[flexcoders] embedding multiple images programmatically

[dougco2000]

Hi all,

I have an array of image names (of PNGs on my server), and I want to
load these all up in an object list of images so I can show them when
needed in my application.

I've found an oddity where some of these, sometimes, don't load
properly for whatever reason and are blank when I need to show them.
So I am thinking I should just embed them. But since I have 50+
images, I'd like to run a loop to embed each one, and all the examples
of embedding show doing something like:

[Embed(source=logo.gif)]
[Bindable]
public var imgCls:Class;

and then mapping to an image. I'd rather not fill up my code with 50
separate variable defines, any easy way to iterate through this?

thanks!

Re: [flexcoders] embedding multiple images programmatically

[Abdul Qabiz]

Embedding the image in your application would increase the application
filesize. I would rather suggest you to think of loading these images on
runtime.

You can load images on runtime using mx;Image or any other class (Loader
etc)...

-abdul

On 4/28/07, dougco2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


  Hi all,

I have an array of image names (of PNGs on my server), and I want to
load these all up in an object list of images so I can show them when
needed in my application.

I've found an oddity where some of these, sometimes, don't load
properly for whatever reason and are blank when I need to show them.
So I am thinking I should just embed them. But since I have 50+
images, I'd like to run a loop to embed each one, and all the examples
of embedding show doing something like:

[Embed(source=logo.gif)]
[Bindable]
public var imgCls:Class;

and then mapping to an image. I'd rather not fill up my code with 50
separate variable defines, any easy way to iterate through this?

thanks!

 

Re: [flexcoders] embedding multiple images programmatically

[Abdul Qabiz]

mx:Image source=http//server/image.png /

var image:Image = new Image ();
container.addChild (image);
image.source = http://foo.com/test.png;;

-abdul

On 4/28/07, Abdul Qabiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Embedding the image in your application would increase the application
filesize. I would rather suggest you to think of loading these images on
runtime.

You can load images on runtime using mx;Image or any other class (Loader
etc)...

-abdul

On 4/28/07, dougco2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hi all,

 I have an array of image names (of PNGs on my server), and I want to
 load these all up in an object list of images so I can show them when
 needed in my application.

 I've found an oddity where some of these, sometimes, don't load
 properly for whatever reason and are blank when I need to show them.
 So I am thinking I should just embed them. But since I have 50+
 images, I'd like to run a loop to embed each one, and all the examples
 of embedding show doing something like:

 [Embed(source=logo.gif)]
 [Bindable]
 public var imgCls:Class;

 and then mapping to an image. I'd rather not fill up my code with 50
 separate variable defines, any easy way to iterate through this?

 thanks!

  

Re: [flexcoders] embedding multiple images programmatically

[Manish Jethani]

On 4/28/07, dougco2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 So I am thinking I should just embed them. But since I have 50+
 images, I'd like to run a loop to embed each one, and all the examples
 of embedding show doing something like:

 [Embed(source=logo.gif)]
 [Bindable]
 public var imgCls:Class;

There's no way to embed 50+ images without actually writing out the
embed tags in your code.

Re: [flexcoders] embedding multiple images programmatically

[Manish Jethani]

On 4/28/07, Manish Jethani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 4/28/07, dougco2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  So I am thinking I should just embed them. But since I have 50+
  images, I'd like to run a loop to embed each one, and all the examples
  of embedding show doing something like:
 
  [Embed(source=logo.gif)]
  [Bindable]
  public var imgCls:Class;

 There's no way to embed 50+ images without actually writing out the
 embed tags in your code.

You could of course auto-generate the code through a script (make it
part of your biuld process) and include the generated file into the
main .as file. But, as Abdul says, it'll still bloat your output SWF
significantly depending on the sizes of the images.