doh! I was thrown by the lack of quotation marks for the linkage name.
thanks
On 7/26/06, Supriya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In the library, right click on the symbol , click on Linkage. There select
the checkbox Export for ActionScript. Give a name (gf) in the class field,
flash will autogenerate a class for you with that name
Now on timeline do this
var myGf = new gf()
this.addChild(myGf)
this is equivalent to attachMovie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Welch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] as3 and attachmovie
> OK. I am trying to learn how to use classes and have had some success
> - But what I just can't seem to grasp in this situation is if I use
> this:
>
> var newMC=new MovieClip();
> this.addChild(newMC);
>
> instead of this:
> attachmovie("gf","gf"+_root.getNextHighestDepth(),_root.getNextHighestDepth
>
> How do I select "gf" as the movieclip to be added to the stage?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> On 7/25/06, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Carl,
>>
>> Everything in AS3 is classes, so you can't do anything without using
>> classes.
>> It's actually easier than attachmovie. Just make a
>>
>> var newMC=new MovieClip();
>> this.addChild(newMC);
>>
>> feels alot cleaner that
>>
attachmovie("gf","gf"+_root.getNextHighestDepth(),_root.getNextHighestDepth());
>> doesn't it ;).
>>
>> good luck!
>>
>> Meinte
>>
>> ps. you can checkout senocular.com , he has some excellent tutorials on
>> AS3
>>
>> On 7/25/06, eka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello :)
>> >
>> > read in french :
>> >
>> > -
>> >
>> >
http://iteratif.free.fr/blog/index.php?2006/07/11/44-bibliotheque-partagee-sous-flash-9
>> >
>> > attachMovie is remove in AS3 :) Use [embed(source="....")] metadata and
>> > create the instance with new MyClass and addChild() method :)
>> >
>> > eKA+ :)
>> >
>> >
>> > 2006/7/25, Carl Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> > >
>> > > I just downloaded the demo of Flash 9 / as3 and I noticed you can't
>> > > use attachmovie anymore. I've found some new methods on google but it
>> > > seems like the only way I can do it is by using classes. Is there
>> > > another way to handle an attachmovie equivilent without using a class
>> > > in as3?
>> > >
>> > > thanks.
>> > >
>> > > --
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