Jester, Things are not what they seem when we need to do funny tricks to make things work. From reading all of your blogs and postings from the past, one knows that you are quite a master of tricks.
To answer your question about the popup box. Yes, it does work. Try it and see. If not let me know. Cheers, Tim --- In [email protected], "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hrm... this line: > > myMC.myRect = this.source(); //get function reference. > > I think is backwards. Like, this.source() fires the function that shows the > alert. You're writing it like myMC is supposed to hold the return value of > the source function, but the source function doesn't return anything. > Additionally, while myMC.myRect is a reference to the function, does the box > actually get drawn in the SWF when you click the button? > > :: goes to try this + Jason's code :: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sufibaba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:47 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] Got embed SWF to call a function in Flex > > > Hi guys, > > Check this out, if you make the following changes to Jason Wong's > little example, then SWF is able to call a function in Flex2. I got > it to fire a function -- no sending of arguments yet. > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2005/mxml"; > xmlns="*" layout="absolute"> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.controls.Alert; > public var arg:String; > > private function onClick(): void > { > var swf: MovieClip = MovieClip(myLoader.content); > var myMC: MovieClip = MovieClip(swf.getChildByName("myMC")); > myMC.myRect = this.source(); //get function reference. > > } > > public function source():void { > Alert.show ("callback"); > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:Loader id="myLoader" x="5" y="5" source="SimpleSWF.swf"/> > <mx:Button x="10" y="167" label="Button" click="onClick()"/> > </mx:Application> > > > In the myClip.as file -- By the way, in order to get jason's > Simple.swf to compile in the flash IDE, you'll need to change the > following: > > 1. MyClip movie Linkage from "MyClip" to "myClip" > 2. Change the "MyClip.as" file name to "myClip" > > > Make the following changes to myClip.as > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > class myClip extends MovieClip > > { > > > function set myRect(funcRef: Object): Void > { > _parent.lineStyle(2, 0xff0000); > _parent.moveTo(60, 60); > _parent.lineTo(200, 60); > _parent.lineTo(200, 100); > _parent.lineTo(60, 100); > _parent.lineTo(60, 60); > > > funcRef; > > } > > > } > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > What should happen.... If you click on the button it should popup an > Alert box displaying the word "callback" > > Cheers, > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com 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/
