Flash :: Pass A Function As A String

EventListener Troubles - How To Pass String To Function?
Hey guys, been cruising the forums and google about this, still confused. I have a series of buttons, which on mouse press need to pass a string to a function. i just dont understand how to do this easily with event listeners

ActionScript Code:
function showLocations(event:MouseEvent):void { var state = arguments.caller.state; var w = 640; var h = 480; var jscommand:String = "if (!win || win.closed) { var win = window.open('http://dev.calendarxpress.com.au/locations.php?state="+state+"','Locations','height=480,width=640,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,top='+((screen.height/2)-("+h+"/2))+',left='+((screen.width/2)-("+w+"/2)));} else { win.focus();}"; var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("javascript:" + jscommand + " void(0);"); url.method = URLRequestMethod.GET; //url.data = vars; try { navigateToURL(url, "_self"); status_txt.text = "Opening window..."; } catch (e:Error) { status_txt.text = "Error"; } }vic_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showLocations);vic.btn.state = 'vic';

Pass A String, Return Object With Name String
I feel like this should be pretty easy, but I 'm not quite sure how to do this...

I've got a string that is the name of a movieclip which is on the stage. I'd like to write a function which I can pass that string and have it return the object which has the instance name of that string.

Any hints?

Thanks.

John

Can't Pass String To Nc.connect(string)
hey guys. fairly new to flash, but I've managed to throw together a player with info and tutorials from here and other places. I've got everything just how I want it save for one problem. I've got an XML file that I get the URL for my server from and also get the names of videos to populate a list. Here's the problem:
I can get the URL into a string in my program (it traces fine). However, when i try to pass that string in my nc.connect(string) it doesn't work. Everything loads fine, but when you click a video, it can't connect to it. If I manually enter the URL into the connect field like this: nc.connect("rtmp://url") it works fine.
So am I missing something? Why can it take the URL manually entered and not from a string?

Pass A String ?
Help!

I thought I knew how to do this, but don't...

I have a Flash 5 entrance page that I want to link to a Javascript page. But it gets better. The Javascript page is simply thumbnails.html (yes it's a portfolio site, no it's not mine).
The thumbnails.html page uses javascript to populate it's content based on a string that's passed in the URL. Example:
thumbnails.html?L -> will bring up landscapes. The problem is that Flash doesn't want to seem to pass the "?L" part of the string.

Is there a way around this? I have tried both as a text URL and as a button URL. I have also tried Window=_blank, nothing seems to work?
Please HELP!

Thanks!!!!

-Eric

How 2 Pass A Var String As The Name Of A Var?
Last edited by jeanrene : 2004-05-05 at 20:09.

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish.

1) Get the number of days since April 30th, 2004 -- This works
2) Add leading zeros to end up with a "string" that is always 4 digit long (for e.g., 12 is converted to 0012) -- This works
3) I create a string variable to each day (poor man's database) for e.g. Txt0005 = "Text 5"; -- this works

HERE IS MY PROBLEM:
4) I'd like for TodayTxt var to load the string from Txt0005 above (changing to Txt0004, Txt0003, etc. as the counter changes). This mean that I'd like TodayTxt = "Text 5". However, I'm only geting TodayTxt to become "Txt0005" rather than it's content (Text 5".

Here is my AS. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

JR

ActionScript Code:
// Gets April 30th, 2004
DateZero = new Date(2004,3,30);

// Gets today's date
DateNow = new Date();

// Counts the number of days since April 30th, 2004
MaxCount = countDays(DateNow, DateZero);
Counter = MaxCount;

function countDays(DateNow, DateZero) {
var difference = Math.floor( (DateNow - DateZero)/(86400000) );
return difference;
}

function LeadingZeros(arg) {
if (length(arg)==1) {
arg = "000" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if (length(arg)==2) {
arg = "00" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
if(length(arg)==3) {
arg = "0" + arg;
return arg;
}
else {
return arg;
}
}
}
}

// Variable for each day
Txt0005 = "Text 5";
Txt0004 = "Text 4";
Txt0003 = "Text 3";
Txt0002 = "Text 2";
Txt0001 = "Text 1";

// The problem is certainly here
TodayTxt = String("Txt" + LeadingZeros(String(Counter)));

How To Pass .SWF String
Hi guys, after 6 hours searching on the web and trying the suggestions I found I am still empty handed.. so any help would be very appreciated!

