I have the following code:
stop();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.RIGHT_CLICK, function(e:Event){});
login_btn.buttonMode = true; // show hand cursor
//adding event listener
login_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loginUser);
function loginUser(e:MouseEvent):void{
//if username & password are correct allow entry
if(IDTxt.text == "wixlab"){
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if(IDTxt.text == "hello"){
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if(IDTxt.text == "hello"){
gotoAndStop(2);
}else {
//otherwise show an error message
var alert:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
alert.color = 0xff0000; //red font
messageTxt.text = "Incorrect ID, Please try again.";
messageTxt.setTextFormat(alert);
}
}
and in the frame 2, i have stop();
Please i am trying to make it ones they login, the whole clip just go away so they can click on what is behind it. i am using Wix to add this SWF to hide a video. but ones they are logined you won't be able to click on the video because the swf is above it.
please help
If you move all this code to a layer just for scripting, at frame 1 (which you may already have) you could write a simple conditional that says something like if (this.currentFrame == 2){ getRidOfMyObjects(); } I'm not positive that syntax is correct, but you could put this right under your current conditional statement. And getRidOfMyObjects could be simple visibility commands or removeChild or whatever is best for your scene...Does this help?
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I have this annoying issue that I hope someone might be able to help me with.
I have a mute button that I created and I have another movieclip inside of that button. All I want it to do is when I toggle the mute the movieclip inside will go to the according frame.
However, every time I try to call the movieclip inside of the button, this error comes up:
Access of possibly undefined property mcMuteToggle through a reference with static type flash.display:SimpleButton.
The instance name for the movieclip within is "mcMuteToggle".
Why not make movieClips that act like buttons?? Since I dont think actual button (simpleButton) types can deal with sub-MovieClips (especially if they too have code). Even if possible don't do it, I can predict a mess whereby Button does things it shouldn't do depending on what code you have in those MClips.
Try an alternate button method, just for a test... You didnt show any test code to work with so I will make assumptions..
1) Make a shape (rectangle?) and convert to MovieClip (or if all coded, then addchild shape to new MovieClip). Let's assume you called it mc_testBtn.
2) Make that MC clickable by coding mc_testBtn.buttonMode = true;
3) Add your mcMuteToggle inside the mc_testBtn
(or by code: mc_testBtn.addChild(mcMuteToggle);
Now you can try something like..
mc_testBtn.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, toggle_Mute );
function toggle_Mute (evt:MouseEvent) : void
{
if ( whatever condition )
{
mc_testBtn.mcMuteToggle.gotoAndStop(2); //go frame 2
}
else
{
mc_testBtn.mcMuteToggle.gotoAndStop(1); //go frame 1
}
}
This is likely due to strict mode. You can either disable it in the ActionScript settings dialog, access it with a different syntax myButton['mcMuteToggle'], or make a class for the symbol that includes a property mcMuteToggle.
You can also check to make sure the symbol is actually on the stage and that clip is actually in the button:
if('myButton' in root) {
// ...
}
if('mcMuteToggle' in myButton) {
// ...
}
i think u just overwrite that codes. You u can use something like this:
var soundOpen:Boolean = true;
var mySound:Sound = new Sound(new URLRequest("Whatever your sound is"));
var mySc:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
var mySt:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform();
mySc = mySound.play();
mcMuteToggle.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, muteOpenSound);
function muteOpenSound(e:MouseEvent):void
{
if(soundOpen == true)
{
mcMuteToggle.gotoAndStop(2);
/*on frame 2 u need to hold ur soundClose buton so ppl can see :)*/
soundOpen = false;
mySt.volume = 0;
mySc.soundTransfrom = st;
}
else
{
mcMuteToggle.gotoAndStop(1);
soundOpen = true;
mySt.volume = 1;
mySc.soundTransfrom = st;
}
}
This is working for me everytime. Hope u can use it well ;)
I'm currently building a 50 button interactive display, it needs on a specific frame to log 3 button clicks then save a variable or something that 2 slides later will relay whether the user has chosen the correct 3 buttons. This warning is a simple movie clip. Below I listed the 2 frames that need to relate to each other. Please keep in mind I am fairly new to programming Flash and still struggle correct syntax and utilization.
