Flash :: Object Data Member Not Changing When Assigned Value

Changing The Variable Assigned To A TextField?
Hey everybody. I was hoping if someone could help me out with this. I have a textfield named "text1" that is assigned a variable. I need to change this variable at a certain point to something else. I'm using MX and I know that they have the command "TextField._variable", which assigns a textbox a certain variable.

What I did, I created a button instance and assigned it the action:

Code:
on (release) {
text1.TextField._variable = "Display";
}
However, this is not changing the variable to "Display". Anybody know what I'm doing wrong? I'm not all that good with actionscript so I prolly might have some simple error.

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Attach A MC To An Object Assigned To Class By Name
I have created an Actionscript 2.0 class and using the convention:

ActionScript Code:
var someVar=new menuItem(blah blah blah);

I have great success, but when I try:

ActionScript Code:
var someVar:menuItem = new menuItem(blah blah blah);

and then look at my MovieExplorer tab, I have multiple sets of recursive elements. Why?

Also, when I drop a MovieClip from the library that has been assigned to the custom AS2.0 class that I have defined, is there any way for the class to find out the objects name if it was added manually to the timeline?

I have created these custom icons that have linkageID's related to the name of their parent clip. (i.e. biography.lbl) is a LinkageID for the biography icon. It works great when I use AS2.0 in the MovieClip to attach the new menuItem's MovieClip to the stage, but when I add it manually, I can't figure out how to make the class constructor or any method to look at the object's name and then attach a clip to itself based on its name?

Let me know if I have you completley lost. I can try to explain it another way, maybe. Thanks in advance for all of your help.

Rowdy

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Changing A Cast Member/sprite
Before I begin, forgive my lack of knowledge on this, my background is Lingo so Im not familar with actionscript or flash terminology at all. Here gos anyways-

Im essentialy tasked with having an animation clip loop (xmas snowing scene) with 'season greetings' in several languages automatically rollingover everytime the movie-loops. My question is- how do I change the 'season greetings' member from one to another each time the movie loops at say frame 50? Any clues to the correct syntax would help me on my way.

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Dynamically Assigned Movieclip Variable Is Not Taking In Object Reference
I have the code below that's supposed to assign the reference of a programmatically created textfield(_root["logoInfo"+i+"_txt"]) to a movie clip variable(_root["logoInfo"+i+"_mc"].info) created at runtime.

when i trace _root["logoInfo"+i+"_txt"], the reference checks out okay but when _root["logoInfo"+i+"_mc"].info is traced, it returns undefined

code:
for(var i=1;i<=logoNum;i++){
_root.createTextField("logoInfo"+i+"_txt", i, 0, 0, 100, 20);
_root["logoInfo"+i+"_mc"].info = _root["logoInfo"+i+"_txt"];
trace(_root["logoInfo"+i+"_mc"].info);
}

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Assigning Value To Object Member Variable?
This example comes from "Learning Actionscript 3.0" pp 138-9:

Code:
public function Particle(xp:Number, yp:Number, xvel:Number, yvel:Number, grav:Number, col:uint) {
_xpos = xp;
_ypos = yp;
_xvel = xvel
_yvel = yvel
_grav = grav;

var ball:Sprite = new Ball();
addChild(ball);

x = _xpos;
y = _ypos;
alpha = .8;
scaleX = scaleY = Math.random() * 1.9 + .1;

var colorInfo:ColorTransform = ball.transform.colorTransform;
colorInfo.color = uint(col);
ball.transform.colorTransform = colorInfo;

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onRun, false, 0,
true);
What not simply

Code:
ball.transform.colorTransform.color = uint(col);
instead of the actual three lines of code in bold?

When I try my substitution, the assignment fails. Why? And why the necessity for the roundabout assignment? Thanks, I'm coming to AS3 from other languages (not Javascript), so any understanding would be appreciated.