What I want:

- i have a .swf file wich links to a .php file
- I want to add a variable to the link in the .swf file to pass to the .php file.

Like now it is

Code:

on (release) {
getUrl("video.php");
}

I want to have a variable added to that URL so it knows which video to play without having to make 100+ .swf files for each video.

I found this suggestion:

in the page where I've embedded the flash file I add the variable which I retreive with php echo to the .swf:

Code:

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="437" height="153">
<param name="movie" value="video.swf?video=24">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<embed src="video.swf?video=24" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="437" height="153"></embed></object>

and added this to the on(release) command in the .fla file:

Code:

on (release) {
if (_root.video == 24) {
getURL("video.php?video=24");
}
}

Sadly, this does not work, although I have the feeling I am close... anyone with the correct way of coding this?

Thanks
stever

Pass A String To A Button
I use a textfield on my webpage and i want to pass the string of that textfield to a button.

example :
I set in the textfield the words : click on this button
so on the button should appear click on this button.

Can anyone help me ?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:

Code:
var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
Doesnt work if i try it like this:

Code:
var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;
Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML

Code:
// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Swf Pass String To Script
Hi,
I have a php page with embeded flash object, and within the flash object I have a text field and a search button. I need to pass the user input string from the text field to this script (when I press the search button):
<FORM name=formsearch method=GET action="http://www.deutschesfachbuch.de/info/news.php">
<input name="_enc" type="hidden" value="sends">
... and hopefully have the result in the same browser window

How do I do that with AS 2.0

BR,
Nixx

Pass Text To String On ^*.txt
Im searching on livedocs but nothing found about this.
I want to get text writen on a txt file and store it in a variable type string so the work should be:

on first page i code a textfield, then a submit button, submit button gets the string on textfield and writes down on a txt file ( <.. can i do this?)
then on second page i want each line of text to be stored like a variable string so i can play with it as i want.( showing , changing format, etc..)
My question is how can i acces inside a txt file, to get variables on strings stored in ??

Thx, u all

Can I Pass Variables In The URL String?
I am trying to get some variables into a loaded swf at runtime. The variables will carry information so the swf can load the correct xml file. I thought we could pass them through the URL string like so:

new URLRequest("testing.swf?myVar=varOne

but it just throws an URL cannot be found error. How can I get variables into my swf at runtime?

Pass XML String From PHP To Flash
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I've been searching how to do this but haven't got it to work yet.

All I want to do is have flash call my php page which is putting together an xml string as a variable. I want to take that xmlstring in flash and parse it into my array.

I know how to do everything except load that XML string and parse it. I know how to parse an xml file, but a string is new to me. Also, for some reason when I try to get the XML string from PHP it comes back undefined.

Here is my Flash Actionscript:
// Call PHP and load XML string
loadVariablesNum("http://domain/recentimages.php","");

//My PHP file spits out the string as $recentxml, and it works fine. But when I try to trace that same string in Flash I get undefined.

//Here is the loop I've created to wait until the xml has been generated.

if (recentxml == undefined){

gotoAndPlay("loop");

} else if (recentxml != undefined){

gotoAndStop("finished");

}

//And here is the parsing method.
var myPhoto:XML = new XML();
myPhoto.parseXML(recentxml);
myPhoto.ignoreWhite = true;

Can anyone help? I would really appreciate any advice, I've been struggling with this for a while now and it's probably something easy.

Thanks, Matt

AS3 - How Can I Pass Vars Without Using URL String?
Hello,

I have one AS3 swf (loader.swf) that needs to load a second AS3 file (main.swf).

loader.swf has some variables that I would like to pass to main.swf.

I don't want to append the variables in the URL string, because then main.swf won't be cached properly.

In AS2 I could use FlashVars, which passes the variables without adding them to the URL string.

