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that's your easiest solution if you are having trouble. once you get more into the AS3 side of things you won't need it any more... On 16 April 2010 17:33, natalia Vikhtinskaya <natavi.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes I expected that Flash and AS3 could be used for simple task > without creating classes. But as I see now it is not true. > If you I have clip with some animation and I want communicate with > main timeline at the end of animation I cannot do that. And I cannot > find any solution for that. > > I have the same error if clip with animation is on stage or it is > added with code on main timeline. > trace(parent.countN) from the clip and result is > > 1119: Access of possibly undefined property countN through a reference > with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer. > > What can be more simple than this task? And that does not work. > > > 2010/4/16 jonathan howe <jonathangh...@gmail.com>: > > So, my untested proposal is this: > > > > Root timeline, don't instantiate your subclip with code. Just put it on > the > > stage with an instance name, and refer to it then. > > In the subclip, you can then refer to parent.counter or whatever your > > variable is, because you're guaranteed that you have a parent if you > never > > instantiate the subclip with code. > > > > I think the problem was, you instantiated clip_mc before adding it to the > > stage (of course), but then it's constructor you are asking for something > in > > its parent - but it doesn't have a parent yet. > > > > Eventually learn classes and work it out that way, but we > > shouldn't stonewall you from using timeline code for a simple animator's > > task (this is one reason why Flash is so pervasive guys, because it was > easy > > for you to jump into with basic interactivity, right?). > > > > -jonathan > > > > > > , > > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Henrik Andersson <he...@henke37.cjb.net > >wrote: > > > >> Karl DeSaulniers wrote: > >> > >>> I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to > >>> pick. AS2 or AS3. > >>> I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in > >>> classes, > >>> you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because > >>> the classes > >>> reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing > >>> objects, > >>> so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's > >>> done in AS3. > >>> > >>> Am I on the right track guys? > >>> > >> > >> You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people > who > >> doesn't actually work with Flash. > >> > >> There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the > >> references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. > >> > >> The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > -jonathan howe > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
