Are threads possible in Flash, Actionscript and Flex just like in C# and Java?
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Not at the present. You can use pseudo-threads if you want to. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui/2008/01/threads_in_actionscript_3.html
Aupajo
2009-03-24 01:38:30
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Alas, there's no multithreading in Actionscript. However, you can fake it with pseudothreads (see link for more details), although this has its own problems.
John Feminella
2009-03-24 01:39:46
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A:
I'm working on a project that will use Pixel Bender to do computations on a separate thread. I will hopefully have something to blog soon. In the mean time please go vote for this feature request: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/ASC-3222
James Ward
2009-03-24 02:19:23
Good to see you hang out here as well James. Lot's of Flash/Flex/Actionscript stuff going on here at SO.
Luke
2009-03-24 02:44:19
As a follow-up to this... I've posted my Pixel Bender library (called pbjAS) and some demos:http://www.jamesward.com/blog/2009/04/29/announcing-pbjas-an-actionscript-3-pixel-bender-shader-library/-James
James Ward
2009-07-16 18:14:40