How can I do this in AS3?

Pass String Variable Into XML ULR
I am trying to pass a variable through "strSource:String" so that i can dynamically tell the player to load different videos depending upon which page it is on.

This works:
Code:

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? "includes/video1.xml" : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

function initVideoPlayer():void {

// create a new net connection, add event listener and connect
// to null because we don't have a media server
ncConnection = new NetConnection();
ncConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
ncConnection.connect(null);

// create a new netstream with the net connection, add event
// listener, set client to this for handling meta data and
// set the buffer time to the value from the constant
nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
nsStream.client = this;
nsStream.bufferTime = BUFFER_TIME;

// attach net stream to video object on the stage
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.attachNetStream(nsStream);
// set the smoothing value from the constant
mcVideoControls.vidDisplay.smoothing = SMOOTHING;

// create new request for loading the playlist xml, add an event listener
// and load it
urlRequest = new URLRequest(strSource);
urlLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, playlistLoaded);
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}

Doesnt work if i try it like this:
Code:

var btnContent1:String = new String("includes/video1.xml");

var strSource:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist == null ? btnContent1 : root.loaderInfo.parameters.playlist;

Does anyone know why this is?

I can even put the URLRequest in as "includes/" + "video1" + ".xml" and it will work but as soon as i try to trade the "video1" for a string Variable it cannot find it.

My End hope to pass this variable through would be to have it on the HTML page where i could then dictate the exact path for the video XML
Code:

// source variables from HTML/js param
var btnContent1:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vOne"];
var btnContent2:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vTwo"];
var btnContent3:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters["vThree"];

Thanks for any help

will

Pass String To URLRequest
Hello,

I have only about 20 hours with flash and actionscript so I am very lost.
I like gotoandlearn,, I am learning most everything here..

but I am having trouble making a podcast lister and player for my church web site. I can not get my selectedItem string to pass to my URLRequest

I have my files at http://1newlife.us/test directory brousing is on so you can see what I am trying to do,, also have the fla file there

I know the player works because I can give it the url to a MP3 and it plays

Code:

var feedlist:URLRequest = new URLRequest('messages.xml');
var messagelist:URLLoader = new URLLoader(feedlist);
var sermon:Sound = new Sound();
var imageloader = new Loader();
addChild(imageloader);
messagelist.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, datahandler);

// **************Item change function***************
listbox.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, itemChange);
function itemChange(e:Event):void
{
textarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.data;
datearea.text = listbox.selectedItem.pdate;
linkarea.text = listbox.selectedItem.link;
imagebox.source = listbox.selectedItem.image;
}

// *************what to do with the XML****************
var sermonlist:XML;
function datahandler(ev:Event):void {
sermonlist = new XML(ev.target.data);
var il:XMLList = sermonlist.channel.item;
for(var i:uint=0; i<il.length(); i++)

   listbox.addItem({data:il.description.text()[i],
               pdate:il.pubDate.text()[i],
               link:il.guid.text()[i],
               label:il.title.text()[i],
               image:il.image.text()[i]
               });
}

// ****************Sermon player need to stop all sounds first and add pause************

var sermonRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link); // here is the trouble the player works when I put "fileName.mp3"
var soundControl:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
var transform1:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(1, 1);
sermon.load(sermonRequest);
playButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playSound);
stopButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopSound);
soundUp_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundUp);
soundDown_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, soundDown);
function playSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl = sermon.play();
}
function stopSound(event:MouseEvent):void
{
soundControl.stop();
}

// **** bug sound switches to right only *****

function soundUp(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume += .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}
function soundDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
transform1.volume -= .1;
soundControl.soundTransform = transform1;
}

// ******************Download button not working yet*******************
function getmp3(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var mp3URL: URLRequest = new URLRequest(listbox.selectedItem.link);
navigateToURL(mp3URL);
}
linkButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getmp3);

// ******************Spectrum want this in small box******************
var ba:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
function loop (e:Event):void
{
graphics.clear();
graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
graphics.moveTo(-1, 150);
SoundMixer.computeSpectrum(ba);
for(var i:uint=0; i<256; i++)
{
   var num:Number = ba.readFloat()*200 + 150;
   graphics.lineTo(i*2, num);
}
}

I know this dose not look very good yet but I want it to work first.

