Personally I wouldn't try mixing the Alpha Preview with Flex. It's not feature complete and certain things will be quite different in FCS3.
For instance there's the "Flex Component Kit for FCS3" that makes Flex/Flash integration ALOT easier: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Component_Kit_for_Flash_CS3 AFAIK, there's no easy way to make copies of loaded swf's. If they're nothing more than simple graphics, I'd say the easiest way to make copies is to use the BitmapData class. Here's an example (using mxml), where I'm loading a Flash 8 swf containing a simple graphic (bitmap) on stage. The swf is loaded into an Image component. Once loaded, the Image content (AVM1Movie) is copied. Then the new BitmapData is set as the source of another Image component. You should be able to do the same in AS3 with the Loader class instead of an Image component. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function swfCompleteHandler(evt:Event):void { trace("Application ::: swfCompleteHandler"); trace(evt.currentTarget.content); var t:Image = evt.currentTarget as Image var c:AVM1Movie = t.content as AVM1Movie; trace(" - content width: "+t.content.width); trace(" - content height: "+t.content.height); // var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(t.contentWidth, t.contentHeight); // or //var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(c.width, c.height); bmd.draw(c as IBitmapDrawable); swfCopy_img.source = new Bitmap(bmd); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:VBox> <mx:Image source="f8_movie.swf" scaleContent="false" complete="swfCompleteHandler(event)" /> <mx:Image id="swfCopy_img" /> </mx:VBox> </mx:Application> regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "ben gomez farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Duplicating a movieclip/sprite in AS3 > Hey everyone, > I can't seem to figure out how to duplicate a sprite in AS3. Thanks to > various tutorials online, I got so far as to take the > constructor of the sprite I want to duplicate and instantiate a new one. > > var targetClass:Class = (stamp as Object).constructor; > mStamp = new targetClass() as Sprite; > > This works in normal situations. However, the sprite I'm getting are SWF's > loaded at runtime. If I trace a normal asset's > constructor it will trace as [Object myasset], but no matter what I do, my > externally loaded SWF's constructors all trace as > [Object MovieClip] or [Object AVM1Movie]. > So of course creating a new instance of the constructor will result in a > blank, fresh-made movieclip. > Basically my external SWFs are just some graphics on stage in one frame. > I've tried setting the document class, and publishing as > Flash 8, 9, Actionscript 2, Actionscript 3, and nothing changes. I'm not > using Flash CS3 yet, just the AS3 Alpha for making > assets and then compiling with Flex 2 SDK. > > Anyone? > Thanks! > ben _______________________________________________ [email protected] 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
