Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to makean object appear on the stage?

2010-06-11 Thread Nathan Mynarcik 
First you are not importing your mybox class correctly. Second, the external 
class should start with a capital (MyBoxx.as). Third, your declaration of the 
instance is incorrect for how you have it setup. 

import myBoxxflash;
var myBoxx:MyBoxx = new MyBoxx();
addChild(myBoxx);

Your external class needs some work as well. I would read up on some tutorials 
on how to implement external Classes. 



-Original Message-
From: Paul Freedman p...@freedmania.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:21:55 
To: Flash Coders Listflashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to make
an object appear on the stage?

I don't understand why this doesn't work...

I have a MovieClip, myClass.fla,  with one symbol in the library, myBox_mc.

Frame 1 of myClass.fla has the following actions:

import flash.display.MovieClip;
var myBoxx:MovieClip = MovieClip(myBox_mc);
addChild(myBoxx);

The symbol is exported for ActionScript. Its class remains myBox_mc. Its base 
class has been changed to myBoxx.  The classPath has been properly configured 
and ends in the classes folder. myBoxx.as is in this folder.

The contents of myBoxx.as are:

package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
 
 public class myBoxx extends MovieClip
 {
  public function myBoxx(m:MovieClip)
  {
   trace(09myBoxx parent +this.parent);
   var dmc:MovieClip = m.MovieClip(myBox_mc);
   m.addChild(dmc);
  }
 }
}

When I run this, I get:Symbol myBox_mcerror #1023No default 
construtor found in base class myBoxx.

I can't find any other example, or any lesson that tells me what's wrong. Any 
help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
- Paul

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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to makean object appear on the stage?

2010-06-11 Thread jonathan howe 
To supplement Nathan's answer:

I think the common thing that is tricky to note for people transitioning
from AS2 to AS3:

Your library objects with 'Linkage' are now AS3 Classes that (with the
default setting) extend MovieClip.
You need to instantiate this new class to create an instance of your linked
symbol.


-jonathan


On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Nathan Mynarcik nat...@mynarcik.comwrote:

 First you are not importing your mybox class correctly. Second, the
 external class should start with a capital (MyBoxx.as). Third, your
 declaration of the instance is incorrect for how you have it setup.

 import myBoxxflash;
 var myBoxx:MyBoxx = new MyBoxx();
 addChild(myBoxx);

 Your external class needs some work as well. I would read up on some
 tutorials on how to implement external Classes.



 -Original Message-
 From: Paul Freedman p...@freedmania.com
 Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:21:55
 To: Flash Coders Listflashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to make
an object appear on the stage?

 I don't understand why this doesn't work...

 I have a MovieClip, myClass.fla,  with one symbol in the library,
 myBox_mc.

 Frame 1 of myClass.fla has the following actions:

 import flash.display.MovieClip;
 var myBoxx:MovieClip = MovieClip(myBox_mc);
 addChild(myBoxx);

 The symbol is exported for ActionScript. Its class remains myBox_mc. Its
 base class has been changed to myBoxx.  The classPath has been properly
 configured and ends in the classes folder. myBoxx.as is in this folder.

 The contents of myBoxx.as are:

 package
 {
import flash.display.MovieClip;

  public class myBoxx extends MovieClip
  {
  public function myBoxx(m:MovieClip)
  {
   trace(09myBoxx parent +this.parent);
   var dmc:MovieClip = m.MovieClip(myBox_mc);
   m.addChild(dmc);
  }
  }
 }

 When I run this, I get:Symbol myBox_mcerror #1023No default
 construtor found in base class myBoxx.

 I can't find any other example, or any lesson that tells me what's wrong.
 Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks,
 - Paul

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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to makean object appear on the stage?

2010-06-11 Thread Nathan Mynarcik 
I would also suggest posting only to one mailing list first. This would help 
ghost threads from being created. Besides, I think most of us are subscribed to 
both and both lists have many helpful people on them to provide you solutions. 

Good luck. 
-Original Message-
From: Paul Freedman p...@freedmania.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:21:55 
To: Flash Coders Listflashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to make
an object appear on the stage?

I don't understand why this doesn't work...

I have a MovieClip, myClass.fla,  with one symbol in the library, myBox_mc.

Frame 1 of myClass.fla has the following actions:

import flash.display.MovieClip;
var myBoxx:MovieClip = MovieClip(myBox_mc);
addChild(myBoxx);

The symbol is exported for ActionScript. Its class remains myBox_mc. Its base 
class has been changed to myBoxx.  The classPath has been properly configured 
and ends in the classes folder. myBoxx.as is in this folder.

The contents of myBoxx.as are:

package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
 
 public class myBoxx extends MovieClip
 {
  public function myBoxx(m:MovieClip)
  {
   trace(09myBoxx parent +this.parent);
   var dmc:MovieClip = m.MovieClip(myBox_mc);
   m.addChild(dmc);
  }
 }
}

When I run this, I get:Symbol myBox_mcerror #1023No default 
construtor found in base class myBoxx.

I can't find any other example, or any lesson that tells me what's wrong. Any 
help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
- Paul

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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to makean object appear on the stage?

2010-06-11 Thread Paul Freedman 

I don't spend as much time on these lists as perhaps I should.
I had to creep through this process very carefully before I could see the 
logic. I'd been following the AS3 lessons in Lynda. While they include all 
the basic information, they give very little instruction on the 
nuts-and-bolts of interrelating Classes with graphic elements.
If there are other tutorials with more, clearer examples or lessons on the 
subject, I'd love to see them.


Thanks very much, both of you.
- Paul

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From: jonathan howe jonathangh...@gmail.com

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Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to 
makean object appear on the stage?




To supplement Nathan's answer:

I think the common thing that is tricky to note for people transitioning
from AS2 to AS3:

Your library objects with 'Linkage' are now AS3 Classes that (with the
default setting) extend MovieClip.
You need to instantiate this new class to create an instance of your 
linked

symbol.


-jonathan


On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Nathan Mynarcik 
nat...@mynarcik.comwrote:



First you are not importing your mybox class correctly. Second, the
external class should start with a capital (MyBoxx.as). Third, your
declaration of the instance is incorrect for how you have it setup.

import myBoxxflash;
var myBoxx:MyBoxx = new MyBoxx();
addChild(myBoxx);

Your external class needs some work as well. I would read up on some
tutorials on how to implement external Classes.



-Original Message-
From: Paul Freedman p...@freedmania.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:21:55
To: Flash Coders Listflashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3 newbie question: how can I correct this to 
make

   an object appear on the stage?

I don't understand why this doesn't work...

I have a MovieClip, myClass.fla,  with one symbol in the library,
myBox_mc.

Frame 1 of myClass.fla has the following actions:

import flash.display.MovieClip;
var myBoxx:MovieClip = MovieClip(myBox_mc);
addChild(myBoxx);

The symbol is exported for ActionScript. Its class remains myBox_mc. 
Its

base class has been changed to myBoxx.  The classPath has been properly
configured and ends in the classes folder. myBoxx.as is in this 
folder.


The contents of myBoxx.as are:

package
{
   import flash.display.MovieClip;

 public class myBoxx extends MovieClip
 {
 public function myBoxx(m:MovieClip)
 {
  trace(09myBoxx parent +this.parent);
  var dmc:MovieClip = m.MovieClip(myBox_mc);
  m.addChild(dmc);
 }
 }
}

When I run this, I get:Symbol myBox_mcerror #1023No default
construtor found in base class myBoxx.

I can't find any other example, or any lesson that tells me what's wrong.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
- Paul

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