A Question Involving Classes.
Uh, pretty simple question. I create an instance of a class I wrote (MX 2004 Pro) using the ol syntax-
foo = new Bar();
Then I wrote the Bar class. And the Bar class does alot of stuff (which I won't get into) but when it's completed, I want the foo object I created to be deleted. So the question is...
Is it possible to reference the instance of the class, within the class definition? So that I can acheive the same effect as writing "delete foo;" inside the code of the class?
You might be thinking, why would I want this. And the answer to that is very complicated. It's for a flash game and it'd take forever to explain. Just rest assured that I'm not crazy, and I am indeed desperatly hoping somebody has an answer for me.
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Posted on: 02-13-2004, 02:59 AM
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You follow?
Question 2
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Code:
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Code:
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this._x = this._x + 300;
}
}
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They want a single preloader for the main page, that is, preload the 3 .swfs i mentionned with a single preloader 'image'. They then want, once the main page is loaded, for the 'subsites' to begin preloading in the background (which I think this: http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=741 should work fine for).
So if anyone can help me with the first part and maybe tell me "that will or will not work" for the second it would be a great help.
Thanks a ton,
--D
Small Problem Involving SetProperty And Image Panning
I've been working on a simulated VR presentation for a client, and I adapted some code that pans a panoramic image left and right. The thing is that I've also integrated zoom functionality that causes my image to scale, and I needed to add the ability to pan up and down once the image was scaled up over 100%, so I added this to my drag function. Here is the code in question:
Code:
tellTarget ("../") {
trace(cur_x1);
cur_x1 = getProperty("/movie1", _x);
cur_x2 = getProperty("/movie2", _x);
cur_y1 = getProperty("/movie1",_y);
cur_y2 = getProperty("/movie2",_y);
if (Number(cur_x1)<Number(-1400)) {
setProperty("movie1", _x, Number(cur_x2)+1461);
}
if (Number(cur_x2)<Number(-1400)) {
setProperty("movie2", _x, Number(cur_x1)+1461);
}
if (Number(cur_x1)>1400) {
setProperty("movie1", _x, cur_x2-1461);
}
if (Number(cur_x2)>1400) {
setProperty("movie2", _x, cur_x1-1461);
}
if (Number(cur_y1)<Number(-462)) {
setProperty("movie1", _y, Number(cur_y2)+205);
}
if (Number(cur_y2)<Number(-462)) {
setProperty("movie2", _y, Number(cur_y1)+205);
}
if (Number(cur_y2)>462) {
setProperty("movie1", _y, cur_y2-205);
}
if (Number(cur_y1)>462) {
setProperty("movie2", _y, cur_y1-205);
}
}
The problem is that no matter if the image is scaled or not, dragging up and down will push the image past the boundaries I want. Ideally, it should stop panning up or down once the top and bottom edges of the image are reached.
Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated ... thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Xenon.
PS: the image in question is 1461 * 205 and duplicated in the SWF it's in to make it appear seemless when it is panned left and right.
Two Part Question Involving Colors And MC Variable Passing
Hi everyone,
first let me set the "Stage" if you will...
I have two movie clips on the stage, one of which is called "shoe", and the other is "swatch".
the shoe instance has a shoe in it, each seperate part of the shoe separated into movieclips with their own instance names (tongue, laces, etc).
So when the user clicks on a part of the shoe, the swatch appears (swatch was always there, but it was held on an empty frame until user selected a shoe part).
My goal is for the user to be able to pick different parts of the shoe and change its colors.
So, I created a variable called "shoepart" that gets set to the instance name every time someone clicks a part of the shoe:
code:
shoepart = "swoosh";
The purpose of me doing this is that I intend on passing shoepart to the swatch movieclip, so that it knows which movieclip to affect in "shoe."
However, this will only work if I hardcode the instance name of "swoosh" into the code, as shown below (ignore the if statement for now):
code:
on (release) {
if (shoepart == "swoosh"){
var colorful = new Color("_root.shoe.swoosh");
colorful.setRGB(0xFF3355);
}
else
{
shoepart = "swoosh"}
}
What I would like to do is have it do something like this:
code:
on (release) {
var colorful = new Color("_root.shoe.shoepart");
colorful.setRGB(0xFF3355);
However, since I'm mixing variables into the dot notation, I think AS doesn't really know if it's looking for a variable or an instance name...? Or perhaps I'm using the wrong syntax in the parameters? If I could get this to work, all I would have to do is make sure the variable gets set every time the user clicks on a different part of the shoe so that they can change the color of it.
Also, for part two of my question, I would really like this only to change the FILL color of the movieclip -- as they are now, they are white with black stroke. When I click on the swatch, it changes the stroke and the fill to one color.
thanks for reading this long winded thread!
[F8] Question Involving Playing The Main Timeline In Reverse
Is it possible?
I'm hoping that I can do an "on (release)" command on a button that makes the timeline play in reverse.
Is that a common thing outside of being used on a Movie Clip? If so an example of the actionscript would be SO helpful.
Thanks!