I appreciate any or all input on how I can better accomplish this using Actionscript 3
The below is hiding 3 boxes that will surround the correct answer once clicked. The fl_check36 needs to somehow in the else section send a variable or something i can reference that would let me show the error box movie clip to the user. (I already have a reset button working for that page)
[Frame 36]
MDI_07_box_mc.visible = false;
MDI_08_box_mc.visible = false;
MDI_14_box_mc.visible = false;
// Boxes to be clicked
MDI_07_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToShow_14a);
function fl_ClickToShow_14a(event:MouseEvent):void
{
MDI_07_box_mc.visible = true;
}
MDI_08_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToShow_14b);
function fl_ClickToShow_14b(event:MouseEvent):void
{
MDI_08_box_mc.visible = true;
}
MDI_14_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToShow_14c);
function fl_ClickToShow_14c(event:MouseEvent):void
{
MDI_14_box_mc.visible = true;
}
// Check for boxes correct and go to next frame
MDI_18_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_check36);
function fl_check36(event:MouseEvent):void
{
if (MDI_14_box_mc.visible && MDI_08_box_mc.visible && MDI_07_box_mc.visible)
gotoAndStop(37);
else
Feedback_07_Wrong_mc.visible = false;
}
This frame just needs to check if the user got the information correct on frame 36 and show or hide the Feedback based on that.
[Frame 38]
stop();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, fl_EnterFrameHandler_2);
function fl_EnterFrameHandler_2(event:Event):void
{
if (globalVar = 1)
Feedback_07_Wrong_mc.visible = true;
Feedback_07_Wrong_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
Reset_Btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_2);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_2(event:MouseEvent):void
{
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
Thanks in advance!
What #Karma said is true. When you declare any variable on frame 36, it is accessible to any other frames that preceed it. You can also do the same by creating another layer called "Variables" with no keyframes in between which stores all your variables. This way, you would have confidence that the variable is acceccible to all the keyframes of the other layer.
EDIT: I don't know if this is the norm, but I preferred to leave the original question in and add updates. Please, feel free to let me know if I should eliminate the original code snippets and somesuch.
I am trying to create a slideshow-like presentation in flash CS6, using a main timeline with one symbol in each frame and the different animations (some quite complex) in those symbols. Since I'm going to use a presenter remote, I've captured the keystrokes and coded pg_up and pg_down to go to the next and previous frame respectively:
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, pagerFunction);
var symb:movieClip;
function pagerFunction(e:KeyboardEvent):void
{
var myKey = e.keyCode;
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_DOWN){
if (symb != null){
//some code that allows to control the symbols timeline forward
} else {
nextFrame();
}
}
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_UP){
if (symb != null){
//some code that allows to control the symbols timeline backward
} else {
prevFrame();
}
}
The problem I'm having is the following. I've added framelabels and stop(); code inside the symbol animations where I needed to control the step from one animation to the next one. However, after having tried numerous solutions on the web, I haven't been able to succeed having the symbols react to pg_up and pg_down as if they were part of the main timeline.
To sum up, what I need to solve is this:
Enter Main timeline Frame
Identify symbol instance (labeled as _mc)
Inside symbol timeline, play from first frame (labeled '0') until next labeled frame ('1' and so on)
stop and wait for next pg_down to start playing from next labeled frame to the following (i.e. '1'-'2'), or pg_up to start playing from the previous labeled frame (i.e. '0' to '1') (for this, I would use a variable to keep track.
on last frame (labeled 'final') exit symbol focus and return keyboard control to main timeline to allow pg_down and pg_up to move to the next / previous frame. on pg_up on symbol.currentFrame == 0, do same.
BTW, if there's a better way to achieve this, I'm open (and quite desperate) for better suggestions / solutions.
Thank you so much to anyone who can help!
Edit: Ok, I guess I wasn't too clear on the issue, so I'll try to add a bit to this:
addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, mc_pagerFunction);
var lbl:String;
var counter:Number = 0;
function mc_pagerFunction(e:KeyboardEvent):void {
var myKey = e.keyCode;
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_DOWN){
lbl = this.currentFrameLabel;
if (this.currentFrameLabel == 'final'){
stop();
stage.focus = this.parent; //which would be the main timeline
} else if (Number(lbl) == counter){
this.gotoAndStop(lbl);
counter++;
} else {
this.gotoAndPlay(lbl);
}
}
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_UP){
lbl = this.currentFrameLabel;
if (this.currentFrameLabel == '0'){
stop();
stage.focus = this.parent; //which would be the main timeline
} else if (Number(lbl) == counter){
this.gotoAndStop(lbl);
counter--;
} else {
this.gotoAndPlay(lbl);
}
}
}
Now, this bit is the behaviour I'd like to see inside the symbol when the main timeline goes into the next frame, thus being able to use the main timeline as sort of slideholder and the real thing happening inside the symbol.
Btw, I'd like to try and keep all code within the main action layer, not in the symbols. I tried that, shifting focus to the symbol and it didn't work either, and having code all over the place grates against my nerves ;).
I hope this throws some light on what I'm stuck at.
Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks all in advance
UPDATE:
Please someone help me out here!
