I'm using Flash Pro, CS6 on the Mac.
I've got this class
package classes
{
public class AssetEmbeds_1x
{
//kid
[Embed(source = '../graphics/Player_Graphics.swf')]
public static const playerG:Class;
}
}
Which is a swf which contains an exported (on 1st frame) movieclip called kidCharacter. I'm trying to access that kidCharacter movieclip from another class, and I'm not able to do that.
I've tried this...
var textureClass:Class = AssetEmbeds_1x;
var newClass = textureClass['playerG'];
myGraphic = newClass['kidCharacter'];
But it's not working, myGraphic (which is a movieclip) is always null. I'm not sure if it's even embedding anything.
Try this:
var player:MovieClip = new AssetsEmbeds_1x.playerG();
var kid:MovieClip = player.root.kidCharacter;
Related
I got a .fla file, where inside I have some movieclip instances placed in the scene. I need to iterate through them and gather some data, like position, name, and custom properties.
These custom properties, I don't know how to pass them, I know one way that works so far is to use the accessibility properties panel (Flash Pro CC), and then in the code I can just read them. However there should be a better way I assume.
If I have understood correctly your question and what you have said in your comments about the answer of #Aaron, you have an swf file, which you load dynamically, and you want to get/set some of its MovieClips properties, if it's the case, take this example :
MyMC.as :
public class MyMC extends MovieClip
{
private var timer:Timer;
private var rotation_speed:int = 1;
public function MyMC() {
}
public function set_Rotation_Speed(_rotation_speed:int): void {
this.rotation_speed = _rotation_speed;
}
public function get_Rotation_Speed(): int {
return this.rotation_speed;
}
public function start_Rotation(): void {
this.timer = new Timer(500, 10);
this.timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, on_Timer);
this.timer.start();
}
private function on_Timer(e:TimerEvent): void {
this.rotation += this.rotation_speed;
}
}
Then, in my swf.swf I have an instance of that MovieClip.
I loaded the swf.swf using this code :
var loader:Loader = new Loader()
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, on_SWFLoad);
loader.load(new URLRequest('swf.swf'));
And to set/get some of my MovieClip properties, I did :
function on_SWFLoad(e:Event): void
{
var swf:DisplayObjectContainer = DisplayObjectContainer(loader.content);
var num_children:int = swf.numChildren;
for(var i:int = 0; i < num_children; i++)
{
var child:MovieClip = MovieClip(swf.getChildAt(i));
// get the name
trace('name : ' + child.name);
// set the position
child.x = child.y = 100;
// get the class name, in my case it's MyMC
var class_name:String = getQualifiedClassName(child);
// get all the details of the child
trace(describeType(child));
child.set_Rotation_Speed(45);
child.start_Rotation();
trace(child.get_Rotation_Speed()); // gives : 45
}
addChild(loader);
}
You can use the describeType() function To get all the properties of your instance.
Hope that can help.
First of all, you can set properties on timeline instances from code. There's nothing special about this. For example:
Place an instance of a library symbol on a keyframe
Give it an instance name in the Properties panel, for example "myInstance"
On the same keyframe put some code that refers to it, such as myInstance.color = "red"
You can also create and assign custom properties by making the symbol a component:
Right-click on the symbol in the library and choose "Component Definition"
Add custom properties in the Parameters table. It's now a component symbol.
On the timeline, place an instance of the symbol and use the Properties panel to set its parameters.
You can do a lot more with components if you want, such as live preview and compiled components. More info can be found here here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/learning_guide/components/part03.html
So I have a SWF embedded in my AS3 project, but when I try to do anything with it, it says it's null.
The code looks like this:
[Embed(source = "../lib/Introduction.swf", mimeType = "application/octet-stream")]
public var introClass:Class;
(after a bunch of irrelevant stuff...)
var intro:MovieClip = new introClass() as MovieClip;
intro.play();
(The error message it gives me is a standard #1009 error.)
I've tried a bunch of stuff including using Loaders, not using MovieClip, etc, but at best, only the audio (not the video) of the SWF loads up, and at worst, the entire application crashes when the SWF tries to load. How do I get the SWF to be recognized?