First Post By Me, Very Noob Question About A Script Involving Video
Hi all,
Looks like this community is pretty alive, I am glad I found it. On with the problem.
First things first. I am VERY green when it comes to Flash 8 and programming. I am actually a certified network tech so i am more of a hardware guy.
Now what I need to do is encode a video into flash (that part is done already) and create a custom player for that video. To help me get along I am following a Lynda.com tutorial on exactly that topic.
I am now at the point where I need to type the script. I typed it exactly as it was in the tutorial but when I preview the movie all I get is sound, no image.
here is the code:
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
video.attachVideo(ns);
ns.play("ccmmdiscours1.flv");
I re-encode the video just in case that was not the problem but the issue is back. That exact code was used in the tutorial and his preview worked.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Slave1
General Action Script Question(involving Variable Types.
Ok, I got kind of a strange question.
Is it posible to set an variable to an MC using a string?
I want to be able to dynamicaly set a variable to an MC without using some huge if statement.
so like
Code:
var1 = 4;
MC_holder = "MC_" + var1;
so that MC_holder actualy holds the MC MC_4?
I hope I am not too off the deep end here. Any help would be great
A Preloader Question Involving Multiple SWFs With LoadMovie Command
Hello and thanks for any help you can give me,
I need to build a preloader for an interface I've made using lots of levels and about 15 different swf files. My questions:
-Can I get a single preloader to load all of the desired swf files at once?
-Where should i put the preloader in relation to the other files?
The basic structure works like a windows folder for example, and all the movies are basically windows. There is a main.swf on level 0 that loads about 7 different movies (or windows) on level 1, and from each of those movies there are about 10 different movies on level 2. *But* as you close the movies on level 1 and level 2, the main.swf on level 0 needs to reload...but I don't want the preloader to restart every time this happens. How should i fix this?
The entire structure sounds a little clumsy I know, but this is the first time i've put together an interface with this much interaction involved.
Thanks,
JT
Newbieish Question Involving Right-click Menu And Movie Quality
Unfortunately I seem to be unable to find the answer to these anyway, even though they're simple -
What actionscript do you use to change the graphics quality? I'd like to have a button for crappier computers.
How do you disable functions on the right-click menu? I've noticed a few online games have a right click menu with only two options to prevent cheating. I'd like to do this too.
Thanks! Sorry for asking such newbie questions
Custom Classes: One Class Tracks Multiple Other Classes?
I'm working on a coloring that allows kids to place objects on a scene and then color them so the image can be printed out. So assume you have sky background, the child can select a bird object, drag it into place and once they have it in place, color everything on the page (with a given palette of colors.)
So far it going great. However I want to track what objects have been added to the drawing on the fly. I have a potential solution using arrays but I'm thinking this is perfect opportunity to start using custom classes.
I'm thinking that I'd create a new instantiate a copy of the object class each time an object is added to the scene. However to track the objects added to the scene I'm thinking I'll also use an listing class to track them.
What I'm not sure about is the would the listing class simply contain an array of object identifiers? Any thoughts on the structure of the listing class?
I'm very new to oop as I've mainly been doing procedural programming up to this point but I'm eager to give this a shot.
Thanks!
HEADS UP: Flash Glitch Involving Ternary Operator (?:) And Auto Format
I am not sure if its just or if this is a real glitch but man this has caused me so much trouble for the past couple of days till I figured it out.
If you use ternary (example)
PHP Code:
(foo<10) ? [true statement here] : [false statement here];
there is a nasty glitch that happens (to me) when it comes after a ' } '
PHP Code:
for(var i:Number = 0; i<some.length; i++){
// omg i'm incrementing
}
(foo<10) ? [true statement here] : [false statement here];
If you hit the Auto Format button in flash this happens
PHP Code:
for(var i:Number = 0; i<some.length; i++){
// omg i'm incrementing
}
foo<10) ? [true statement here] : [false statement here];
/// DUDE WHERE'S MY LEFT ' ( '
And while this is easy to find if you double click on the error... when you see the 'missing something error' your (my) first instinct isn't to go back 50-100 lines for the problem, but something you just wrote is the issue... -.-
whats the band-aid?
PHP Code:
for(var i:Number = 0; i<some.length; i++){
// omg i'm incrementing
}
// lol I'm not just a comment... I protect my buddy below
(foo<10) ? [true statement here] : [false statement here];
Using Flex Classes In Classes Linked To Symbols
Hi all
I have a fla file where I link a symbol to an action script class. This action script classes references mx.collections.ArrayCollection; so when I attempt to publish the fla file, I get the error message:
1017: The definition of base class ArrayCollection was not found.
I then tried to add a class path (this folder contains the mx... classes):
C:Program FilesAdobeFlex Builder 3sdks3.0.0frameworksprojectsframeworksrc
and the the above error 1017 wasresolved, but now I get the error:
Version.as, line 18 1004: Namespace was not found or is not a compile-time constant.
So now I am pretty much stuck. What do I need to do for this to work ? Please note that the code compiles fine in flex, so it is not som basic coding error ?
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