that did the trick - thanks everyone... ________________________________________ From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Glen Pike [g...@engineeredarts.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:10 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Naming a loaded swf
Okay - can you store a reference to the loaded content that you can use to access it later, either as an instance variable or in an array? On 15/06/2010 15:49, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > Actually - both ways are giving me the same error: > > Error #2078: The name property of a Timeline-placed object cannot be modified > > ________________________________________ > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ktu > [ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:49 AM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Naming a loaded swf > > There is no need to cast. The Loader.content property is defined as a > DisplayObject - > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/flash/display/Loader.html#content > > but I should have been more strictly typed. > > function onComplete(loadEvent:Event):void { > var loadedContent:DisplayObject = loadEvent.target.content; > loadedContent.name = "MyName"; > addChild(loadedContent); > } > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Glen Pike<g...@engineeredarts.co.uk>wrote: > > >> Cast it to a DisplayObject then give that a name? >> >> var obj:DisplayObject = loadEvent.currentTarget as DisplayObject; >> obj.name = "my instance"; >> >> ... >> >> >> On 15/06/2010 14:28, Lehr, Theodore wrote: >> >> >>> I am loading a swf via something like: >>> >>> var loader:Loader = new Loader(); >>> >>> function startLoad(dfile:String) >>> { >>> var nRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(dfile); >>> loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Evenet.COMPLETE.onComplete); >>> loader.load(nRequest); >>> } >>> >>> function onComplete(loadEvent:Event):void >>> { >>> addChild(loadEvent.currentTarget.content); >>> } >>> >>> startLoad("some.swf"); >>> >>> I want to be able to name the swf that gets loaded... right now it is just >>> getting a random name like: instance77 >>> >>> How can I name it? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
