Hey Jason, If I remember correctly, I believe you also have to attach your HelloWorld class to the stage (or was it display list?) via addChild. Instantiating it via the constructor will only create it in memory and not automatically attach to the display. I don't have the exact syntax, but I'm sure you can search around on LiveDocs and get the answer you need.
David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:09 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] Actionscript 3.0 help w/ simple HelloWorld Getting my feet wet with AS3, I just bought the AS3 cookbook and have learned a lot already - great book. I feel like an idiot asking this as I'm pretty good in AS2, but with AS3, I'm not getting a simple script working. I have the Flash 9 AS3 preview, trying to write a simple HelloWorld class (based on an example in the book) to show a TextField: //MyPackage.as package MyPackage { //do I actually need this one?: import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer; import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.text.TextField; public class HelloWorld extends Sprite { public function HelloWorld() { var message_txt:TextField = new TextField(); message_txt.text = "Hello World"; addChild(message_txt); //does not show! trace("constructor runs")//traces fine } } } Then in the .fla, I put: import MyPackage.* var hw:HelloWorld = new HelloWorld(); The constructor traces fine in the output window, but the TextField does not show. What have I done wrong? My Export settings in F9 As3 preview are for AS 3.0 and FP9. In later scripts, I tried moving the textfield, changing the color, changing the stage color to be sure it wasn't matching the textfield and this invisible, etc...(but it should show as black Times New Roman text by default anyway...) Thanks, Oh, and as a side note, I use FlashDevelop 2.0.1 and have my syntax set to AS3, but have notices code hinting doesn't always work or is sometimes incomplete - has anyone else noticed that? Maybe I just need to update it. Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
