Paul:
I understand what you're trying to do (make a time-delay slide show of
images).
Using setInterval for that is fine, but you have to make sure you're
using it correctly.
Calling setInterval will set up a flash system timer that will call your
function every X milliseconds.
It will keep going, and keep calling that function (every X
milliseconds), until it's stopped.
Hence, there is no reason for you to be calling setInterval in a loop
and setting up 5 timers (that will each repeat forever). Simply have 1
timer, that repeats 5 times, then you stop it.
To do this in simplified code:
//set up the call count.
_root.timerCalls = 0;
//make the function that will be called.
function foo()
{
trace("Timer function got called!");
if(_root.timerCalls++ == 4)
{
trace("Max calls reached. Stopping timer...");
clearInterval(_root.myTimerID); //timer will never get
called again.
_root.timerCalls = 0; //reset counter
}
//do "stuff" (every 1sec).
}
//make the timer, and start it.
_root.myTimerID = setInterval(foo, 1000); //system will call
foo() every second until you stop it. Timer ID gets stored into
_root.myTimerID.
This is just one way to do it. In your timer function, you'll implement
your code for loading the new image, and taking away the old one.
-=matt
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul V.
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:03 PM
To: Flashnewbie Mailing List; Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.
Let me explain the problem I am having and then I will send you some
code. I want to load up images in a slide show with set interval, with
the images being called image1 image2 image 3 etc. I want to be coding
a dynamic slide show so that if I change the images I can just replace
the mc images.
here is the code I am working on, I am a little new to setInterval
(completely new to that function actually) - I do understand the basic
syntax,
setInterval( function (){ //entire function here;},1000);
But I don't know how to run a for loop inside it and pass a variable to
it. (I am a newbie).
function loadImages(){ //Ihave this here so I can run an external
for loop.
for(i=1;i<6;i++){
setInterval(function(){ //set interval and begins anonymous
function i.e function() -no name
attachMovie("image"+i,"image"+i,41); //trying to attach the
images, image1 - image5
image = eval("image"+i); //instance assigned to
variable 'image'
image._x = ((Stage.width / 2)-(image._width/2)); //positioning
image._y = (yFactor);
//positioning
oldwidth = image._width;
//saving dimensions for resizing formula
oldheight = image._height; //saving
dimensions for resizing formula
image._height = yheight; //image
height set to variable
image._width = ((oldwidth*yheight)/oldheight); //image width set
to proportions of original
},1000);
//interval to 1 sec. 1000 milliseconds
}
//end for loop
} //end
container function
I am trying to set the images up for a second and then have them switch.
Help me out if you you know a solution. Or even if you see some obvious
errors. Like I said I am new with the set interval. by the way if you
like that little resizing technique, you can use it. Thank you.
Looking forward to a response on this one.
Paul Vdst
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