and by the way nameTF.text = "bla bla" works in the class. It changes the
textField text in the DataCard movieClip inside the fla file.
But thanks anyways. :D
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Omar Fouad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> NameTF is the name of the textField in the MovieClip in FLA
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > What is nameTF? I don't see it declared in your class. If you are
> > using "Automatically declare stage instances", turn it off. Adobe put
> > it in there specifically for newbies to code, it's not meant for proper
> > developers to use.
> >
> > Keep in mind you need to declare your stage instances as public vars.
> >
> > You cannot make the constructor of a class a static function.
> >
> > Setting card name has no effect on the value of the text field in your
> > code. I recommend using a more generic naming convention anyway.
> >
> > package
> > {
> > import flash.display.*;
> > import flash.text.*;
> >
> > public class DataCard extends MovieClip
> > {
> > public var TXT_Name:TextField;
> >
> > public function DataCard()
> > {
> > super();
> > }
> > public function set label(value:String):void
> > {
> > TXT_Name.text = value;
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Omar Fouad wrote:
> > > I have a MovieClip in my project that I put in the library. This
> > MovieClip
> > > is used in the application lots of times and I "attach" it on the
> > stage on
> > > run time when required like
> > >
> > > var DC:DataCard = new DataCard();
> > > DC.x = Math.random()*550;
> > > DC.y = Math.random()*400;
> > > addChild(DC);
> > >
> > > In the Identifier Dialogue Box I set the Class name to DataCard and I
> > am
> > > trying to associate it to a Class file DataCard.as
> > > This MovieClip has a text field for example, and it is named "nameTF".
> > > I want to be able to control the components of the DataCard MovieClip
> > from
> > > the Class Itself, in this case to change the text in the nameTF
> > TextField.
> > >
> > > So in the Class I worte:
> > >
> > > package {
> > > import flash.display.MovieClip
> > >
> > > import flash.display.MovieClip;
> > > import flash.text.*;
> > >
> > > public class DataCard extends MovieClip {
> > >
> > > var cardName:String;
> > >
> > > static public function DataCard():void {
> > > nameTF.text = cardName;
> > > }
> > > public function set cardName(Name:String):void {
> > > cardName = Name;
> > > }
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > It shows me many errors and it does not work.
> > >
> > > when I tried:
> > >
> > > public class DataCard extends MovieClip {
> > >
> > > public function CardName(CN:String):void {
> > > nameTF.text = CN;
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > and in the FLA:
> > >
> > > var DC:DataCard = new DataCard();
> > >
> > > DC.CardName("here is the name");
> > >
> > > DC.x = Math.random()*550;
> > > DC.y = Math.random()*400;
> > > DC.name = "dataCard";
> > > addChild(DC);
> > >
> > > this worked. But how can I use a Constructor, setters and getters in
> > this
> > > case? Also how can I set the name of the MovieClip like I would do in
> > the
> > > FLA DC.name = "DCName"; in the class itself?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the Help.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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