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Two Object Referencing Same Member Array?
I'm working a neural network project and my basic architecture is this:
1. Neurons
2. Neuron Layer (basically an array of neurons)
3. Neural Network (basically an array of Neuron Layers)

When I reference the first Neuron Layer's array.length it gives me the total number of neurons in the network rather than what the number of neurons in the first layer should be. The same thing happens for the second layer and each subsequent layer should there happen to be more. I've added trace statements to the Neuron Layer constructor that tells me a neuron has been added and I've also added a trace statement after the first neuron layer is added and the second neuron layer and I get the correct number of "neuron added" statements before the "first layer added" statement and the correct number for the second layer as well. This pretty much assures me that the actual number of neurons in each layer is correct when the first layer is created but somehow the number of neurons in the first layer and subsequent layers is actually becoming the number of neurons total. The only thing I can figure out is that somehow, the first neuron layer object is referencing the same neuron array member as the second neuron layer object. Is this possibly what is happening?

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Create An Array Object As A Member Of A Movieclip
Hi all

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around creating an array as a data member of a movieclip, i.e. dynamically adding it to that movieclip depending on data brought in at runtime.

Is it possible? Would I have to create an array seperately first and then somehow assign it to a new (typeless) data member of the movieclip?

Thanks in advance for your help.

-Nick

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How Can Access A Class's Member From An Event Of Member Movieclip ?
Hi,
How can I access sLink at the onPress handler ?

PHP Code:

class CSM {
    private var oMovie4TextField:MovieClip;
    private var sLink; // I would like to access this at the onPress handler
...
...
    public function Initializaton()
    {
         ...
         ...
     this.oMovie4TextField = _root.createEmptyMovieClip('some_mc', _root.getNextHighestDepth());
         ...
        }

        this.oMovie4TextField.onPress = function ()
        {
         ...
         ...
         getURL(this.sLink, "_self"); // not works because this means oMovie4TextField
         ...
        };
}

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Changing Data In A Text Box
Hi,

I want to be able to scroll through a list of figures in a dynamic text box using buttons calle shutterUp and shutterDown. This should change the number in text box between these buttons.

Is there any other way to do this other than using the IF function?

ie. _root.shutterUp_btn.onRelease = function() {
if (shutter.text == '1/1000') shutter.text = '1/2000'
}

???

thank you

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Please Help Data Changing In URLRequest
I apologize if this appears as a second post. My first attempt didn't show up in the forum.

I'm trying to pass a encrypted string through Flash to a PHP page. It appears to be reaching Flash ok, but when it arrives at the PHP page it's a completely different string. I have no idea how or why this is happening.

If anyone has any ideas about the specific working of the URLRequest and URLVariables objects and what they do to data, please direct me to an explanation. I'm trying to get an app ready for testing tomorrow, and this delay is backing up the works. Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,
Dave Spaar

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Data Loading Not Changing
3 dynamic text fields (caption, caption1 and caption2) on stage loading from XML. Data loads fine. However buttons not changing data on click.
AS

Code:
var x:XML = new XML();
x.ignoreWhite = true;
var e:Array = new Array();
var e1:Array = new Array();
var e2:Array = new Array();
var whatOn:Number;
x.onLoad = function() {
var p:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for(i=0;i<p.length;i++) {
e.push(p[i].attributes.english);
e1.push(p[i].attributes.english1);
e2.push(p[i].attributes.english2);
}
caption.text = e[0];
caption1.text = e1[0];
caption2.text = e2[0];
whatOn = 0;
}
x.load("text.xml");
p.onRelease = function() {
if(whatOn > 0) {
whatOn--;
caption.text = e[whatOn];
caption1.text = e1[whatOn];
caption2.text = e2[whatOn];
}
}
n.onRelease = function() {
if(whatOn < p.length-1) {
whatOn++;
caption.text = e[whatOn];
caption1.text = e1[whatOn];
caption2.text = e2[whatOn];
}
}
Data loads however buttons arent changing to next data provided by XML. Anyone got any ideas.
Thanks
MT

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Radio Button Data Is "[object Object]" When Using Formmail.cgi
I'm making a form in Flash and using formmail.cgi to email the results. Everything works so far except the radio buttons; the data sent for them is "[object Object]". How do I get it to send the actual data?

