nope this is not working...
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Merrill, Jason <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You wouldn't have the class close itself, it doesn't know where it
> lives, it could live anywhere. Instead, you would have the class (i.e,
> your timeline I'm guessing) that creates an instance of the class listen
> for a close event and then remove the child. The DataCard class could
> broadcast when the close occurs and your other class (timeline) would
> listen for that event and then remove it, or you could listen to the
> button event in the DataCard class for the close event - easiest way to
> do that is set the listener to listen for bubbles = true. Here is an
> example of the former way, though the latter (event bubbling) is
> probably better:
>
>
> var dc:DataCard = new DataCard();
> dc.name = "Hello";
> dc.addEventListener(dc.CLOSE, onClose);
> addChild(dc);
>
> private function onClose(event:Event):void
> {
> removeChild(dc);
> }
>
> package
> {
>
> import flash.display.MovieClip
> import flash.text.*;
> import flash.events.MouseEvent
>
> public class DataCard extends MovieClip
> {
>
> public static const CLOSE:String = "close";
>
> public function DataCard()
> {
> initListeners()
> }
>
> private function initListeners():void
> {
> CloseButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, disptachClose);
> }
>
> private function dispatchClose(e:MouseEvent)
> {
> dispatchEvent(DataCard.CLOSE)
> }
> public function set name(value:String):void
> {
> theTextField.text = value;
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> Jason Merrill
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>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> >>Of Omar Fouad
> >>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:16 PM
> >>To: Flash Coders List
> >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Writing Custom MovieClip Classes
> >>
> >>ok this worked.... But the DataCard Clip has a CloseButton so
> >>In the DataCard Class:
> >>
> >>this.CloseButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, close);
> >>
> >>public function close(e:MouseEvent) {
> >> removeChild(this);
> >>
> >>}
> >>
> >>but it is throwing an error message.
> >>I know this could be a silly question, I have not been into
> >>AS3 for a long time. :)
> >>
> >>Thanks for your effort !
> >>
> >>On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Omar Fouad
> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Wow..
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Merrill, Jason <
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > Try this instead, this is how I would do it (you have a
> >>few screwy
> >>> > things in the code you posted, too many to bother
> >>commenting on :) ):
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > package
> >>> > {
> >>> >
> >>> > import flash.display.MovieClip
> >>> > import flash.text.*;
> >>> >
> >>> > public class DataCard extends MovieClip {
> >>> > public function set name(value:String):void {
> >>> > theTextField.text = value;
> >>> > }
> >>> > }
> >>> > }
> >>> >
> >>> > And in the .fla with the clip's class set to DataCard:
> >>> >
> >>> > var dc:DataCard = new DataCard();
> >>> > dc.name = "Hello";
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Jason Merrill
> >>> > Bank of America
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > >>-----Original Message-----
> >>> > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> >>> > >>Omar Fouad
> >>> > >>Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:24 AM
> >>> > >>To: Flash Coders List
> >>> > >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Writing Custom MovieClip Classes
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>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.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>--
> >>> > >>Omar M. Fouad - Digital Emotions
> >>> > >>http://www.omarfouad.net
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