Re: [flexcoders] Displaying Flash 9 symbols in Flex - Looking for an elegant solution

[Phil Marston]

Hi, There's a good bit in the docs about using flash based graphics in Flex apps p.666 of the Developer Guide "Using SWF files as Skins".  Basically you just end up using the swf as a graphics library.  All the graphics have to be on the stage so that they're actually included in the swf (or export in 1st frame in the linkage properties).  You don't actually run the swf in your Flex app, but  import the graphics using their library linkage name. For example:                 <mx:Button id="SoundOffBtn"                     x="342" y="310"                     upSkin="@Embed(source='../../../assets/icons/GalleryButtons01.swf', symbol='VolumeOffUpSkin')"                     overSkin="@Embed(source='../../../assets/icons/GalleryButtons01.swf', symbol='VolumeOffOverSkin')"                     downSkin="@Embed(source='../../../assets/icons/GalleryButtons01.swf', symbol='VolumeOffOverSkin')"                     click="toggleMute()" /> HTH Phil pinkmongrel wrote: I've been trying to find an elegant way to display MovieClip symbols from a Flash 9 swf in a Flex app. I am rewriting my old game ChipWits (google it) and have a bunch of graphics which I need to repeat for walls, floors... All the graphics are in Symbols with auto-generated classes (coffee class for the coffee symbol). I have it working in a very inelegant manner by putting named instances of each of the Symbols on the stage. In Flex I call a function in the swf's Document class that moves the symbol to 0,0 and makes it visible in the swf: private var mc_Item:MovieClip = null; public function showInstanceInSWF(itemName:String):void { // If it has the property draw it if( this.hasOwnProperty(itemName) ) { // Get rid of any old instance in the SWF if(this.mc_Item != null) { this.mc_Item.visible = false; this.mc_Item = null; } // Point mc_Item to the MovieClip on stage named itemName this.mc_Item = this[itemName]; if(this.mc_Item != null) { this.mc_Item.x = 0; this.mc_Item.y = 0; this.mc_Item.alpha = 100; // They are alpha=0 in Flash this.mc_Item.visible = true; } } } This means that for every piece of floor, wall, etc. onstage I need to load another SWF. What I'd like to do is something like: public function returnSymbolFromClass( className:String ):MovieClip { var mc:Object = null; try { var ClassReference:Class = getDefinitionByName(className) as Class; mc = new ClassReference(); } catch(e:ReferenceError) { trace(e); } return MovieClip(mc); } and then to take the MovieClip and addChild it in my app outside the loaded SWF. This has me pulling my hair out. I am breaking my swf's up so there is one symbol in each, but again this is very kludgy. Any help will be grovellingly appreciated. -- ______________________________________________________________ Phil Marston Technology Enhanced Learning Centre for Learning & Teaching University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3QY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44(0)1224 273329 Mob: +44(0)7798 723660 Web: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/clt/ ______________________________________________________________ The University of Aberdeen Open Day 29th August 2006 Booking is essential www.abdn.ac.uk/openday email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 0800 027 1495 __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___