Hey Tom- Apologies, I just looked again at the DisplayObject reference. You'll need to create a Sprite (first method), since Sprites can contain multiple subchildren.
- pamela On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Pamela, > > I guess i have to go with the first method, because the forground > property do not have the addChild method. I got > 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method addChild through a reference > with static type flash.display:DisplayObject. > More thoughts for the method 2? > > Thanks > > On Oct 13, 9:42 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Hey Tom- >> >> It'd look like: >> >> marker.foreground.addChild(bla); >> >> - pamela >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:41 PM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Thanks pamela, >> >> > Did not quite got what you mean "on the forground property" - I try to >> > addChild to the marker itselt but the marker >> > will not take it. Thanks >> >> > On Oct 13, 9:33 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> >> Hi Tom- >> >> >> You could try: >> >> 1) creating a Sprite, adding both the image and text to that Sprite, >> >> and specifying that Sprite as the icon? >> >> or >> >> 2) calling addChild on the foreground property of the Marker object. >> >> >> Try #2 first, as that'll be much easier. >> >> >> - pamela >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> > Thanks Pamela, >> >> >> > I am currently using custom icon and I just need to place a simple >> >> > character together with the icon (just like a label did to the >> >> > original marker). I remember label can not be used when using icon and >> >> > I want to identify them so user can match the details showing in the >> >> > datagrid which is below the google map. Thanks for helping. >> >> >> > Mark >> >> >> > On Oct 13, 9:07 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Hi Tom- >> >> >> >> I'm not sure exactly what visual effect you're going for, but you have >> >> >> several options. >> >> >> >> Use label property in MarkerOptions (for just a few >> >> >> characters):http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/MarkerOptio... >> >> >> >> Use icon property in MarkerOptions to define custom >> >> >> DisplayObject:http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/CustomShape... >> >> >> >> Create a custom overlay to show text (tooltips >> >> >> example):http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/TooltipOver... >> >> >> >> - pamela >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:56 AM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hello everyone, >> >> >> >> > I am trying to add a text desc together with marker, I first try to >> >> >> > addChild from the marker but it seemed marker did not allow that. So >> >> >> > I >> >> >> > am thinking if I can add text onto overlay with latlng info. Is there >> >> >> > a sample or reference I can refering to? Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