Thank you for your time
Jay Robb

Can I Pass A Var In FScommand Instead Of A Text String?
Can I use something like this?

fsvar = "Hello Word?";
fsfunction = "alert";

fscommand (fsfunction, fsvar);

Please help.

Thanks

How Do I Pass A String Variable To Javascipt?
In my actionscript, I have this variable pic="pic.jpg". I want to use it like this but it doesnt work:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow(pic, 'newWindow','')");

It says the pic variable is undefined.

This, works:

getURL("javascript: OpenWindow('pic.jpg', 'newWindow','')");

But I do not want to use a literal directly like that.

How can I pass this variable to javascript so that it will recognize it as containing a string?

How Do I Pass Variables Into String Object?
Hi,

Im trying to count the number of characters in a string using the string object. I can do this OK when I count the number of chars in a form field but I need to count the number of chars in a variable. Someone told me to use the code "+test+" below to count the variable named 'test', but all this does is return "6". This seems to be just counting the string +test+ (i.e. 6 chars.) rather than a variable

on (release) {
test = "ThisShouldDisplay19";
result = "+test+".length;
}

Can anyone help?

Cheers...John

Simple Variable Pass From URL String
help! i know there is a simple solution to this, but I just can't find an answer anywhere. so i'm posting it here in hopes that some kind soul will pitty me and free me from this frustrating pothole.

What i'm trying to do is pass a variable to a flash file via a URL string... i.e.

http://www.needananswer.com?pothole=12

...and for the flash file to be able to receive and use it.

HOW?

How To Pass Carry String From Flash?
Is it possible to pass carry string from flash.
Example:
on some event I need to catch _y position of one object and to pass that variable to PHP script via URL.

Is it possible?

If it`s not, is there a way to write that variable in some txt file on server.. or something simillar..

Thanks folks!

[F8] Pass MC Name As String To Class Method.
I have sort of found a work around but its not exactly what I want so I just wanna check if theres another way.

Check working code below where mc name is not a String(i assume its an object?)

Code:
class myClass{
public function classMethod(obj:MovieClip, val:Number, act:String){
obj[act] = val;
}
}

Code:
import myClass;
var useClass:myClass = new myClass();
useClass.classMethod(mcName, 10, "_x");

Now I wanna pass the mc name as a string to the method but it doesnt work:

Code:
useClass.classMethod("mcName", 10, "_x");

I know I change the class obj type to :String but then the manipulation line will have to look something like _root[obj][act] = val; needless to say I dont like this as if I import the swf thats calling the method into another swf things go screwy cause the mc that im referencing would not lie on the root anymore etc.... Also tried using _level but it didnt work.

Pass Variable Via Query String
i'll try to explain this the best I can.

I have a flash header that I need included in a shopping cart site that will have nav and the header descriptions for each site page. It has 2 navigations, top and side. Side nav only controls the flash itself to display stuff that won't be in the rest of the site, like an about us section. The top nav controls what page the shopping cart goes to AND the flash header display. For example, when I click on my top nav button 'systems' I need it to go the 'systems page' and change the flash header to display info about the systems. Now when the 'system' button is clicked the page changes to the 'systems' page but since its a header the flash just pops up on the new page reloaded to its original state. So how would I fix this? could flash pass a variable via the query string to determine what frame it should be on when going to a new page?

Can You Still Pass Vars Through A Query String?
I'm trying to pass variables in through a query string appended to my url like so,

http://www.mydomain.com?myVar1=value1&myVar2=value2

From what i've read am i correct in thinking that i should be able to access these properties through 'this.loaderinfo.parameters'?

I don't seem to be able to get this to work for some reason? I'm able to get it tworking when passing in Flashvars through my html and then accessing them through the loaderinfo.parameters object, but not through a query string? Anyone got any ideas? Should this be possible?

