testVar.ball.myStripeToReColor.transform can be written as testVar.someMovieClip.myStripeToReColor.transform
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Geografiek <[email protected]> wrote: > Fahim, > I think testVar already references 'ball' > so testVar.ball in your last line is wrong. > > HTH > Willem van den Goorbergh > > On 9-mrt-2010, at 14:36, Fahim Akhter wrote: > > Basically the myLoadedSwf is a child of a class called LoadingClass , if I >> access myLoadedSwf.myBall.myStripeToReColor inside that class it works. >> >> But when I make an instance of the class and myLoadedSwf is a child in >> that >> class. I'm unable to reference the child >> >> var testLoader:LoadingClass = new LoadingClass("ball.swf"); >> var testVar:MovieClip = testLoader.getChildByName("ball") as MovieClip; >> testVar.ball.myStripeToReColor.transform = someTransformation >> >> The last line does not work. >> >> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Geografiek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Oké, now I understand, >>> In that case you have to make sure that the user can click only when the >>> ball is loaded. >>> I guess you have an eventListener somewhere that listens for users to >>> click. >>> When you trace for the ball in that eventlistener, do you get the >>> expected >>> reference to it? >>> Maybe your problem arises not from the ball not being loaded but from a >>> wrong referencing path. >>> So you need something like: >>> myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler); >>> and: >>> private function mouseUpHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { >>> trace(myLoadedSwf.myBall.myStripeToRecolor); >>> //do recoloring stuff >>> } >>> HTH >>> Willem >>> >>> >>> On 9-mrt-2010, at 13:23, Fahim Akhter wrote: >>> >>> Willem,. >>> >>>> >>>> Here is the full scenario. I have a swfLoading class which loads SWF for >>>> me. >>>> Once the swf is loaded say a ball. I want to click on different colors >>>> and >>>> change the color of the stripes on the ball. >>>> >>>> Now, with what you said I can access things once they are loaded. The >>>> load >>>> complete function is in my swfLoading class. But at that time, I do not >>>> want >>>> to change the colors. But I need to change the colors of the ball at >>>> some >>>> later time. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Glen Pike <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> You would probably want to either set a flag, or store a variable in >>>> your >>>> >>>>> class / outside your event handler function that is null before the >>>>> content >>>>> is loaded. In other functions that manipulate that clip, you should >>>>> test >>>>> that the variable is not null before manipulating it. >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, you would write a beautiful class that encapsulated all >>>>> of >>>>> this after reading up on OOP in AS3. but for GTD, the above may do. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Fahim Akhter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I posted it on flexcoders accidently. Then had to update the question >>>>> >>>>>> there >>>>>> too. I apologize for that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hmm what if I do not want to reference it from inside that event >>>>>> Listener but a another movie clip who would be later its parent? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Geografiek <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> No you can't reference something that is not ther yet. >>>>>> >>>>>>> You need to add an eventlistener to imageloader to listen for the >>>>>>> loading >>>>>>> to complete. >>>>>>> Inside that event listener you can call >>>>>>> imageLoader.content.testMovie.gotoAndStop(2) >>>>>>> HTH >>>>>>> Willem van den Goorbergh >>>>>>> ps please post your questions to 1 list only >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9-mrt-2010, at 12:12, Fahim Akhter wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm using AS3 here is a little more detail. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm loading an swf say "test.swf" which gets loaded in imageLoader , >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> so >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> can get its content by : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> imageLoader.content >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So if I wanted one of the movieClips inside it I would do this : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> imageLoader.content.testMovie.gotoAndStop(2); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But when I do this, since the movie is not loaded the file is not >>>>>>>> compiled >>>>>>>> and gives me an error your referring to something that is not there. >>>>>>>> How >>>>>>>> else am I supposed to reference a content that will be loaded later? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Geografiek < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Fahim, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can be anything. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To give you something to proceed we really need more information. >>>>>>>>> What are you doing exactly? (what is the code you use to tell the >>>>>>>>> symbol >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> do an action) >>>>>>>>> What would you expect to happen? >>>>>>>>> What is actually happening (error codes etc.) >>>>>>>>> Willem van den Goorbergh >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 9-mrt-2010, at 9:59, Fahim Akhter wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have a swf which I load using a customized swf loader. The >>>>>>>>> problem >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>>>>> facing is after I load the swf, I want to tell one of its symbol >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> do >>>>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>>>> action. But this does not seem to work . 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