Flex SWFs must be loaded on stage. I wouldn't even load them up front if you don't have to. Everything costs somewhere.
Alex Harui Flex SDK Developer Adobe Systems Inc.<http://www.adobe.com/> Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rob_mcmichael Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Very odd null object RTE on FocusManager I think that's fair enough. As in AS only, I mean do I have to add it to stage? Ideally I would like to say swfLoader.startLoading(); I will look for the applicationComplete though, or perhaps load them into the view they will eventually be displayed in, and then just show them when selected. I am not sure if there will be a performance issue there though. Thanks for your help Rob --- In [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Alex Harui <aha...@...> wrote: > > If the bug is caused because you're pulling the object off stage as it gets > initialized, I don't think we'll spend too much energy on fixing that. I > would try to make sure every SWF is really done (sent applicationComplete) or > only remove the ones that are done. > > I'm not sure what you mean by AS-Only way to preload the SWF. You can add > SWFLoaders in AS to any container, set its includeInLayout=false and > visible=false and they should load. > > Alex Harui > Flex SDK Developer > Adobe Systems Inc.<http://www.adobe.com/> > Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > From: [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of rob_mcmichael > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:29 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Very odd null object RTE on FocusManager > > > > Hi Alex, > > Thanks for the help. > > The problem is intermittent, perhaps happening one in three times if I have > more than three sub applications being loaded in. > > I found the bug was related to an MXML component with two states, which is > being repeated. Only once is the alternate state used (if it's the first > item). I have therefore removed the state from the repeater, and put it > before the repeater. This has stopped the problem, but obviously not resolved > the RTE from potentially happening again somewhere else. > > It's interesting what you say about removing the loader. In order to preload > the sub applications, I add them to a hidden container on the stage > momentarily to start them loading (If there is a way to do this in AS only > please let me know). The reference to the sub app swf is still retained for > when the user chooses to see it, and it is then attached to the stage again. > The RTE happens when there loading in, so I assume this supports that theory. > > This is a section of the MXML component that preloads the swf > > ... > > private function _preLoadSwf(e:PropertyChangeEvent):void > { > if (!e.newValue) > return; > > createChildren(); > this.preLoader.removeAllChildren(); // Remove the child once added > } > > override protected function createChildren():void > { > super.createChildren(); > > if (this.preLoader && _ds.preloadSwf) > this.preLoader.addChild(SWFLoader(_ds.preloadSwf)); > } > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <!-- Display Object used for preloading channels --> > <mx:Canvas id = "preLoader" > visible = "false"/> > > .... > > Obviously this is a bit of a hack to force the swfloader to start loading, > but I assume it's the cause of the problem. > > Please let me know how to report the bug, and I can try and see if I can > recreate the issue, but it's a bit of a tricky one to recreate ;) > > Ta > > Rob >
