actionscript-3

Passing values between functions

Hi All is there any way to locally define a variable in a function and then pass it to the oher function. I mean to say is it possible the pass a local value from one function to other function. Somebody Please suggest me the solution. Thanks in advance ...

Define possible values for a property in Flex

In Flex, is it possible to include some kind of MetaData to a property, to be able to list all possible values that a property can use? I want to be able to list the values when calling the property from MXML, as in the case of for example the property enabled or visible, where the user gets a list of "true/false". ...

Xml based slide show error in as3, Error 1009 from sending null to an event listener?

Hi, I'm looking for some help with an xml based slide show. As it is the code is a bit sloppy and it's not entirely completed, but atm I just can't get past the current error i'm receiving. The error i'm getting is (translated) something like: TypeError: Error #1009: It's not possible to to get access to a property or method with the o...

Remote Debugging Multiple Movies on a Single Page

Hi, I've got two flash movies on a page. Using the Flash IDE I'd like to implement remote debugging when a particular movie loads. My problem is that the debugger attaches to the first loaded movie - not the one I want. Thanks, Josh ...

How can I dynamically load a Movieclip in Flash CS4 and have it share information with a framework?

I'm looking to make a project in Flash that can dynamically load and unload other SWF files, where a SWF file can loaded, and a Movieclip inside can send information to the framework, and the framework can send information to the Movieclip. Thanks! ...

Alternatives to create swf files (which has external content loaded into them) dynamically?

I'm about to start a project where there will be a Flash application where the visitor customizes a profile with externally loaded images and texts. Then the visitor needs to be able to download that profile as a dynamically created swf with all that external content baked into the swf. Any ideas how to achive this? Thank you! ...

fade in of added component with Actionscript

Hi when I add a new component using Actionscript I want it to fade in smoothly, for example this component var df : DateField = new DateField(); df.text = DateField.dateToString(new Date(),stringFormat); df.formatString = stringFormat; I tried this var fade : Fade = new Fade(); df.setStyle("showEffect", fade);...

The most elegant method for determing if two positions in a grid are adjacent.

And by adjacent, I only mean one unit left, right, up, or down. Diagonals don't count. You know the x,y grid coordinates of both positions. Ultimately this is for AS3, but answers in pseudo code would be sufficient. ...

Flex 3 focusManager.getNextFocusManagerComponent() returns null

I have an app where I am looking to make the enter key act like a tab key. I can easily capture the keypress event and setFocus to a textinput field. The problem is figuring out which textinput field to give focus to. I have this code trace(this.window.focusManager); //returns TheWindow86.focusManager trace(this.window.focusManager.ge...

re-pass REST params?

Say I have two functions that expect ...rest parameters private function a(...myParams):void { trace(myParams.length); // returns 3 parameters 1,2,3 b(myParams); } private function b(...myParams):void { trace(myParams.length); // returns 1 parameter (array) [1,2,3] } a(1,2,3); The function a gets an array of parameters 1,...

Actionscript: NetStream stutters after buffering.

Using NetStream to stream content from http, I've noticed that esp with certain exported h264's, if the player encounters an empty buffer, it will stop and buffer to the requested length (as expected). However once the buffer is full, the playback doesn't resume, but instead jumps ahead, as such- instantly playing the buffered duration ...

Whats wrong with my buttons

Whats wrong with my buttons? here http://hiddenbrookstudio.com/index.swf, see how they rollover and dissappear and takes a second for them to reappear they should look like this http://www.hiddenbrookstudio.com/popup.html . Not counting the last button what did I do wrong here? I am modifying code of a programmer who is not with my compa...

Flex Embedding Hindi Fonts Problem

For the attached code, I get the following compile time error : exception during transcoding: Font for alias 'myFontFamily' with bold weight and italic style was not found by family name 'Kundli Hindi Normal' I have installed other Hindi fonts, and I get the same error for them as well. Though I don't get any error for standard fonts...

C# Assembly Loading and Late Binding

I'm reading this book on C# and .NET and I'm learning a bunch of cool stuff. I've read the part where the author talks about dynamically loading an assembly and creating an instance of a type in that assembly. In AS3, it's possible to do the same kind of stuff, except for one thing : you can ask the compiler to not compile a set of cla...

How to make my PHP Socket Server send a policy file to flash clients?

My flash game needs to connect to my PHP Socket Server. Because of security things, a policy file has to be send to the flash client when it tries to connect. The following is what I've done. In Actionscript / Flex 3 / Flash: Security.loadPolicyFile("http://[SERVER.IP]:9000/crossdomain.xml"); socket.connect(hostName, port); //connect ...

ArrayCollection reverses order of my objects

I'll show you the function first. private var areaCollection:ArrayCollection; private function generateAreaCollection():void { areaCollection = new ArrayCollection(); areaCollection.addItem({Areal: "Totalareal:", Verdi: int(totalArea * 100) / 100 + " kvm"}); areaCollection.addItem({Areal: "Hovedtakets areal:", Verdi: in...

When you have two of the "same" objects in flex datagrid then only one of them can be selected.

When you have two of the same records in your data providor (i.e. the same object twice in an array) then the datagrid only allow you to select one of them, see the example below - you can only select the last "Moo". <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute...

What do IO Error and Stream Error mean (Flash)

Hi, I'm trying to do an http post from flash on my website to a method in a controller (My site is on Asp.Net MVC) and I'm getting this error: Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2032: Stream Error. URL: http://www.mysite.com/Home/DoSomething at Main/postToMyWebsite() Any ideas of why these errors happen and how to preve...

What is the proper way to do an http Post from Flash to an Asp.Net MVC Application?

Hi, Here are a few of the things I need to know: What do you put for the URLRequest? It's confusing me a bit since Asp.Net MVC is methods and not pages How do you assign parameters for the POST? How to you execute the URLRequest to complete the Http Post? Any information on how to do a Post from Flash to an Asp.Net MVC Application w...

Referencing problem when adding callbacks to Exernal Interface in Flash/ActionScript3

Hi, I have a method: myMethod() {} that I want to make accessible to javascript. I've done a bit of research and found out you need to add a callback to ExernalInterface, so here's what I have done: ExternalInterface.addCallback("invokeMyMethod", myMethod); Now when I load up my web page with the flash on it, I get an error: Referen...