allright, thx for the help. The delegate thing might help, allthough I'm not sure the problem was ever with the interval thingy.
Eskil, I'll look into your code, it does seem to do what I'm trying to implement. On 12/13/05, Jim Tann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is is because your this statement no longer referes to the original > class. Try to use > > intervalId = setInterval(mx.utils.Delegate.create(this, fireInterval), > intervalSpeed); > > that should work. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Meinte > van't Kruis > Sent: 13 December 2005 09:19 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval > > both are correct, that isn't the problem. > > the interval get's called properly > > function fireInterval(){ > trace("A"); > this.broadcastMessage("onInterval",this.event); > } > ^^ this traces "A" infinitely > > But the message never gets broadcasted, so it enters the function, but > it > doesn't broadcast the onInterval event. > > Then I checked if it was any problem with the whole AsBroadcaster thing > not > set up correctly, so I fired the event on a keydown event: > > function keyDown(){ > this.broadcastMessage("onInterval",this.event); > } > > this DOES broadcast the onInterval event.. > > so the interval function get's fired, but doesn't fire the onInterval > event > for some mystical reason... > whereas another event(Key event in this case) CAN fire the onInterval > event > > I'm quite stuck on it actually :/ > > On 12/13/05, eskil janson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Not shure if I got your problem right, but if you are using an object > > where > > the function exists which you want to > > execute with your interval, the syntax should be something like : > > > > intervalId = setInterval(this, "sendMessage", intervalSpeed); > > > > where "this" is a reference to the object where the method > ("sendMessage") > > you are calling is located. > > "intervalSpeed" should be a number. > > > > When Braodcasting the message, the first parameter is the name of the > > method > > you want to get called, and the second (and following) parameters are > > optional parameters to be passed on to the executing method. > > > > > > /Eskil > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Meinte van't Kruis" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:56 PM > > Subject: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying something that might be obvious, but somehow isn't. What > I'm > > trying to do is broadcasting a message on a setinterval basis. > > > > I've set up my events broadcaster class and it worked quite well. > > The problem i had with it was that it extended MovieClip.. The only > reason > > for this was the onEnterFrame function, seemed a waste. > > > > I came up with this to replace the onEnterframe and subsequently have > the > > eventbroadcaster class extend Object instead of MovieClip: > > > > this.intervalID=setInterval(this.fireInterval,interval); <---- in the > > class' > > constructor > > > > function fireInterval(){ > > //_root.log.log(this._listeners); > > this.broadcastMessage("onInterval",this.event); > > } > > > > Now, i've traced within the fireInterval function, and it works fine. > > Problem is, the listeners never get the onInterval event broadcasted > to > > them. > > When i do this(it also listens to key events): > > > > function keyDown(){ > > this.broadcastMessage ("onInterval",this.event); > > } > > > > it DOES work... So i'm quite stumped here, > > > > first of all the fireInterval function gets executed, but the > listeners > > never hear it and > > secondly, when I have a key event broadcast the event, the listeners > DO > > hear > > it... > > > > What's the problem here? Don't AsBroadcaster and setInterval like each > > other? > > > > thanks, > > Meinte > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