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"In(Object){...}" Function? Data Types For Object Variables?
I can create an object and use dot syntax to create, or reference, variables inside of it.

But how can I specify the data types of these variables?

Also, is there some way I can enter the namespace of the object over a number of lines via {}s instead of using repetitive dot syntax?

Thanks in advance.

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Changing An Array Result From An Array Object To A MovieClip Object
Anyone know how I can do this?

I have 3 arrays.

Quote:

//set info into arrays
wpInstName = new Array();
for(i=0; i<_global.wpCount; i++); {
wpInstName[i] = _global.newWP;
trace(wpInstName.join(" + "));
}
wpPositionX = new Array();
for (i=0;i<_global.wpCount;i++); {
wpPositionX[i] = _global.wpXpos;
trace(wpPositionX.join(" + "));
}
wpPositionY = new Array();
for (i=0;i<_global.wpCount;i++); {
wpPositionY[i] = _global.wpYpos;
trace(wpPositionY.join(" + "));
}

I need to use the current value of wpInstName[i] to change the _x and _y properties of an attached movie clip.

I have tried allsorts but it still treats the data as an Array object.
I have tried making a new Object and gave it the wpInstName[i] as a value to add properties too but im not sure if I did it right(it didnt work so I guess not ).

If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated

Thnx

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Changing The Color The Cells Of The Data Grid
Hello there,
Is it possible to guide me for making a reference to Items in the data grid in order to change its properties when they wanna add to stage ?
Thank you

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Changing Object Type
In the properties pane, you can select and object and specify wheather you want it to be a graphic, movie clip or button. Is there any way of changing this property in with ActionScripting?

Thank you

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Changing Variables In An Object?
I'm trying to store some variables in an object and then change them later. This object will act like a storage container for temporary variables, so that swfs loaded in and out of the timeline can read and write to it.

Here's some code I'm using to create and test the object:

PHP Code:

list_object = new Object ();
list_object.item_1 = "a";
list_object.item_2 = "b";
list_object.item_3 = "c";
list_object.item_4 = "d";
list_object.item_5 = "e";
list_object.list_items = 5;

So when the swf loads into the timeline, it looks for the object. If it finds the object, then it will do what it needs to do with the object's variables. If the swf does not find the object, it will download the data from a text file on the server and then create a new object that it can use later.

I'm trying to change the values of the object through a loop, but have had no luck at all. I've tried everything I can think of. Here's some code I'ved used to test:

PHP Code:

generic_object = eval ("_root." + this._name + "_object");
for (i = 1; i <= generic_object.list_items; i++) {
  var previous_item = eval ("item_" + (i - 1);
  var item = eval ("item_" + i);
  generic_object.item = generic_object.previous_item;
}

I've also tried it this way:

PHP Code:

generic_object = eval ("_root." + this._name + "_object");
for (i = 1; i <= generic_object.list_items; i++) {
  _root [this._name + "_object.item_" + i] = eval ("_root." + this._name + "_object.item_" (i - 1));
}

I've tried other code as well, but no luck.

In a nut shell, I'm just trying to reassign the values of the variables within an object from a different movie clip/level/timeline.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Thanks,
Cooper
www.pigdogtoad.com

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Changing Object Depth
hi, I have different background thatt slides into the screen when a button is pressed. How do I alternate the depth of the backgrounds when different buttons are pressed? thanks! Oh, I'm using flash 5

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Changing An Object's Level In AS.
Is there a way to change an object's level with actionscript?

