[Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Dave,
Try:
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName(a1);
child.x=150;
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
No luck :(
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Dave,
Try:
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName(a1);
child.x=150;
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
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Subject: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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RE: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio What is Main_Portfolio? that seems to be different from Main or portfolio or Portfolio. Does the compiler actually append class and property names together like that or is this a variable someplace else? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Shared Services Solutions Development Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
In which case you're doing something wrong. :-)
That's definitely how it works in AS3 - I use it all the time.
To find the child of a DisplayObjectContainer (i.e. a Sprite or a
MovieClip) you use getChildByName(), pass in the instance name as set
in the timeline. That returns a DisplayObject. If it _doesn't_ return
a DisplayObject, you have no child object called that.
Then when you have retrieved the child as a DisplayObject, you can
manipulate it as required.
Are you sure you're on the right frame of Portfolio? Are you sure 'a1'
is the instance name on the timeline?
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
No luck :(
-Original Message-
From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Dave,
Try:
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName(a1);
child.x=150;
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Hi,
This is a guess, but is it possible that the clip has not had chance to
init? I don't know what happens when you instanciate a movieclip like
this with children, but if you load a SWF you usually have to wait until
the onLoadInit event is dispatched before you can access properties and
methods on the movie - could be similar, but correct me if I am wrong.
If you only need to access the a1 element of the Portfolio SWF, you
could export the library symbol with a LinkageID, republish the swf,
then change the [Embed] to only embed the Library symbol - something like
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf', symbol=a1_symbol)]
http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=853
HTH
Glen
Ian Thomas wrote:
In which case you're doing something wrong. :-)
That's definitely how it works in AS3 - I use it all the time.
To find the child of a DisplayObjectContainer (i.e. a Sprite or a
MovieClip) you use getChildByName(), pass in the instance name as set
in the timeline. That returns a DisplayObject. If it _doesn't_ return
a DisplayObject, you have no child object called that.
Then when you have retrieved the child as a DisplayObject, you can
manipulate it as required.
Are you sure you're on the right frame of Portfolio? Are you sure 'a1'
is the instance name on the timeline?
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
No luck :(
-Original Message-
From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas
Sent: 15 April 2009 13:36
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access objects in embedded swf
Dave,
Try:
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
var child:DisplayObject=portfolio.getChildByName(a1);
child.x=150;
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dav d...@funkdaweb.com wrote:
Hi guys!
I'm having a problem accessing movieclips within an embedded SWF.
Here is some code:
...
[Embed(source = 'portfolio.swf')]
public var Portfolio:Class;
public function Main()
{
var portfolio:* = new Portfolio();
addChild(portfolio);
portfolio.x = 0;
portfolio.y = 0;
portfolio.a1.x = 150; // Fails
}
...
portfolio.a1.x fails, even though there is a movieclip inside
portfolio.swf
called a1.
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property a1 not found on Main_Portfolio and
there is no default value. at Main()[D:\Flash\NewProject\Main.as:19]
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Dav
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