Also i was wondering it there's any foreseeable issue passing in values both through Flashvars and a query string or should the loaderinfo.parameters object be populated with all the values?

cheers.

Can I Pass A Dynamic String To A URLRequest
I am wanting to use a button to change the value of a String variable, which is stored in a URLRequest, to dynamically change content loaded below the button based on which button is pressed.

Here is some AS 3.0:

var roomID:String = new String("default.swf");

var roomURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(roomID);

var roomLoader:Loader = new Loader();

roomA10Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onA10Click);

function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var roomID:String = String("roomA10.swf");
roomLoader.load(roomURL);
addChild(roomLoader);
}

I know some of my syntax is likely screwed up, specifically the "function onA10Click(event:MouseEvent):void" line, but I'm not in front of my code at the moment, so I'm just writing that stuff by memory. Anyway, the idea is to be able to define the String roomID a different value every time you click a button, which in turn updates the URLRequest, before the Loader kicks in and loads the content. Every time I try to do this, though, I get a URL Unknown error. I have traced the roomID String as well, and it seems to change fine with the clicking of buttons, but something's up with the URLRequest.

Any ideas?

Pass A Series Of Properties As A String
I want to pass a series of properties as a string to a webservice:

Version1: This works

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:String = "1";
var var2:String = "2";
var var3:String = "3";
var var4:String = "4";
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1,var2,var3,var4);
Version2:But why doesnt this?...

Code:
var mxna_ws:WebService = new WebService(WS_URL);
var var1:Object = '"1","2","3","4"';
var categories_pc:PendingCall = mxna_ws[smethod](var1);

ASP: Pass A String Using Flash GETURL To Another ASP Document
In my ASP/html document I use the following code to carry/pass the username/school of a logged user to the next ASP document:

PHP Code:

<a href="projects.asp?name=<% =strUserName %>&school=<% =strSchoolName %>"

(not PHP but otherwise cant paste in the code.... why dont you guys have an ASP tag :P )

My question is how would I put this into a geturl statement in a flash button so that i can pass the asp strings using flash as a frontend to the next asp file?

I try just sticking in the link then the asp code but it doesn't.

Effectively the flash file button urls should retrieve the username/school for the next document but am having no luck ://

Any help appreciated.

[F8] Dynamic Query String & Pass Variables To And Fro Php
Hi!

I have a webpage that needs to load a variable from query string and then the swf sends this variable to php to search it in databse and return respective entries.

My trouble is the page where the swf is placed in an HTML page whose URL is something like this : http://www.mysite.com/variableName=dynamicValue

Actually this is a link thats sent in an email. When clicked it loads this page. Here http://www.mysite.com/variableName= is static, but dynamicValue is a 15 letter randomly generated code.

I wanted to know is it possible to pass this dynamic value of the variable into my swf. If so, how to do that.

My second query is I wanted to send this variable from flash to a php file which will search it in a database and return related entries to flash. Now, I've done this seperately, that is, send variables to php by post method and get variables from php by get method. But I dont know how to do these two operations in one single call.

I am using Flash 8, though i'm exporting the movie to flash 6 player compatible and actionscript 2. Any help is welcome. Please let me have the feedback.

thanks

ashwin.

Pass Variables Into Flash Via Query String
I used to do this all the time to pass in simple values to Flash but with Flash 8 it doesn't seem to be working properly. I've stripped it down to it's most basic and it still doesn't seem to be working. I've got a test page here:
http://icglink.com/flashtest/

The top set uses the standard object/embed method, the left one passing in a 0, the right passing in a 1. Both use the variable named previousvisitor.

The bottom set use the same variable and value structure, but with the swfobject javascript call instead of the object/embed method.

I've got a case statement on the 5th frame that tests the incoming variable and directs the playhead to one frame label or another. The idea is that if someone has come to the site for the first time, they'll get to see a video. If not, they'll get a still frame with a "play video" button.

I'm also including a link to the FLA (version 8 remember).

http://icglink.com/flashtest/cookieTEST.fla

So does anyone have ANY idea why this isn't working correctly? I really need to get this working and it should be dead simple.

