com/doubleclick/studio/docs/sdk/flash/as3/en/com_google_ads_studio_video_VideoPlayerAdvanced.html
My question is how i dynamically can add a video player like the to the stage by addChild() or something like that. I also want to be able to set the urls for the player to play by code. That part seems quite straight forwards. But i can't figure out how to create an instance of the player dynamically by code.
Anyone that knows this?
Thanks!
Solved it by adding the component itself to a container movie clip and exported it with a classname for action script.
var video:Video = new Video();
addChild(video);
"video" holding the component.
Hi I have made a tile based game using a tutorial from this site http://www.wildbunny.co.uk/blog/2011...m-game-part-1/ My game is complete but I want to add a preloader to it.
A little background for a hopefully better understanding.
FlashDevelop is where all of my as3 files and classes are and I can also test my game here and I works fine.
Flash CS6 is where I have only one scene "scene 1" with one frame on it, this frame has all of my tile based images ( movieClips ) and animations in squares, if I double click a movieClip ( for example "player" ) it will go inside and I have got lots of frames ( jumping, running etc ).
I can't test my game from here, It shows errors (scenes are NAN). I think that's normal not sure - maybe off topic anyway.
I have looked on the internet for a tutorial on preloaders suiting my situation but can't find any using flash with flashDevelop and AS3.
You create a brand new project "Actionscript 3 with preloader", FD will generate you a preloader class *.as file, and a main class file with a [frame] directive in it. Copy the preloader *.as file into your current project, copy the directive from new project's Main.as into your project's Main.as, change the package name if needed in both places (in preloader's getDefinitionByName() call and in the directive - fully qualified class names required), add whatever visuals you want to your preloader class, and you're set.
The directive in my case looked like this:
[Frame(factoryClass="Geologist.Preloader")]
The package is Geologist, and the startup() function of the preloader was like this:
private function startup():void
{
var mainClass:Class = getDefinitionByName("Geologist.Main") as Class;
var theStage:Stage = this.stage;
theStage.addChild(new mainClass() as DisplayObject);
theStage.removeChild(this);
}
I am using Flash Develop for compilation ( Not Flash IDE )
Here is a sample code :
[Embed(source = 'assets.swf', symbol = 'app.view.CustomButton')
var customButton_Class:Class ;
var customButton_Instance ;
customButton_Instance = new customButton_Class();
The problem is that this "customButton_Instance" doesnot know anything about app.view.CustomButton ?? ( Actually this means there is no sense in setting the class as app.view.CustomButton in the assets.fla library )
The workaround i am following is :
var customButton:CustomButton = new CustomButton();
customButton.setView( customButton_Instance )
But i wanted somehow, the customButton_Instance should automatically associate itself with the customButton class. Any ideas pls ?
When using Embed you lose the symbol's associated class. That's how it works.
Instead, if you're using Flash Pro, choose to Publish a SWC that you can then add to your FlashDevelop project (in FlashDevelop: right-click > Add to Library), and then all the symbols will be visible in code completion like any class and you can just write new app.view.CustomButton() or create a custom class extending it.
I started reading this tutorial: http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/actionscript/creating-a-reusable-flash-uploader-with-actionscript-3-0-and-php/
I'm using FlashDevelop, and I pasted the full code into an ActionScript file. The errors I'm receiving are like this:
C:\Users\tempus\Documents\uploaderas\Uploader.as(30): col: 4 Error: Access of undefined property select_btn.
select_btn.addEventListener( MouseEvent.CLICK, browse );
^
C:\Users\tempus\Documents\uploaderas\Uploader.as(31): col: 4 Error: Access of undefined property progress_mc.
progress_mc.bar.scaleX = 0;
...
I understand that the errors appear because the objects have not been declared ( and they appear to be instantiated from somewhere ), but I don't understand how/what should I include to declare them. Could you point me towards a solution?
It's because the buttons are created in the Flash IDE (as the tutorial was meant to be compiled using the Flash IDE). Since the buttons don't exist in the code aspect you get that error.
