Exactly. Or, if you know the name and you don't need it to be a dynamic reference, just do...
var snd:MySoundName = new MySoundName(); snd.play(); Where "MySoundName" is the name given to it in the library. Zeh On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Kenneth Kawamoto < [email protected]> wrote: > There are no "Linkage ID"s in AS3. Class names you are talking about? :) > > May be you can do something like: > > private function playSound(className:String):void { > var ClassRef:Class = getDefinitionByName(className) as Class; > var snd:Object = new ClassRef(); > snd.play(); > } > > > Kenneth Kawamoto > http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ > > Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: > >> Thanks for responding Ken, but I'm passing a String (linkage id). My >> question is really how to create a new instance of the sound when I only >> have the linkage identifier as a string? I can't seem to cast it to a >> Class. >> >> - MM >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kenneth >> Kawamoto >> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:18 AM >> To: Flash Coders List >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] play sound via linkage >> >> var snd:LinkedSound = new LinkedSound(); >> snd.play(); >> >> Kenneth Kawamoto >> http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ >> >> >> Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: >> >>> Hi list... >>> >>> Silly AS3 question: how do you play a sound with a linkage identifier? >>> >> >> public function playSound(linkageID:String):void{ >>> // these don't work >>> var snd:Sound = new Sound(linkageID); >>> var snd:* = new Class(linkageID); >>> snd.play(); >>> } >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> - MM >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
