actionscript-3

ActionScript Setting Object Properties From Other Object Properties?

i'm attempting to cast an object's property as an actual property of another object. here's my object variable: var propObj:Object = {prop:"width", width:50}; now i want to assign the property of a sprite using that object's properties. var sp:Sprite = new Sprite(); sp.(propObj.prop as Sprite.property) = propObj.width; now, i'm no...

PaperVision3D and Flash CS4

I need to develop a cube that contain 10 little cubes and manipulate everyone like an object..Somebody have any idea or some tutorial for do this on PaperVision3d and Flash CS4..Thanks Folks!! ...

How can i resize the entire flex app just like acrobat connect?

hi guys. ive been pondering how to create the same type of resizing that acrobat connect does. i did read the documentation of percentage sizing. and i have implemented it. but its not how i want it to look. to see an example : https://admin.na3.acrobat.com/_a204547676/flextras/ sorry Jeffrey to use you as an example. :) just try...

Flash ActionScript Files Suddenly Not Compiling?!

i have built a custom class, which i call from a frame script. the custom class takes only one parameter, which is a string URL of an XML file. SUDDENLY, when i move all the files off of my desktop into a different folder, i receive compiler errors, stating it can not find my custom class .as file, even though it's in the same folder! ...

Flash - page flip which allows site users to create their own book

Hi, as the title suggests, I'm looking for a Flash page flipper which I can integrate with an existing database of users and allow them to create their own flash books - I don't need anything complex as this isn't a CSS, just something which allows users to insert images and some text in each page. I've had a look at quite a few now and ...

ActionScript 3: how do you compare if the object where you clicked on is that type of object.

Hi all, I have a red box called mc1_mc and every time when you drag on it you get a new little blue box added to the stage. Yhe idea is that you can drag those blue boxes too. however I dont know how to detect them. this is the code: var newBlok:Boolean; var blokIndex:int = 0; var blokje:blok; var huidigBlok:DisplayObject; var prullen...

Passing e:MouseEvent as an argument via setInterval

Hi. So i have this function capture_mc.buttonMode = true; capture_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,captureImage); function captureImage(e:MouseEvent):void { //lalalala } I want to call this function every 2 seconds (after mouse click event happens). I tried using setInterval setInterval(captureImage,2000,e:MouseEvent); but...

Flash, ActionScript 3: get all movieclips that are containing in a movieclip

Lest just say i have a movieClip A which contains movieClips B1,B2,B3,B4,B5 I write code in A to receive all movieclips that a contains and like print there name. i tried this with no succes: for each (a:MovieClip in this) trace(a.name); does anyone know how to get this working. ** note the trace name is actually an example i ...

Determining which LineSeries a user clicked on within a LineChart, in Flex 4

I have multiple LineSeries within a LineChart, sort of like this: private var data:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection( [ { Time: 1, Bob: 5, Joe: 5, Sarah: 6 }, { Time: 2, Bob: 4, Joe: 6, Sarah: 7 } ]); public function doItemClick(event:ChartItemEvent):void { var hi...

AS3 getTimer results between MOUSE_MOVE Events

I'm programatically dragging the play head back and forth along a timeline based on a mouse event listener. The faster the mouse drags the faster the playhead rips through the frames (it's linearly proportional). I'm also firing a starter=getTimer(); event at the inital mouse_move Event trigger (and only on the initial event) and then ...

Long polling with URLStream in ActionScript - how to know when to do something with the data?

I'm trying to open a connection to a URL that will periodically send over a JSON object. I know that I need to use URLStream and some event callbacks, but I'm in the dark when it comes to knowing how streams of data "work," or the general flow of operations. Assume I know how to open the connection and send the correct request headers. F...

Prevent tab from changing to other cell in Flex Datagrid

Hi, I have a flex editable datagrid mx:DataGrid and when I press TAB key, it changes to another cell when I am editing a cell. I don't want it to change to another cell when I press TAB. How can I stop this behavior? Thanks, Philip ...

how to create a custom cell renderer for a tile list in flash

Hi!, I need to implement a custom cell renderer in a project of mine, i have done some search on google but couldn't find what i need, i need each cell in the tilelist to display 2 icons with couple of labels, i need a good example to start it. If possible i need a way to design the template as a movie clip and pass it to the tilelist...

actionscript array with index and key

What would be the best way to create an array that can have an index and a key at the same time ? i mean something like this index | key | value 0 | "myItem" | "Some value" 1 | "anotherItem" | "Some other value" 2 | "blabla" | "Bla Bla" I know i can create a normal Array/Vector and then...

How can I access data from a .fla file using Actionscript 3, Flex 4 SDK, and FlashDevelop?

Someone sent me a .fla file containing several art assets, with instances all configured to be displayed properly and in the right positions. However, since I'm using FlashDevelop with the Flex 4 SDK, I have no idea how to access these instances in code. Some of the objects are MovieClips that I need to modify the size of, and others are...

Flash remoting and floating point values

in xxxx.mxml (from flex) i have called the remote remote method (of java) the method return type is float in the xxxx.mxml's remote objects result handler i need get the float values as Numeric.....or String..i tried with string...i did Alert.show to see the value some times i get exact value for eg, 0.5 is the value returning from java ...

Flash, ActionScript 3: how do you give a the EventListener a function With parameters?

I am trying to to attach a function with parameters to the timer but it says "unrelated type function" is there any way to get around this?? code example: var redoTimer:Timer = new Timer(50); redoTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, saySomething("helloo")); redoTimer.start(); this wont seem to work but is there a way to pass on ...

Problems setting alternatingItemColors from CSS style (Flex)

Hopefully simple question: I'm trying to set the alternatingItemColors on a datagrid via some values that I set in a CSS file but nothing seems to work. the CSS file looks something like this: .FACS0 {color: #B0B0B0;} .SACS0 {color: #A6A6A6;} .AICS0 { alternatingItemColors: #B0B0B0, #A6A6A6; } I tried a variety of different th...

Difference Between Class Reference And Class Instance

Given that both of these calls to getQualifiedClassName return the same thing (mx:Label), how would one go about programatically differentiating between an instance of a class and a reference to the class... var lab1:Label=new Label(); var lab2:Class=Label; var qcn1:String=getQualifiedClassName(lab1); var qcn2:String=get...

Optimal way to enable user to pick style at run time - Flex

What I'm trying to do: allow a user to be able to select a color palette for a custom component by selecting from a drop down menu with a variety of icons. I have the drop down menu part down, but I'm trying to understand how to best handle the various styles in my code. Ideally I would have liked to be able to load styles at run time, ...