Pass Frame Variable Via Query String Bettween 2 Swf In 2 Different Html Files
Hello, I have an swf movie embedded in an HTML. One of the links calls to another HTML with a different SWF embedded. I need to link back to the original HTML/SWF but to a certain frame within that SWF using HTTP query. I understand that I can do this with Javascript and by parsing the HTTP query. Can anyone direct me to a tutorial or give me some help?

Thank you

maknenoiz

[F8] How To Pass Paramters Of A Function To Another Function
THis is what I have:

function assignFunction(mclip, func){
mclip.onRelease = func;
}

function foo(var1, var2){
trace(var1);
trace(var2);
}

assignFunction(button1, ??????????)...

So how do I do this? I tried:
assignFunction(button1, foo(x,y));

and it didn't assign the foo function to the onRelease event.

Can I Pass A Function Reference To Another Function?
Hello,

Basic background:
I am trying to create a custom preloader class that uses a Array to store a queue of URLRequest objects, to be loaded in order. I don't have any problems with the queue or getting the loader to load the URLRequests in order.

I can't seem to pass a reference to a function (think address of in C) into my preloader class. I want to pass said function reference to serve as the event listener for the given URLRequest.

Function signature:
public function addItemToLoad( item:URLRequest, notify:FUNCTION_REFERENCE)

Does anyone know what the syntax is for passing the address of a function to be called at a later time?

Think
FunctionName
vs
FunctionName()

Thanks,
Nomadic Design

Edited: 03/11/2008 at 10:33:15 AM by NomadicDesign

Pass Function Parameters In Another Function
Hi guys!

I have a timer and I want to call a function once the interval I set expires, pretty standard.
But when I also want to pass a couple of extra arguments with the Timer parameters.

Code:
var timer:Timer = new Timer(500, 10);

var X:Number = 10;
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, notifier[pass extra args here]);
// now I want to send this number X to the notifier function.

function notifier(event:TimerEvent, var total:Number = 0):void {
trace(timer.currentCount);
trace ("total: " + total);
}

timer.start();
This is only a snippet. I want to know how I'm to pass the extra arguments to the function.

Thanks in advance!

Pass Function Name To Function And Call
bit stuck on this.

any help much appreciated!

ActionScript Code:
func_1(mc10, 'func_2',[id1, add]);

function func_1(tofade, oncompletecall, var){

//fade out 'tofade'
//then call oncompletecall(func_2) function..

how do i form the call to func_2?

}

function fun_2(id1, add){
do something...
}

Pass Variable Function In Function
I'm counting how many elements are are in my XML tree and then adding a button and changing the postioning. I can load the info in perfect, but when I try and pass the color variable to the button function things start to screw up.

PHP Code:

var theXML:XML=new XML();

theXML.onLoad = function()
    {

        buttonx=10;
        nodes=this.firstChild.childNodes;
        //trace(nodes.length)
        for(i=0; i<nodes.length; i++)
        {
            newname="button"+i;
            _root.mc5.attachMovie("button", newname,20+i);
            _root.mc5[newname]._x+=buttonx*i;

            new_color=nodes[i].firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.firstChild.nodeValue;
    newname="button"+j;
        mc5[newname].onPress = function (new_color)
        {
        end_color=int(new_color)
        doBlend = 1;

        set_interval=setInterval(interval_function,1);
        return end_color

    }



            }

    }
theXML.load("xml.php");

I'm totally stumped. Any ideas?

Can't Seem To Pass This Value To A Function
spent 2 hours on this, god knows what I'm doing wrong

Trying to build a function to access a certain frame of a certain movieclip mcB inside another movieclip mcA, this is what I've got:

function crap(whichMC,frame){
whichMC.gotoAndStop(frame);
}
frame = "red";
whichMC = "mcA.mcB" add "1";

crap(whichMC,frame);

now that doesn't work, if I hardcode that value for "whichMC" and do:

function crap(whichMC,frame){
whichMC.gotoAndStop(frame);
}
frame = "red";
whichMC = mcA.mcB1;

crap(whichMC,frame);

..it works fine

I've tried every combination using quotes, non quotes "add" "+" but whatever I do it won't understand "whichMC" unless I hardcode it as above.