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Changing The X,Y Of An Object Problem
What Im trying to do is change the X,Y of an object when the frame is returned to. here is the set-up. I have in one fla with no loading MCs, on my main timeline a board game. you move the game piece over a sqare and you are sent to a mini-game. The mini-game lives on a frame in the root timeline as a single frame. and has for example the path. _root.mini_game_1 . the user plays the game then returns to the board game. I would like to be able to have the game piece remain on the bord game square it was left on, but it returns to its origional X,Y. As a note the piece is by default placed on the start sqaure. I tried to do something like this on the return button within the mini-game but it doesnt change a thing.

Code:
on(release){
_root.gotoAndStop("game_board");
_root.game_piece._x = 100;
_root.game_piece._y = 100;
}

sorry for the long winded explanation but my fla is already too big to post. I hope someone out there understands what Im trying to do and can lend a hand

Cheers

Mark

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Changing An Object's Color
i have this old piece of code:

Code:
if (Number(charinline)<=Number(linelen)) {
duplicateMovieClip("/fx_" add fx add "_0", "char" add i, i);
set("/char" add i add "/letter/lettercolor:char", key);
setProperty("/cursor", _x, Number(startx)+Number(charinline*kerning)-20);
setProperty("/char" add i, _x, Number(startx)+Number(charinline*kerning));
setProperty("/char" add i, _y, Number(starty)+Number(linenum*linespace));
charinline = Number(charinline)+1;
i = Number(i)+1;
}
... which duplicates and places mc named "char[i]" on the stage based on predetermined _x & _y values, now i need to change the color of said mc. how can i do that? i've been trying to find a way but i gave up after 3 hours.

any help will be greatly appreciated

thanks much
- w

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Changing Alpha On An Object
Haven't posted here in like 2 years...thanks for being here

I have a problem displaying multiple objects. I have mutiple objects stacked over one another all with their alpha=0. My intention is when one selects a checkbox, one of these objects becomes visible by changing the alpha from alpha=0 to alpha=70 (see code below). Two things: in some cases, on an LCD screen (laptop) one can still see the objects where alpha=0. The second thing is that I get interference from all the stacked objects when one is selected. I am thinking that I want to use something where the objects are in a state of "off" rather than alpha=0? Any thoughts?

Here is a msword document illustrating the above points:
http://www.netwiz.net/~cheez/alpha_issue.doc

Here is the native FLA:
http://www.netwiz.net/~cheez/demo_spectra.zip

Here is the prototype website:
http://www.netwiz.net/~cheez/demo_spectra.html

Here is the code in question:

ActionScript Code:
if (checkbox.getValue() == true) {
_root[spectraGraphic+"em"]._alpha = 70;
_root[spectraGraphic+"ex"]._alpha = 80;
getData(x, spectraGraphic);
dimSpectra();
order++;
orderArray[order] = spectraGraphic;
}
if (checkbox.getValue() == false) {
_root[spectraGraphic+"em"]._alpha = 0;
_root[spectraGraphic+"ex"]._alpha = 0;
}
Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cheez

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Changing An Object Name To A String
Is there any way to do this?
Say I have a global variable called yarr:
_global.yarr = textbox;
and I want to change that in to a string, I want to change it to "textbox" instead of textbox. Is there any way to do that?

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Changing Object Color With AS
hi I am trying to make a smooth color transition using AS2

the way I have now the mc changes colors just fine, but not smooth like when you use tween. I know there is a 'get Transform' function but I don't know how to apply maybe someone has an example??

Code:
function changeBG(col) {
var c = new Color(_root.bg);
c.setRGB(col);
}
changeBG(0xCC3366);

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Can I Get Some Help With Changing The Color Of An Object?
I'm trying to make the following - I have 5 buttons corresponding to five sections in my Flash movie..I want to make it so, that when I click on a button it background color changes(to show that it was clicked and I'm in that section)...
The button is located inside a movieclip(not in the root timeline)...
For the purpose I converted the background of the button (which I want to change) to a movie clip, so I could use the "setRGB" command, but still I'm doing something wrong and nothing happens...
Can someone explain to me clearly the mechanism of changing the color of a movie clip?

