ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched. The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class.
So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense. Does that all make sense? On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, > > At the Class Packages array, > should I add just "zefxis" or "com.zefxis"? > Cause that's where my class package resides. > > I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline. > The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is > a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player) > > I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive, > but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click > on them, then I only see functions again. > > I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis..... etc, right? I guess that's where > I should be looking, not the _level0 tree. > > Sorry John, I don't have it online. > > Regards, > Dimitrios > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Grden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener > > > 1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline. > > 2. Click on it and select the parameters tab. > > 3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis > > 4. Republish and try a snapshot again. > > This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I > actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the > ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later). > > In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive > searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as > movieclips. That > proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right. > Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's > get > recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it, > and drill down through the property inspector. > > So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind > if > I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know, > > Thanks, > > John > > On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello again, > > > > I've been doing test all this time > > but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. > > > > I'm not able to find the actual objects. > > > > When in _global I only see class names (functions). > > If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips > > (I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip) > > > > e.g. > > > > _global.com shows: > > > > blitzagency (object) > > darronschall (object) > > robertpenner (object) > > xfactorstudio (object) > > zefxis (object) > > applications (object) > > games (object) > > control (object) > > List (function) > > ScrollBar (function) > > ScrollableTextBox (function) > > > > Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there. > > If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games, > > at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances. > > > > _level0 shows: > > > > _level0 (movieclip) > > appPanels (movieclip) > > onAppChangeFocus (function) > > onLoad (function) > > sound_manager (movieclip) > > > > And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips > > and movieclip functions. > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused. > > > > I remember I used to be able to see object instances > > back when the application was still AdminTool. > > > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > Regards, > > Dimitrios > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Grden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM > > Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener > > > > > > YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your > > snapshots - it's just the default ;) > > > > I'm surprised that the non-recursive searches posed a problem. Once you > > start with a single snapshot, you should be able to click on objects in > > the > > treeview and have it expand on demand. > > > > On 12/17/05, MyName <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Great tips! John. Sorry for jumping in, Dimitrios. In my case, my > > desktop > > > project got about 140 classes and many circular references. It'll take > > > forever to take a snapshot from "level0" with recursive option on. The > > > snapshot returns nodes of the 1st tier from level0 if recursive option > > is > > > turned off. But nothing will show up when clicking on a node that is > too > > > complex. So, what I had to do is to take a snapshot from a deep down > > > path. > > > For example in my case: > > > _level0.gameBoard.gamePanel.operationPane.accViews.shipView. From that > > > point, things seem started looking ok. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Grden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:27 PM > > > Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener > > > > > > > > > Good! you're looking around and getting comfortable with doing so in > > > Xray! > > > > > > Ok, some tips: > > > > > > 1. When browsing through global, you'll see your packages and > objects. > > > You'll see all classes - instance, static, singleton etc. You *can* > see > > > static properties/objects through global since that's where they > > live/are > > > instanced. Singletons and Instanced classes can be where they're > > > instanced. So, whatever timeline/movieclip has created the Object, > > that's > > > where you can take a look through it / execute calls against it with > > Xray. > > > > > > 2. If you want to save time with browsing with the treeview, you can > > > always > > > use the trace/execute window to verify an objects/propertie's > existance. > > > (IE: _level0.main.myMovieClip.objX) > > > > > > 3. In your class, if it extends a movieclip, you could put in an xray > > > trace > > > (_global.tt("MyMovie", this); > > > > > > Then just copy and paste the path that spits out in the trace window > and > > > start checkingyour objects and props from there. > > > > > > Make sense? > > > > > > Let me know if you other questions. With xray, there's usually 3-4 > ways > > > to > > > get an an object and mess with it ;) > > > > > > On 12/17/05, Dimitrios Bendilas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello John, > > > > > > > > Sorry for the late reply, I wanted to run > > > > some tests before answering back. > > > > > > > > I'm aware of the way the garbage collector works > > > > (even though I'm a little confused with object parameters > > > > stored in the inline functions inside Delegates, if they > > > > get garbage collected after all or not). > > > > > > > > Throughout my framework and the custom code for the game > > > > I pay much attention to deleting all object references. > > > > > > > > I've used xray in the past sometimes. I did this now too > > > > but I'm having some troubles. > > > > > > > > The only lines in my .fla are > > > > import ....Application > > > > Application.main(_root); > > > > > > > > Where in xray should I be looking for object instances? > > > > I can see all movieclips if I take a snapshot of _level0 > > > > but if I want to see the instances of the Tile objects, > > > > or the TileManager, or the Countdown objects where > > > > should I look? I tried _global.com.zefxis which is where > > > > all the packages reside but all I see is functions (Classes) > > > > and no objects. > > > > > > > > e.g. > > > > > > > > _global.com.zefxis.solarwind snapshot gives me: > > > > > > > > animation (object) > > > > Animation (function) > > > > Animations (function) > > > > EaseFunctions (function) > > > > RelativeMovement (function) > > > > Sequence (function) > > > > > > > > Any clues? > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > Dimitrios > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John Grden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:35 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Dimitrios, I know this might be covering something you already > > > > understand, but thought to say it outloud just in case. An object > > lives > > > > as > > > > long as there is reference to it in memory. > > > > > > > > So, in this scenario below "obj" lives on even though I've tried to > > > delete > > > > the original reference to it ("tt" is Xray's trace method): > > > > > > > > var obj:Object = new Object(); > > > > obj.prop = "here"; > > > > var a = obj; > > > > var b = a; > > > > tt("all: obj/a/b", obj, a, b); > > > > > > > > delete obj; > > > > tt("delete obj: obj/a/b", obj, a, b); > > > > > > > > delete a; > > > > tt("delete a: obj/a/b", obj, a, b); > > > > > > > > delete b; > > > > tt("delete b: obj/a/b", obj, a, b); > > > > //++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > > Which traces out > > > > > > > > //++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > (41) all: obj/a/b: > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > (41) delete obj: obj/a/b: undefined :: > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > (41) delete a: obj/a/b: undefined :: undefined :: > > > > prop = here > > > > > > > > > > > > (42) delete b: obj/a/b: undefined :: undefined :: undefined > > > > > > > > With a tile based game and all the possible references you're > probably > > > > running, you might have to take a closer look at how objects are > being > > > > destroyed for garbage collection. You can easily see if they're > still > > > > alive > > > > using xray as well as delete them at runtime using the execute panel > > > with > > > > xray to see if that helps your memory issues a performance. Also, > try > > > > changing the visibility of your movieclips at runtime with Xray or > > movie > > > > items off stage one at a time at runtime to see who's hoggin' the > CPU > > > etc. > > > > > > > > Check out the video on the Property Inspector for xray for working > > with > > > > objects/movieclips at runtime: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://labs.blitzagency.com/wp-content/xray/videos/tutorials/indexFlash.html#Overview.propertyInspectorOverview > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > John Grden - Blitz > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > John Grden - Blitz > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > -- > John Grden - Blitz > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- John Grden - Blitz _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