This is what I'm trying. Logically, it makes all the sense in the world, except that it doesn't work.
var symb:MovieClip;
symb = MovieClip(root); //assign symbol I want to be controlled by pg_up/pg_down
symb.focusRect = false;
stage.focus = symb; //focus on current symbol
symb.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, mc_pager); //add keyboard event listener
function mc_pager(e:KeyboardEvent):void{
var myKey = e.keyCode;
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_DOWN){
do{
symb.play(); // it plays, then checks if the lbl is null or final, then quits
} while (symb.currentFrameLabel == null && symb.currentFrameLabel != 'final');
symb.stop();
symb.removeEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, mc_pager);
stage.focus=MovieClip(root); //return focus to main timeline (in the next keyframes, the focus is on the nested _mc
}
if (myKey == Keyboard.PAGE_UP){
do{
symb.prevFrame();
} while (symb.currentFrameLabel == null && symb.currentFrameLabel != '0');
symb.stop();
symb.removeEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, mc_pager);
stage.focus=MovieClip(root);
}
}
Where am I being to moronic to get it right? Please, guys, you're the experts, I need your advice here. Thanks!
UPDATE:
Doing a trace on symb, it seems like as soon as it enters the function, it forgets the initial assignment (symb = MovieClip(root)) and shows null. Why?
In this sample, I created a basic proof of concept where I have a circle MC with an instance name of "c" on the main timeline. Within this mc, I created with 2 keyframes inside with stop actions on both. I colored the circle a different color on frame 2 and labeled it as "two".
In the Main timeline I have the following code:
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyEvt);
function keyEvt(e:KeyboardEvent):void{
if(e.keyCode == Keyboard.PAGE_DOWN){
trace("down");
c.gotoAndPlay("two");
}
}
This should help form a foundation for your code as long as you stick with targeting the symbol through direct reference and ensure your keyboard event is attached to the stage.
Also, always stick with getting a basic working version down first. I.E. Check to see if your keyboard listeners are working for your target object and then build additional functionality off of that.
TLDR: I need code in action script 3 which will let users press keys like QWER to jump to a specific scene.
So what I'm doing is creating and interactive comic within flash, and to be blunt I didn't know any AS3 code before this and still pretty much know none.
So I'm going to need some help on this one and I think it is worth mentioning that I am using sound in this project.
what I need to know is how to use letter keys (eg. QWER) to act as shorts cuts to jump to specific scenes. What I have so far which is working is this and another version which uses a mouse click instead.
stop(); ( 1 )
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, fl_KeyboardDownHandler);
function fl_KeyboardDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
gotoAndPlay(currentFrame+1);
}
and of course all this does is advance the frame, which I do need for some sections of dialogue but that's the basis I've been trying to get it to work.
I do know that q = 81, w = 87, e = 69 and r = 82.
Besides that I've got nothing and I need some help real bad.
You need to check which key has been pressed, you can do it like this:
function fl_KeyboardDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.Q){
//do what you need to do when Q was pressed
}else if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.W){
//same for W
}
...etc
}
The KeyboardEvent instance contains data about the event itself, part of it being keyCode, which gives the code of the pressed key. Using this property, you can detect which key the user pressed, and react accordingly.
As you understood, you can use gotoAndPlay() and gotoAndStop() to move around your animation.
It gives us the following code :
stop();
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, fl_KeyboardDownHandler);
function fl_KeyboardDownHandler(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.Q) {
gotoAndPlay(1); // Back to the start
} else if (event.keyCode == Keyboard.W) {
gotoAndPlay(currentFrame-1); // Back one frame
} else if (event.keyCode == Keyboard.E) {
gotoAndPlay(currentFrame-1); // Forward one frame
} else if (event.keyCode == Keyboard.R) {
gotoAndPlay(100); // Go to 100th frame
}
}
Note that I am using the Keyboard class to get the keyCode associated to a specific key.
I am a complete n00b.
I'm working on a game. Basically, I have to perform no action if a button is pressed on a certain keyframe, but if it's not clicked, I need the scene to proceed until a certain point and then go to another frame.
In my stupid head I thought: if I can create an empty global variable I could input "something" when the button is clicked on my frame and check on a latter frame "if globalvar == "something": nothing happens, else: gotoAndPlay(where I need)"
Explanatory image:
Apparently that's not how AS3 works. So what can I do?
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var pressed = "no";
function work(event:MouseEvent):void
{
pedal.visible = false;
cursor_mc.visible = false;
pressed = "yes"
}
pedal.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, work);
This is what I've got when the action needs to be performed.
Then I would put (I've never written an if statement in as3)
if (pressed == "no") {
gotoAndPlay(some other frame);
}
This would be put on a complete different frame AND LAYER from the previous so that the part in between is still played.
You got to add a new event, and ENTER_FRAME event to which will fire a function on every frame. There you could check whether the button is pressed. For example:
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, updateFunction);
function updateFunction(e:Event){
if(pressed == "no"){
if(currentFrame == frame number when you want to check){
gotoAndPlay(some other frame);
}
}
}