actionscript-3

call inline function and pass in current item as the argument - Flex 3

Im trying to create a loop of items like this... for each (var btn:Object in ViewButtonData) { // build element var box:HBox = new HBox(); box.styleName = "lefttab"; box.width = "100%"; box.addEventListener("rollOver", HoverTab(btn.id, 1)); box.addEventListener("rollOut", HoverTab(btn.id, 0));...

pass ...rest to a NetConnection call

I want to pass a rest in a netconnection call, something like this: public function requestData(service : String, ...params) : void { nc.call(service, params); } this doesn't work since the call is expecting each parameter to be separated by commas, like: nc.call(service, params[0], params[1], params[2]); I've read some posts abou...

Flex - Search in ArrayCollection by part of the word

For example i have an ArrayCollection, and i want to find persons with telephone begines with "944" how can i do this? <mx:ArrayCollection id="arrColl" > <mx:source> <mx:Array> <mx:Object telephone="944768" subscriber="Smith P.T."/> <mx:Object telephone="944999" subscriber="Peterson Q.T."/> <...

Is there any Flickr Image search API for ActionScript\MXML developers?

Is there any Flickr Image search API for ActionScript\MXML developers? (if special keys are not needed for using it will be big +) ...

URLLoader.load() issue when using the same URLRequest

Hello, I have an issue with my eventListeners with the URLLoader, but this issue happens in IE, not in FF. public function getUploadURL():void { var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(); request.url = getPath(); request.method = URLRequestMethod.GET; _loader = new URLLoader(); _loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderData...

flex List Size not updating when itemRenderer resizes itself

I've got a list with a custom itemRenderer that's just a rectangle of specific size. The list <s:List id="thelist" width="100%" dataProvider="{thelistdata}" itemRenderer="ListItem" borderVisible="true" /> Note the list's border is visible to help with debugging The itemRenderer <s:Rect id="box" width="50...

Annonymous functions accessing local variables [ActionScript - Flex 3.5]

Hi All, I am having a situation with my actionscript/flex front end. for each (var sym:String in ["A","B","C"]) { const handler = function (data:Object):void { Alert.show(sym); } asyncCallback(handler); } I am expecting to have 3 Alert windows containing A, B and C. But the actua...

HTML Special Entity Codes in Actionscript3/Flex

I have a Flex/Actionscript 3 application that displays RSS feeds in a Text element. It strips out any HTML formatting present, but it's not handling HTML special entity codes properly -- it's rendering &mdash as the literal string instead of replacing it with an em-dash, etc. Is there any systematic way I can make it handle those codes...

Dynamically Casting In ActionScript

Is there a way to cast dynamically in Actionscript? What I want to accomplish is illustrated by the following code: var Val:*; var S:String=SomeTextEdit.text; switch (DesiredTypeTextEdit.text) { case 'int':Val=int(S);break; case 'uint':Val=uint(S);break; case 'String':Val=String(S...

Programmatically Detecting Valid Style Properties In Flex

If I want to know if an object has a particular property I can code this: if (SomeObject.hasOwnProperty('xyz')) { // some code } But some styles masquerade as properties at design time such as Button.color... How can I know what style properties are valid at runtime? ie: What is the equivalent of hasOwnProperty for getStyle/setSty...

Dynamically Creating Flex Components In ActionScript

Isn't there some way to re-write the following code, such that I don't need a gigantic switch statement with every conceivable type? Also, if I can replace the switch statement with some way to dynamically create new controls, then I can make the code smaller, more direct, and don't have to anticipate the possibility of custom control t...

Finding an object's position in an array in actionscript

var array1:Array = new Array(); var array2:Array = new Array(); var obj1:Object = new Object(); array1.push(obj1); array2.push(obj1); How can I do this what command should I use? //obj1's position in array1 //result: 0 //obj1's position in array2 //result: 0 ...

How can I create masking like this in AS3?

I've worked a little bit with masks in AS3 but I'm not sure how I can do this with masks. I have two swf files that I have imported onto the Library as MC's with class names. One of the files is the start image and the other is the end image. The transition is a slide transition from the start image to the end image. You can think of t...

Include all imports in Air application Bundle?

How can I import all files and classes into my AIR bundle... it must take a note that I created first a flex project, and set it's main class as Actionscript (.as) . When I build a release all my imports (org) etc.. are not included in the .AIR installer... i have checked this by installing the app and then after show package contents, ...

fscommand2 support in Actionscript 3.0 ?

Hi All, I am very new to Action Script. I am using Flash Professional CS5 with ActionScript 3.0. The problem is, When I am trying to use fscommand2 function, Flash Compiler throwing an error saying: Scene 1, Layer 'Layer 1', Frame 1, Line 7 1180: Call to a possibly undefined method fscommand2. But, I am able to use fscommand. But, ...

Pseudo Multithreading in Flex

I know Flex or Actionscript doesnt support multithreading.. but one of my project requires multithreading.. is there a way to mimic multithreading in Actionscript.. ...

How to print entire scene contents in Actionscript 3 for Flash Builder 4?

How do i print the entire scene contents to photographic paper? ...

Suggest the way to design several classes

Hi, I'm building simple application on as3. Kind of starship game. What I want to do is to create several different star ships. Each one should have different images (different look), different sets of animation (e.g. when it's flying, burning, damaged), different kind of weapon and also different controllers (e.g. one can be managed by...

AS3/Flex Override function in imported swf

I'm using a flex component that use a to load a .swf file. The loaded .swf - is passed to me as is and I can't edit - it has some as3 functions in it Is it possible in the "parent" application (the one with ) to override functions included in the "child" swf (the imported one)? And if it's possible, how? Thanks ...

Facebook app invite from inside the app

Hi, i want to make a facebook flash app. Now im trying to make it possible to invite your friends to the app. I want to do this from within actionscript without the user having to leave the app. The ideal solution would be to make a custom interface show possible invites and then doing some URL request containing the friends id's Anyo...