(I'm using FlashDevelop if that helps.)
You can do this:
[Embed(source="asset.swf", symbol="symbol")]
private var symbolClass:Class;
var symbol:MovieClip = new symbolClass();
If you want to embed a symbol from an art SWF.
Instead if you want to import animations this is the solution:
[Embed(source="/loading.swf", mimeType="application/octet-stream")]
public var LoadingAnimation : Class;
// allows us to import SWFs to use as animations
var context : LoaderContext = new LoaderContext (false,
ApplicationDomain.currentDomain);
context.allowCodeImport = true;
var loader : Loader = new Loader ();
loader.loadBytes (new LoadingAnimation (), context);
I'm trying to load 3 different tickers in 3 different containers.
When I delete this line:
loader2.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
loader3.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
and load them separately they works fine:
but when i load them together, just as the written in this document in adobe, all three tickers showing the same number:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
public class importExternalSWF extends MovieClip {
private var loader:Loader = new Loader();
private var loader2:Loader = new Loader();
private var loader3:Loader = new Loader();
public function importExternalSWF() {
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=mrj-4&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
loader2.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=bl&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
loader3.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=grel&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
ticker1.addChild(loader);
ticker1.width=50;
ticker1.height=20;
ticker2.addChild(loader2);
ticker2.width=50;
ticker2.height=20;
ticker3.addChild(loader3);
ticker3.width=50;
ticker3.height=20;
}
}
}
I cant find solution anywhere
Thanks
edit
I rewrite my code to this, and its still the same result
public class importExternalSWF extends MovieClip {
public function importExternalSWF() {
var url = "http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf";
var urlParams:Array = ["grel", "bl", "game=mrj-4"];
var tickers:Array = [ticker1, ticker2, ticker3];
var tickerHeight:Number = 50;
var tickerWidth:Number = 50;
loadUrls();
function loadUrls():void {
for(var i:uint = 0; i<urlParams.length; i++)
{
var urlLoader = new Loader();
var flashvars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
flashvars["casino"] = "cityclub";
flashvars["info"] = "1";
flashvars["game"] = urlParams[i];
flashvars["currency"] = "eur";
flashvars["font_face"] = "arial";
flashvars["bold"] = "true";
flashvars["font_size"] = "10";
flashvars["bg_color"] = "0x000000";
flashvars["font_color"] = "ffffff";
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
request.data = flashvars;
urlLoader.load(request);
tickers[i].width=tickerWidth;
tickers[i].height=tickerHeight;
tickers[i].addChild(urlLoader);
}
}
}
I suspect that the external SWF file sets some variables on the root level. Therefore each load will override the previous values and you'll end up with the same score in all "tickers".
Most likely this interference can be resolved by loading each SWF into its own ApplicationDomain. By default, SWFs are being loaded into the same ApplicationDomain and share their code.
So instead of doing this:
urlLoader.load(request);
You should do soemthing like this:
// create a new LoaderContext with a spearate ApplicationDomain
var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext(false, new ApplicationDomain());
// load the request and use the context with the separate ApplicationDomain
urlLoader.load(request, context);
I have bad news, i tried everything, but I can't load correctly the swf files. So, I have started to investigate this, and i found that, first, your SWF has AVM1Movie format (new_jackpot.swf), so, I conclude that this SWF was created with version 1 or 2 of ActionScript. If you see the reference of AVM1Movie Class (here the link), says the following:
There are several restrictions on an AVM1 SWF file loaded by an AVM2 SWF file:
The AVM1 SWF file that is loaded by an AVM2 SWF file cannot load another SWF file into this. That is, it cannot load another SWF file over itself. However, child Sprite objects, MovieClip objects, or other AVM1 SWF files loaded by this SWF file can load into this.
Then, i tried too, with a library that implements Threads in Flex, and found this (here this link async-threading):
The Actionscript Virtual Machine (AVM) in the Flash Player is severely limited by only having one thread...
I have created several projects using Loaders, SWFLoaders, ByteArrays, etc, all this in actionscript 3 in Flex SDK 3.2.
