you could also try: var myMC:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); myMC = ev.target.content; myMC.name = "myMC"; myMC.x= 0; myMC.y= 0; this.addChild(myMC);
.m On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:11 AM, SJM - Flash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jason thanks for your help! Ive added what you said but the event > listeners do not seam to to be hearing the dispatched event. > > main_site is the document class for main_site.fla, and is loaded into > 'gallery.swf' using this code... > > // CODE from within FUNCTION > var swfLoader:Loader = new Loader(); > var swfURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(filename); > swfLoader.load (swfURL); > swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, > swfLoadComplete); > > // CODE from within 'swfLoadComplete' FUNCTION > addChild(ev.target.content); > var loader:LoaderInfo = LoaderInfo(ev.target); > loader.content.x = 0; > loader.content.y = 0; > > ive tried adding these but they do not work.... > loader.content.name = "main_site"; > ...and... > loader.content.instanceName = "main_site"; > > The EventDispatcher is imported (the whole import flash.events.*; are > imported). > > Thanks > SJM > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Merrill, Jason > To: Flash Coders List > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:14 PM > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 accessing functions from other classes > > > Is main_site the name of the instance? It doesn't seem like it if you > are getting that error. Does it also import EventDispatcher or at > least, extend it? Depending on where the code sits, you could do: > this.addEventListener instead of main_site - main_site should be an > instance name - you cannot listen to events from non-instances. > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > Enterprise Technology & Global Risk L&LD > Instructional Technology & Media > > Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community > > Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning > ideas and technologies? > Check out our internal GT&O Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >>Of SJM - Flash > >>Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:47 PM > >>To: Flash Coders List > >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 accessing functions from other classes > >> > >>Hi Eduardo, thanks for your help! Ive implimented this into > >>my code but still does not work, i now get a couple of errors... > >> > >>Desc: 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method > >>addEventListener through a reference with static type Class. > >>Src: main_site.addEventListener("bk2globe", bk2globeListener); > >> > >>Desc: 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method > >>addEventListener through a reference with static type Class. > >>Src: main_site.addEventListener("randomImg", randomImgListener); > >> > >>here is my code > >> > >>* * * * * * * * * * > >>main_site.as > >> dispatchEvent(new Event("bk2globe")); > >> dispatchEvent(new Event("randomImg")); > >> > >>* * * * * * * * * * > >> > >>gallery.as > >>main_site.addEventListener("bk2globe", bk2globeListener); > >>main_site.addEventListener("randomImg", randomImgListener); > >> > >> private function bk2globeListener(ev:Event):void > >> { > >> goBackToMain(); > >> } > >> private function randomImgListener(ev:Event):void > >> { > >> loadPhoto(randRange(1, 52)); > >> } > >> > >>* * * * * * * * * * > >> > >>Thanks > >>SJM > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Eduardo Omine > >> To: Flash Coders List > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:19 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 accessing functions from > >>other classes > >> > >> > >> Dispatch an event from the loaded SWF and let the parent > >>SWF handle the action. > >> > >> * * * * * * * * * * > >> MainSite.as > >> dispatchEvent(new Event("myEventName")); > >> > >> * * * * * * * * * * > >> > >> Gallery.as > >> mainSite.addEventListener("myEventName", myListener); > >> > >> private function myListener(e:Event):void > >> { > >> // call desired method here > >> } > >> > >> * * * * * * * * * * > >> > >> HTH > >> > >> -- > >> Eduardo Omine > >> http://blog.omine.net/ > >> http://www.omine.net/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Flashcoders mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
