If I have an XMLList object in Flex, what is the proper way to check to see if the list is empty? Should I just compare the result of myList.length() > 0, myList.toString() != "" or try another method altogether? ...
According to this webpage, the htmlText property in TextArea can handle CSS text style if using span tag. I want to format multiple tags in my code. Something like: var tags:TextArea = new TextArea(); tags.htmlText = "<span style='color: rgb(165, 150, -90); font-size: 0.955882610016677em'>street</span>, <span style='color: rgb(168...
What is the simplest way to determine absolute object coordinates in AS3? ...
I want to use vkontakte's new wrapper feature, that enhances your application abilities by running under SWF wrapper. This is a sample application that uses this mechanism. It uses pure action script to display it's contents rather than an mx:Application. Using the wrapper on my mx:Application failed due to the following error: TypeE...
I'm trying to create an HBox in flex that has only the top corners rounded. HBox (and all the other flex containers) have a cornerRadius style, but it applies to all corners. I'm not seeing a way to specify the style of individual corners. Is there any built-in way to do this, or will I need to write my own custom drawing code to draw...
Hi! I'm using Ming to create an library swf, using the first code example below. How can I access the embedded png from my Flex application? Here's the php/ming code: <?php // Ming to create Library.swf //----------------------------------- // Create background... Ming_setScale(20.0000000); $movie = new SWFMovie(); ming_useswfversion(7)...
The cards are specifically for ActionScript 3, though anything programming related would probably still be helpful. I can think of a lot of things to put on them, but I know if I rush into it they won't be coherent and difficult to search through. Class Hierarchies? Function Names? Example code? Any insight at all? ...
I need to create a basic bar chart distribution in ActionScript 2.0 based on sound output. I realize that ActionScript 3.0 has a very nice sound visualizer class SoundMixer.ComputeSpectrum but the limitations of my project require me to use ActionScript 2.0. Im wondering if you know of A. Any third party libraries that I can use or ...
Got some external classes, say MyClass.as MyClass.as has a static variable called foo So, ordinarily in other AS files I can call this with MyClass.foo = bar; However, this seems to be different in timeline scripts. Every time I try this I get the reference with a static type error 1119: Access of possibly undefined property foo th...
I am trying to extend the DataGrid to allow headers for different groups of rows. However, I cannot figure out which method to extend from DataGrid that would allow me to accomplish this. I do not want the headers to be included in the dataProvider, only the rows. I want to specify indexes to insert the headers at using a property of th...
I have a flex application which is configured with blazeds sever and i am pulling images from remote database from my flex application, but as soon as i click the get image button to pull images it is giving some action script error. TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter bytes must be non-null. at flash.display::Loader/_loadBytes() a...
I'm creating a learning application in Flash and am trying to figure out how to program a "back" button using ActionScript 3. I'm guessing that I need to set a variable to find the previous frame and then set an Event Listener to listen for the back button, but I don't know how to program the variable to find the previous frame, especial...
Hi, I was chatting with my buddy about this, he is convinced you can do this and says he has done it, but I cannot get this to work. I am wondering if it is even possible at all. I tried typing a var as a Class that is within the externally downloaded SWF and then making an instance but no can do. some code private static function on...
Hey there, I'm creating a simple click and scroll for a future menu for my personal site. I have a box, I called it thing_mc, and I have 3 positions for it. I have a next and prev. button that will control thing_mc position. I'm using TweenLite to animate thing_mc, if that makes a difference. I get a 1083 error (...else is unexpected) a...
How to remove the movieclip by removeChild and later on clean the array for refresh purposes? for (var t:int=0; t<8; t++) { circlesArray[2][t].removeChild(MovieClip) } ...
I have a list component on the stage in an AS3 movie. I populate it with values at runtime and the user can select multiple values. When a button is clicked I want the list to reset to a state where nothing is selected, all I can figure out is to set the selected index to 0 and have the first position on the list either blank or readin...
This works: Tweener.addTween( [ _fee, _fye, _fum ] , { alpna:1, time:10 }); But this does not: var _myArray:Array = new Array( [ _fee, _fye, _fum ] ); Tweener.addTween( _myArray , { alpna:1, time:10 }); How can I pass the an array straight into the tweener? ...
Hi, I am writing an app that parses a csv file to an array and then insert the array into a sqlite database. I am having issues with Async connection to the sqlite database, I get a 3106 error...... I think the problem is that it executes the next statement before the previous is finished but I can't find a way to deal with this. Any he...
Hi, I am setting 'dropLabels' property to true for the charts. When there are many data points on x axis (which is date time in my case) no label is displayed.This is probably because it needs a lot of space tp display all the labels which chart don't have. Is there some way where intermediate labels can be displayed if not all. If any b...
Can a MovieClip hitTestObject a Stage, or it need to have a MovieClip BG above the Stage in order run a hitTestObject on a fake stage? ...