You have to do both. Link the class to the movieclip *and* define the class in the Component Definition.
regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boon Chew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:25 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to pass init param from movieclip to itsassociated AS2 class > Thank you Muzak. I remember reading it, I will read the whole thing again > so it sticks. Is there any reason why we shouldn't > do this to every class that we associate an AS2.0 class with? That is, is > there any downside if I just associate all my mc with > the AS2.0 class in the Component Definition instead of the Linkage property? > It seems like Component definition has the added > niceties that allows you to set the parameters in the IDE. > > - boon > > Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:When setting the AS2.0 class in the > Component Definition window, you'll be able to add > [Inspectable] MetaData to the class, which > will then show up in the Properties Panel (parameters). > Parameters defined in the properties panel will be set *before* the > constructor of the class is exectuted, avoiding the 1 frame > delay that otherwise occurs. > > Check out the docs for more info on Metadata: > Using Components > Creating Components > Creating the AS class file > Adding > component metadata > > regards, > Muzak _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