Be extremely grateful for any help on this!

Pass Value To Function
I'm having trouble passing a HEX value to my function:

code: HEXtoRGB = function(hex){
return {r:hex >> 16, g:hex >> 8 & 0xff, b:hex & 0xff};
};

col = HEXtoRGB (_root.bgColor);
colr = (col.r);
colg = (col.g);
colb = (col.b);

If I hardcode 0x3366CC for example (in place of _root.bgColor) it works fine.

However, I'm embedding the bgColor value in my html code (movie.swf?bgColor=0x3366CC) and I get 0 results. And mysteriosuly, if I use movie.swf?bgColor=3366CC I get some 2 digit results.

Is it possible to pass a variable to my function, in this way?

Pass Value Through Function
Hello!
I need help… very basic stuff but I'm new to AS3, so I get pretty messed up

I'm trying to pass a variable named themeColor with contains a string taken from an XML element called "color". How on earth do I do that?
(themeColor isn't a global variable)

This is how I call the function:

PHP Code:

menuTitle.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, themeColor, menu01.mouseHover);

This is the function:

PHP Code:

function mouseHover(event:MouseEvent, x:String):void{ colorInfo.color = x; rect45.transform.colorTransform = colorInfo;}

Please help.

Thanks,
rwt

How Do I Pass Object Name To Function?
OK, I have some script that changes a movie clip's alpha value when a button is clicked.

I wanted to turn this into a function so that I could simply call the function when a button is clicked.

function flipAlpha (clip) {
ouralpha=getProperty(clip, _alpha);
if (ouralpha < 20) {
setProperty (clip, _alpha, "60");
} else {
setProperty (clip, _alpha, "15");
}
}

This works fine if it's NOT a function and instead of "clip" I have the clip name.

Now I'm calling it like this:

on (release) {
setAlpha(backer1);
}

"backer1" being the name of the clip to change.

What's wrong here??

Pass Arguments To Function
Hi,

I'm having a little problem with how to use the argument sent to a function.

I have this:

Code:
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
setPanning(1);
}

function setPanning(which) {
delta_1 = (_root._xmouse) - (_root.mc1._x);
panning1 = delta_1/8;
sound1.setPan(panning1);
_root.pan1 = "panning1 = " + panning1;
}
However, I'd like to change all 1's in the setPanning function to 'which' so I can also use this function for e.g. mc2, mc3 etc.
(Am I making sense?)

However, I don't know the correct syntax for this.
I tried something like:

Code:
"delta_" + which = (_root._xmouse)-("_root.mc" + which + "._x");
but that doesn't work.

Who can help me??

Thanks.

How Do I Pass A Javascript Function?
Hey guys I have created this little game, where you have to drag the corresponding number to the correct color..now all I want to do is pass a javacript function with the order of the numbers you put them in, how do I do this? here is the file... is there another way, I can't save anything to the hard drive, but I need to record the order they put the numbers...example 5 3 4 1 2 just need that output somehow, can't be a .txt file...

http://www.davidwaxman.com/abc.swf

thanks for any help you can give...
g.

How To Pass Parameters To Such Function?
Hi,

See the following code

function myFunc(para1){
_root.val = para1;
}

btn1.onRelease = myFunc ///How to send the parameter to the function???

In above example, how should I send the parameter to the function?

How To Pass InputText Var Name Thru A Function
I've got a function that does some things to an input text field with a var name of txtVarName. When I use the input text's var name in the funciton directly, the function works properly. Ex:
Code:
function myFunction(endQuote) {
this.txtBox1 = endQuote
}
and then this is how i would call it:
Code:
myFunction("this text will show up in txtBox1");
But, i'd like to set the function so that i can use it on multiple text boxes and pass in the Var name of the input text box i'd like the function to operate on....like this:
Code:
function myFunction(endQuote, targetTxtBox) {
this.targetTxtBox = endQuote;
};
and call the funciton with this:
Code:
myFunction("this is supposed to show up in txtBox2", "txtBox2");
But when i call the function, it won't work. I've tried putting the input text Var name in quotes, without quotes. I'm just not sure why the Var name of the input text box won't just go through the function. Is this not possible?