Thanks in advance!

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Changing The Color Of An Object
Hi

I want to make something like a children's paint book. The user will choose the color from a palette and when she clicks an object, that object will seem in that color.

Anyone knowing a tutorial about it, or any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance

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Changing Object Properties
hi all---

can anyone tell me why when i create a group of objects:
for (var i = 1; i<11; i++) {
this['answer'+i+'Object'] = _parent.xch['answer'+i+'Object'];
}
and then change a certain propety value on all of them

for (var i = 1; i<11; i++) {
this['answer'+i+'Object'].correct = 5;
}

it worx fine in the init() function but then when i try to use the exact same 'for' loop to change the values again nothing happens. ex:

function setCorrect(){
for (var i = 1; i<11; i++) {
this['answer'+i+'Object'].correct = 0;
}}
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. the only way i can get the reset to work is to set each object property individually. ex:
answer1Object.correct=0;
answer2Object.correct=0;
answer3Object.correct=0; .......

thanx

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Please Help Getting Data Out Of XML Object?
Hi,

I am very new to XML. Below is where I'm up to. I am struggling to trace out the data like. Can someone help me with my paths to the various parts? I'm not sure if it is due to Flash code or the XML structure that is causing the problem.

Many thanks

Ol
__________________________________________________
__________________

I have uploade the XML here:

http://www.araj21.dsl.pipex.com/dealers_RO.xml
__________________________________________________
__________________

// FLASH CODE
dealers_xml = new XML();
dealers_xml.onLoad = startMovie;
dealers_xml.load("dealers_RO.xml");
dealers_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
//
// Show the first slide and intialize variables
function startMovie(success) {
if (success == true) {
//trace(dealers_xml.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild );
//trace(dealers_xml.firstChild.firstChild)
trace(dealers_xml.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild )
}
}

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Changing The Color Of Clicked Object
Hi,

I'm looking for a way to change the color of the object that I click on. Something like a paint program where you first click to select the color and then click on the place which you want to color.

Thanks

Greg

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my point is
how can this be possible?
i mean a object could be graphic or numbers
how can it change to string?
or this is just my misunderstanding?

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does anyone know of a script that will change an object color?

eg: I have a white box, on button1 press I want it to go blue, on button2 press it will go red etc.

so is it possible?

thanks if anyone can help! would be tops!

zanga

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I am looking for a way to make objects bigger and smaller through actionscript. I guess the code should look something like this. Thanks in advance for any help.

this.height = this.height+1;
this.width = this.width++;

-j

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I've searched around the site for a few hours and haven't found
an answer to my problem.

I have an object, say a house. The house is one color. But I want the user to be able to cycle through, using buttons, ( <- ) and ( -> )
to change the colour of the house. I want to do this using action scripting.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks...

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I have a problem:

I have one file, template.as, this file keeps color configuration to make changes of my site.
I would like to know if it is possible to change color of an object every time of execution (run time).
I am using setRGB() function to make these changes.
The variable that defines the template that will be used is loaded with loadVariablesNum() function.
My script works only when I compile my movie clip (generate .swf)
I want to change the colors without having to "compile" my movie every time.

If someone can help me with other functions or any other way to do this, I will be very grateful.

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If I have the full path name of an object like:

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and I want to change the value:

parentObject.firstChild.secondChild.price

How can I do this with access ONLY to the string variable var1?

My situation is more complicated than given above... but essentially it's the problem given above, where I only have access to the string variable.

I've tried something like:

this[var1].price

But that doesn't work.
I can get access to the variable with eval(var1 + price)... but with the rules of the use of eval changed from Flash5, I can't use this.

Any ideas?
Does anyone understand my mad problem?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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It all works in theory, but what are the actions I need to do this. Thanks for your help.

