PROBLEM SOLVED: tileFront.source = new tile_Front();
I forgot that when Embedding the SWF, you store it as a Class. So to reinstatiate, you use the "new" keyword to get another instance of it. Thanks to all that helped. --- In [email protected], "kenny14390" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I tried your first suggestion about reinstantiating the SWFLoader, but > that doesn't seem to work. Here is my code in the init() function that > gets called every time I want the SWF to replay: > > tileFront = new SWFLoader(); > tileFront.source = tile_Front; > //(tileFront.content as MovieClip).gotoAndPlay(1); > > The commented line generates a "Cannot access a property or method of > a null object reference" error, even though I clearly define its > source on the previous line. > > I looked into your ByteArray method but I couldn't find enough > documentation online to show how to do it. Any tips? > > --- In [email protected], EECOLOR <eecolor@> wrote: > > > > If you embed the whole swf file, it will probably of type MovieClip. > I am > > not sure how you embed it, but once you make an instance of it, it will > > remember its state. In order to get it into the start state you > would have > > to re-instantiate it. > > > > Another option is to embed the swf as a ByteArray. You could then > use the > > loader.loadBytes method to load it. This way you can reload the swf > as much > > as you want. > > > > > > Greetz Erik > > > > On 5/29/08, kenny14390 <kenny14390@> wrote: > > > > > > I've got a SWF file that is embedded in the Flex app. When the SWF is > > > clicked, it does an animation and fades away. How can I get the SWF to > > > revert to its default state? I've tried resetting the source of the > > > SWFLoader to the same SWF file, but it does not load. I've also tried > > > creating a second SWFLoader with the same source, but there must be > > > something preventing the same file from being loaded more than once. > > > The only way the SWF starts over is when the entire app is reloaded. > > > What can I do? I could modify the FLA itself or the Flex > implementation. > > > > > >