Maybe if you create this project in a previous version could work, or try to use same library that implements threads.
Anyway if I find something more, will edit this answer with another solution that's right.
Try adding a 1 after «laoder» at these places:
private var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("http://tickers.playtech.com/jackpots/new_jackpot.swf?casino=cityclub&info=1&game=mrj-4&font_face=Arial&bold=true&font_color=FFFFFF&bg_color=240000&font_size=24¤cy=eur"));
There was no solution to this issue due to lack of compatibility from third part company that provides the tickers.
im trying to use (well succeeding) to use this sound class
http://www.mcfunkypants.com/2011/as3-pitch-shift-mp3/
the example code looks like this. . .
public class Pitch_Shift_Example extends Sprite
{
[Embed(source='Pitch_Shift_Example.mp3')]
private var engine_mp3 : Class;
public var engine_loop:Pitch_Shift_MP3;
public function Pitch_Shift_Example()
{
engine_loop = new Pitch_Shift_MP3(engine_mp3);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, onMouseMove);
var someText:TextField = new TextField();
someText.x = 200;
someText.y = 0;
someText.textColor = 0xFFFFFF;
someText.selectable = false;
someText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
someText.text = "Pitch Shift MP3 Demo by Breakdance McFunkypants\nMove your mouse to change the sample rate. Enjoy!";
addChild(someText);
}
private function onMouseMove(event:MouseEvent):void
{
engine_loop.rate = (mouseX / stage.width) * 2;
}
}
Now what is confusing me is how the engine_mp3 class uses the sound.
line one embeds the sound.
line two creates an empty class called engine_mp3.
line 3 creates a new pitch shift class which in line 7 we pass the (empty) engine_mp3 class.
Basically how is engine_mp3 getting the mp3 data??
Any help is appreciated.
Andy
It works like something like this:
You embed the mp3 file with these two lines:
Embed(source='Pitch_Shift_Example.mp3')]
private var engine_mp3 : Class;
Those two lines work together. The first line is embed metadata that describes the line below it. What it's doing is embedding the mp3 file and making it accessible as a class. You therefore have a reference to this embedded sound class with the variable name engine_mp3.
Later on in your code, you instantiate a new instance of the Pitch_Shift_MP3 class, and you pass in the reference to your embedded sound class engine_mp3:
engine_loop = new Pitch_Shift_MP3(engine_mp3);
The constructor for the pitch shift class is expecting a class (that represents a sound) as its single argument. What it must be doing in its own code is instantiating the class that engine_mp3 represents by doing this:
var instantiatedSound:Sound = new engine_mp3() as Sound;
Hope that makes sense!
How can I embed a bitmap in Actionscript 3 and get the BitmapData?
public class MyGame extends Sprite {
[EMBED(source="Assets/helicopter1.png")] private static var BMClass:Class;
public function MyGame() {
var BM:Bitmap = new BMClass();
var BMData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(BM.width, BM.height);
BMData.draw(BM)
}
}
I've tried everything. If I ever try to instantiate the embedded class (new BMClass();) I get this error:
TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor..
If I use
[EMBED(source="Assets/helicopter1.png")] private static var BMClass:BitmapData;
or something similar the BitmapData is null.
Edit:
So I figured out that the embedded data is null, but I can't figure out why. What did I do wrong in the embedding?
Looks like you are embedding correctly if you don't get an error transcoding. You should be able to get the bitmapData directly from the bitmap:
[Embed(source="picture.jpg")]
private var Picture:Class;
// create a bitmap of the embedded
var pic:Bitmap = new Picture();
// add to display list
addChild(pic);
// if you need to get the bitmapData for something else
var bitmapData:BitmapData = pic.bitmapData;
You don't need to instantiate as BitmapData and draw - you can simply:
[Embed(source="Assets/helicopter1.png")]
private var AssetClass:Class;
var bitmap:Bitmap = new AssetClass();
In some editors (at least my version of Intellij) the Embed tag is case sensitive. I got the exact same error you have when using [EMBED] but it worked great when I switched to [Embed]