You can either create the elements yourself via code, or use the Flash IDE and export a swc/swf of the neccessary UI elements and include that in your flashDevelop project. I'm assuming you'll want to do the latter -
in the Flash IDE, open the .fla, open the library panel, find the progress asset, right click it and bring up the properties. Check the "Export For ActionScript" option, then in the 'Class' field give it a unique name like "SelectBtn". Do the same for the 'progress' asset (only a different class name like 'ProgressBar'). Go to the flash publish settings, and on the flash tab select 'export swc'. publish the file and place the published swc in your flash Develop project folder (traditionally the lib folder of your project).
In Flash Develop, right click your swc and choose 'Add To Library'. (You may need to right-click again and go to options and choose the include completely option). Now you can access those classes you setup in Flash. Then in your code, declare and initialize the display assets:
public var select_btn:SelectBtn = new SelectBtn();
public var progress_mc:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar();
You'll also need to do that textField too. It would be easiest just to do it in your code though.
public var label_txt:TextField = new TextField();
Keep in mind you'll need to manually position and use addChild on all three elements this way. If you want to keep the positioning that's in flash, just select all the elements on the stage and press F8 to convert them to a MovieClip. Then in the library setup linkage the same as the others and give it a class name of something like "DisplayAssets" and export a new swc. Then your code would look like this:
public var select_btn:Sprite;
public var progress_mc:Sprite;
public function Uploader(){
var displayAssets:DisplayAssets = new DisplayAssets();
addChild(displayAssets);
select_btn = displayAssets.select_btn;
progress_mc = displayAssets.progress_mc;
//the rest of the code
}
I have created a Flex project in Flash Builder 4.5.
Next I added fl.controls libraries (and then mx.controls libraries) in the project.
I am adding a screenshot so you can see the setup and the code.
However when I run/debug it, nothing appears in there. Totally white.
I've worked with fl.controls before, I used Flash CS5 to compile the ActionScript project and they worked correctly.
Is there any particular reason why it does not work in Flash Builder?
UPDATE: When I add graphics to the text input, i.e.
ti.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000);
ti.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 30);
ti.graphics.endFill();
I do see a red rectangle shape. But still no editable text input box. I tried setting ti.editable = true but no use.
Try this:
Create a new FLA in Flash Professional. Add the TextInput component to your library. Notice that not only does the TextInput class get added to the library, but also a folder of "Component Assets" - skins and such. Flash Professional components are not just code - they are code and graphics.
If you want to use fl.controls.TextInput in Flash Builder, you can publish that FLA you just created with the "export swc" option checked. Include that swc in your Flash Builder project, and you'll be able to instantiate the TextInput in your code. If you want to add other Flash components, add them to the library in the FLA and republish the swc.
I would prefer using Flex itself, it will speed up your development. It's simple and does a lot of work for you.
If you do not want to do this you should give your text some properties like width, height, textFormat or use a css document for the text format. You could also give your text a border ( it should be a property of the TextInput ).
Do not forget to set the text format, otherwise the TextField doesn't know which font to use.
Sample for TextInput ( Bottom of Page )
http://help.adobe.com/de_DE/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/fl/controls/TextInput.html
Sample for Flex
http://help.adobe.com/de_DE/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/spark/components/RichEditableText.html
You can try this code:
private var ti:TextField = new TextField();
public function FormText(){
//adds ti possibly underneath 'this': stage.addChild(ti);
//adds ti on top of 'this':
stage.addChildAt(ti,getChildIndex(this));
// makes the TextField editable:
ti.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
}
This should not only make sure that the TextField exists when the class is instantiated, but also puts the form in front of the class.
But this also assumes that the class has been added to the stage; so it may be better to add it like this:
private var ti:TextField = new TextField();
public function FormText(){
addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedHnd);
}
private function addedHnd(e:Event)
{
removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedHnd);
//adds ti possibly underneath 'this': stage.addChild(ti);
//adds ti on top of 'this':
stage.addChildAt(ti,getChildIndex(this));
// makes the TextField editable:
ti.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
}
Please review the TextField docs, too.
Why do you add your control to the stage? You should just add it to your form. i.e. this.addChild(ti)