actionscript-3

Types not found while using Vector in AS3

I'm trying to use Vector. in a Flash Professional Project, Person being a custom class. Eclipse keep saying it cannot find the type in brackets, even if I try with basic types like int or String: public interface IRenderer { function init(persons : Vector.<int>) : void; function render() : void; } Type 1046: Type was not fo...

How to tell when a text field is empty in as3

I want to add an event listener that listens for whenever the text field goes blank (IE all text is deleted). Thank you :) ...

Draw cubic bezier curves in Actionscript?

What's the best way to draw cubic bezier curves programmatically in AS3? The Graphics class only seems to support quadratic curves. :( I want to be able to do something like: var startPoint:Point = new Point(0, 0); var endPoint:Point = new Point(5, 5); var control1:Point = new Point(5, 0); var control2:Point = new Point(0, 5); var myBe...

getDefinitionByName works with custom classes?

I wonder if the flash.utils.getDefinitionByName(name:String):Class works with custom classes? Is there a problem if the class has a constructor that takes arguments? I tell this because i have a class in a package of the form packageA.packageB and when i input the name of the class into the above function as packageA.packageB.ClassName d...

Multiple update of values in a row in a Flex DataGrid or AdvancedDatagrid

How can i update multiple cells of the same row changing the value of a single cell of the same row ?? Example: id, height, weight, fat percentage, corporal mass. When i change one of the values in a row (except id of course) the corporal mass cell value must change using a formula like: (height/weight2)*fat percentage*100. Is this pos...

Actionscript 3 Package Trouble

My code is: package com.companyName.softwareName { import flash.display.Sprite; public class SoftwareName extends Sprite { public function SoftwareName() { trace("Testing!"); } } and it is located in C:/dev/com/companyName/SoftwareName as SoftwareName.as Taking the package name out lets it co...

In AS3, does URLLoader.close(); cause problems if nothing is being loaded?

I am not sure exactly is happening here but did figure out that URLLoader.close(); is the cause. I have a simple application whereby a user enters info into a textbox, then I send that info to a PHP script and return output. After output is received, you can click a new button that resets the application. The error lies with the functio...

AS 3 functions optional value getting error.

I have a gui class, The functions optional value getting error. If i am not passing the fillcolor and other optional values. Error: ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property fillColor not found on String and there is no default value. AS 3.0 var windowBase:Sprite = UIClip("Sprite"); /* sliderClip = Gui.UIClip("MovieClip",{width...

Counting the number in an Array

Hi, I'm using a PHP Script to create XML. Which pulls through the data from a Database. I have an video list, which pulls through X amount of videos. But I want to show them 5 at a time. I want to hide a button once it reaches the amount of videos in the XML. Hope there's enough detail in this question. My script is as follows..... ...

Customizing Flex Charts

Hi guys, I am wondering if it is possible to customize Flex Chart to have grids like in this example: http://imglink.ru/show-image.php?id=bfcb5a0c5bbcfc20f3f21ef764ed79e7 Thank you in advance! ...

A custom clip to run while flex application loads itself

Dear friends, Whenever a swf is loaded a custom movie is shown (by default a rotating circle), is there some way where I can have my custom movie to play there. If you have any idea in this regard, then please help. Thanks in advance. Ashine. ...

It's Morphin' Time! (Image morphing in AS3)

I'm a Flash(AS3) newbie and this is just a little experiment of mine. I'm trying to morph image captured through a webcam. The webcam snapshot part is already working but I still have no clue on how to do the morphing part. Can anyone point me to a tutorial (or kindly post code sample) on how to achieve image morphing using flash actio...

whats the most efficient way to overwrite bitmapdata

Hi I have a bitmapdata object that is filled with n rectangles of a width of 1 pixel and of varying heights. I want to run through a loop and remove the old rectangle and replace it with a different one. Should I do something like reset the each bitmap column of pixels to a background color and then add the rect i want? for(i:int=0;i...

Referencing movieclip within another movie in Flash AS3

Hi All, I was creating a drap and drop simple game, dragging and dropping an item from within a movie clip. All was working fine, but then I had to add more items so I created a ScrollPane and referenced the movie clip through that, now I need to rework how I pull reference that movieclip again. The movieclip is exported so the scrollp...

AS3 how to return EventListener value

If I have code that looks like this: public function getNetStreamPublishClientList():Array { var ncStreamListResults = new Object() ncStreamListResults.onResult = function(list:Array) { //this needs to be returned from getNetStreamPublishClientList return list; } this.nc.call("getStreamClientIds", ...

how to smooth an embeded image in flex when its embed as a class for textinput border style

Hello my fellow stackoverflower, i'm looking for away to smooth an image of and embed png file. i'm using the embeded png as the borderskin for my textInput. i have seen some other postings about this subject but i can figure it out. Does anybody have an idea, how i can a complish this? some real solid code example wwould be nice. thi...

Type not found error for sound

Hi, I am a newbie for ActionScript. I would like to add Sound dynamically to my flv. I have this code. I am pretty sure it is working because I found it in Textbook. :(. package{ import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.media.Sound; import flash.net.URLRequest; public class soundLoader extends Sprite{ private var sound:Sound; ...

Understanding OOP in Actionscript

A.as : public class A { public function getFunction():Function { return function():void { if(this is C) { trace("C"); } else { trace("not C"); } } } public function func1():void { var internalFunc:Function = getFunction(); internalFunc(); } } B.as : public c...

Inserting flash swf using javascript jquery hover broken in ie6 and ie7

I have setup a page where I have an outer div with an image inside of it and a flash place holder. When I rollover the image, I would like to insert a flash video player (video player is written with as3). The functionality works perfectly in FF, Safari, Chrome but doesn't work in ie6 and ie7. I have tried all manner of css possitioning...

passing flash parameters

i have a flash button and i want to pass the button link (after click) as parameter. what is the best way to do it? ...