----- Original Message ----- From: "flexaustin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 8:53 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Resizing a class file
>I am embedding a swf, which I believe requires a type of Class. Yes, but classes aren't objects. Assign your class as the source of an image, then you can resize the image instance. Paul > > --- In [email protected], "Michael Schmalle" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Your looking at the problem wrong. >> >> You never assign an instance to a Class variable type. You need to > create >> another variable at the class level to hold the new instances that > are type >> Image. >> >> functiontoGetImage() are you returning an instance or a Class to >> instantiate? >> >> Mike >> >> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:05 PM, flexaustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Sorry I should have been more specific. >> > >> > [Bindable] >> > public var myImage:Class; >> > >> > myImage = functiontoGetImage(someparam); //obtained via CSS >> > >> > [Embed(source="ui/nicePngImage.png")] >> > myImage.width = 10; // no code hinting for height for type Class. >> > myImage.height = 10; // no code hinting for width for type Class. >> > or >> > myImage.scaleX = .2; >> > myImage.scaleY = .2; >> > //if I size them anyway I get no errors but then nothing happens. >> > >> > the trick is, from my implementation is, you eventually have to do >> > something like this. >> > >> > DisplayObject(displayIconObject).height = 10; >> > DisplayObject(displayIconObject).width = 10; >> > >> > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Michael >> > Schmalle" >> > <teoti.graphix@> wrote: >> > > >> > > Hi, >> > > It's more like you have to create an instance. >> > > >> > > The Class is an actionscript type like Boolean or String. This > is like >> > > asking can you write Boolean.value = true; >> > > >> > > Try; >> > > >> > > override protected function createChildren():void >> > > { >> > > super.createChildren(); >> > > instance = new myIcon(); >> > > instance.width = 25; >> > > addChild(instance); >> > > } >> > > >> > > Mike >> > > >> > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:20 AM, florian.salihovic < >> > > florian.salihovic@> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Why don't u want to create an instance? >> > > > >> > > > --- In [email protected] > <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders% >> > 40yahoogroups.com>, >> > > > "flexaustin" <flexaustin@> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > Is it possible to resize a Class file? Say you embed a swf or >> > png. Can >> > > > > you then resize it by casting is as something else? >> > > > > >> > > > > [Bindable] >> > > > > [Embed(source="ui/nicePngImage.png")] >> > > > > static public var myIcon:Class; >> > > > > myIcon.width = 30; // won't work >> > > > > >> > > > > TIA >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Teoti Graphix, LLC >> > > http://www.teotigraphix.com >> > > >> > > Teoti Graphix Blog >> > > http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com >> > > >> > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the > question'. >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Teoti Graphix, LLC >> http://www.teotigraphix.com >> >> Teoti Graphix Blog >> http://www.blog.teotigraphix.com >> >> You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the question'. >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Alternative FAQ location: > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > >