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Hi guys,

I'm creating a flash game for kids. The basic idea is you click on various objects and a thermometer shows how hot the object is. Now I have got as far as the thermometer changing height for each object but what I want is for the thermometer to gradually increase or decrease when you click on an object rather than jumping to the right temperature immediately.

I am looking for either code examples or a tutorial to solve this problem rather than an explanation of the logic involved as I have worked that out already.

Thanks in advance for your help.

PS I'm running MX04 Pro.

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Is it possible to change the tint/color of an object in Actionscript and if so, how?

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Code:
empty.attachMovie("item1", arr.push("item1"+i), getNextHighestDepth());
arr[i]._y -= 5
i++

Why cant i do that?
even if i dont use arrays and just do

Code:
empty.attachMovie("item1", "item1"+i, getNextHighestDepth());
"item1"+i._y -= 5
i++

it doesnt work. Am i missing something obvious???

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Hi,

i am trying to change color of imported swf file from another swf, let say i have a swf names fileparent and inside mc with instant name stage. in that stage i have some controls of color boxes i have imported another swf using AS on stage. imported swf have some layers with different objects of different colors i want to change color of every object separately. i dont know how to access that object inside imported swf.

just need to know the way to get inside imported object.

see an example here

http://www.bluecotton.com/studio.htm...175&garColor=1

thanks in advance

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id like to change the color of my movieclips when the user clicks a button also in that moment id like to load and unload movies into an empty clip in my main timeline? am i in over my head as a beginner or is there a short a sweet code for this? -if i have to i will create various scenes and labor over it to reach my desired effects but i know through actionscript there has to be a better way -can anyone point me in the right directions? please?

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Changing Object Visibility With Last Xml Sibling
Ok, I'm newish to Flash, so this is probably a no brainer.

In the script below, I want to automatically set the 'next_btn' visibility to 0 when the last xml sibling is loaded. I suspect that I need to write another function, but that's where I'm getting confused. I think it would look something like...

function hideButton(newSlideNode)
{
if(nextSlideNode.nextSibling == null)
{
setProperty("next_btn", _visible, 0);
}
}

...but I'm far from convinced this is right, and even if it is, I'm not sure where I need list the call on it. I apologise in advance for what is probably a simple question!

Cheers,
Ky

function startSlideShow(success)
{
if (success == true)
{
rootNode = slides_xml.firstChild;
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;
currentIndex = 1;
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);
} // end if
} // End of the function

function updateSlide(newSlideNode)
{
imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpegURL;
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
loadMovie(imagePath, targetClip);
} // End of the function

slides_xml = new XML();
slides_xml.onLoad = startSlideShow;
slides_xml.load("test.xml");
slides_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

next_btn.onRelease = function ()
{
nextSlideNode = currentSlideNode.nextSibling;
if (nextSlideNode == null)
{
}
else
{
++currentIndex;
updateSlide(nextSlideNode);
currentSlideNode = nextSlideNode;
} // end else if
};

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Thanks!

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Thanks.

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var player2Color:uint = 0xFF0000;
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var checkerSize:Number = 30;

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var currColor:uint;
var spaceX:int;
var spaceY:int;

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graphics.endFill();
}
}
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function drawCheckerRow(rowNumber:int, playerColor:uint):void {
var spaceX:int;
var checkerOffset:Number = spaceSize/2;
var checkerRadius:Number = checkerSize/2;
var checker:Sprite;

// loop through each column in the row
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for (spaceX = (rowNumber + 1)%2; spaceX < 8; spaceX += 2){

// create a new Sprite for the checker
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checker.graphics.beginFill(playerColor);
checker.graphics.drawCircle(0, 0, checkerRadius);
checker.graphics.endFill();

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addChild(checker);
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drawCheckerRow(1, player2Color);
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drawCheckerRow(7, player1Color);

trace(this.getChildAt(5).name);
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