[F8] Pass Var From Funtion To Another Function
i have this for to control some buttons.

PHP Code:

var me_s = this;
for (var f = 1; f<9; f++) {
    var btn_s = me_s["services"+f];
    btn_s.idd = f;
    btn_s.onRollOver = function() {
        var btn_s2 = me_s["services"+this.idd]
        btn_s2.icon_serv.gotoAndPlay("s1");
        btn_s2.bt_serv.gotoAndPlay("s1");
        btn_s2.label_serv.gotoAndPlay("s1");
    };
    this.btn_s.onRollOut = function() {
        var btn_s2 = me_s["services"+this.idd]
        btn_s2.icon_serv.gotoAndPlay("s2");
        btn_s2.bt_serv.gotoAndPlay("s2");
        btn_s2.label_serv.gotoAndPlay("s2");
    };
    this.btn_s.onRelease = function() {
        MainNav_Out();
    };
}

i have problem to pass the var f from this for to the next function above. The variable i'll use it to select a similar movieclip at the above function (header_left1).

PHP Code:

function Servises_head_In() {
    header_left1._y = 170;
    header_left1.tween("_X", 100, 1/1*2/4, "easeOutExpo", 1/1*2/4, function () {
    });
    serv_category = 2;
    header_left1.onRelease = function() {
        Servises_head_Out();
    };
}

any help please!!!

[F8] Pass Out A Variable In A Function
Hey,

How can I pass out a variable from a function? So as to set the value of a variable in the same scope that the function was called?

For example (doesn't work...):

function save(vari:Number):Void {
vari = 50;
}

var big:Number;
save(big);
trace(vari);

So as you can see it doesn't do what I want it to do, as it traces undefined (which is expected...). It passes in "big", as vari, which is undefined, then sets it as 50. I don't want that though.

Hopefully you understand what I am asking.
Thanks in advance!

Can You Pass Variable From Within Function?
2 basic questions:
1. Can you pass a 'var' from within one function to another?
2. How do you do it???

Want to pass 'ObjectID' which is made up from a result value into the 'my3d' function. Doesn't register it at the moment?

Code:
public function cbPages(result:Object):void {
var objectID:String = result.title;
trace(objectID);
}

override protected function my3d():void {
cow=new Collada(objectID);
default_scene.addChild(cow);
}
Many thanks for your help in advance.

Pass A Property Of A Mc With A Function
Hi!
I would like to use a function that is just interpolating two values in different cases.
For example if I move an object horizontally using this function, can I use the same function to move this object vertically? How to give a paramater to the function to indicate the ._x and ._y property of the mc?

this is my code:

examplebutton.onRelease = function() {
interp(this, -1, endpos, //add._x or ._y here? )
}

this is my function

function interp(startval, dir, changeval) {
var start = startval;
var duration:Number = 5;
var t:Number = 0;
var change:Number = changeval * dir;
onEnterFrame = function () {
if (++t <= duration) {
newval = Sine.easeIn(t, start, change, duration);
// there should be a line here but how to move it??
}
};
}

let me know if I wasn't clear...

Pass N Variables To A Function
Hello, I have my own function "run" which works in a similar way to setInterval, ie receives a function and parameters as arguments.

ActionScript Code:
run(functionToRun,"hello","world")

function run(f:Function){
var i:Number;
for(i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++){
trace("Additional Argument " + i + ": " + arguments[i]);
}
f(......pass all the arguments here.....);
}
But I can't workout a good way of sending all the arguments to my "functionToRun". I'm trying to avoid just passing the arguments as one array.

The only way i've succeeded in doing this so far is very badly.
(Assuming a max or 4 arguments)

ActionScript Code:
f(arguments[1],arguments[2],arguments[3],arguments[4]);

Does anyone know of a real way of doing this?

Thanks a lot,

James