hmm thanks for that gordon,
I wonder if MM will ever allow us to do new MovieClip instead of createEmptyMovieClip etc.. i've seen some MovieClip.prototype workarounds for this but *sigh* ... anyway thanks for the info! :) On 4/13/05, Gordon Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd say that the most important differences between a MovieClip and a plain > Object are the following: > > 1. A MovieClip has all kinds of properties (_x, _width, _visible, etc.) and > methods (attachMovie(), loadMovie(), etc.) that an Object doesn't. > > 2. A MovieClip can't be created with the 'new' operator, but an Object can. > > 3. A MovieClip is a visual object that is connected to the player's > rendering engine. When you change a property of a MovieClip, the player > automatically re-renders it when moving to the next frame; you don't have to > call redraw() or update() to make this happen. An Object has nothing to do > with the renderer. > > 4. Certain methods of a MovieClip -- onPress(), onRelease(), etc. -- are > automatically called by the Player in response to various user actions. > > 5. A MovieClip can be destroyed with removeMovieClip() (I think), while an > Object is simply garbage-collected. > > 6. MovieClip is a Flash-specific class, while Object is a class of the > standard EcmaScript language. > > - Gordon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] MXML Components and using mx:Effect > > Yup, sorry I knew all that anyway (I'm a vetran Flash MX 2004 monkey > hehe) i was more looking for info on MovieClip vs Object under the > hood. Haven't you all wondered or pondered as to what the significant > difference between the two are? > > A MovieClip extends Object but what changes or difference does it > actually do to an Object, i ask this more out of courisity :) > > Sorry I should of asked that more directly heh :P > > Scott. > > On 4/13/05, Manish Jethani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 4/12/05, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Also, probably outside the scope of this thread but whats the > > > difference between a MovieClip and an Object (ie technically, i know > > > MovieClip adds "timeline" to the equation etc.. but how is a MovieClip > > > Constructed vs a plain object) > > > > An object is an ActionScript object. > > > > Object is the name of the topmost class in the ActionScript class > > heirarchy. Every object "is an" Object. > > > > MovieClip in ActionScript is the class that represents "movie clips". > > All Flex UI components are movie clips. Class mx.core.UIObject > > extends MovieClip. > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://manish.revise.org/ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Scott Barnes > http://www.mossyblog.com > http://www.flexcoder.com (Coming Soon) > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com http://www.flexcoder.com (Coming Soon) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
