Just a quick note: it is a common mistake to capitalize the second letter of AsBroadcaster. If you spell it "ASBroadcaster", it will fail silently (according to Flash help docs).
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Manuel Saint-Victor Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:09 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Listeners / ASBroadcasters / Event Dispatchersconfusion ASBroadcaster.initialize(acrobat_mc); I think you could add a method on your audience object that does acrobat_mc.addListener( this); and a method onTrickCompleted=function(){ applaud(); } from the acrobat_mc you would call a broadcastMessage("onTrickCompleted"); The best explanation that I found when I was trying to learn it is here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/asbroadcaster.htm not sure if this is clear but I have to run out of here to beat the Atlanta traffic. If it's no good I'll follow up when I get home. M On 4/27/06, Mark Burvill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi group, > > AS2 newbie question here... > > I've been going round and round in circles trying to work out the best > way of doing this, so maybe someone can help me. > > Let's say I have a movieclip on the main timeline of my fla called > acrobat_mc which is an animation of a little man doing a somersault. > > I also have a bunch of movieclips of audience members each controlled by > thier own instance of an AudienceMember object. The AudienceMember > object contains a method called applaud(). > > When the acrobat has finished doing his somersault, I want all the > instances of audienceMember to have their applaud methods triggered. > > Now obviously, I could put a whole bunch of commands on the final frame > of my somersault animation such as: > _parent.audienceMember1.applaud(); > _parent.audienceMember2.applaud(); > _parent.audienceMember3.applaud(); > > etc...etc... > But what I really want is to just broadcast some message from that frame > on the acrobat's timeline which all the audience members will listen to > and automatically applaud. > > How should I be doing this? > Cheers. > Mark. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
