Re: [Flashcoders] Artificial Life flash resources
You'll have to excues this as it was my first project ever built in Flash... years ago. It's not really 'artificial life' in the true sense of automata, but it started a long line of expirements. http://www.ablefew.com/dev/systemSprites/systemSprites.html and of course there's always my source of inspiration http://www.levitated.net One idea I looked heavily into was using nueral networks to realistically represent decision making and memory. Unforturnantly, I was unable to get Flash to calculate even the smallest enumeration. I'm still very interested in building a more advanced artificial life example and I've slated some time in the future for development. Perhaps a communnity project is in order? Let me know if any of you would be interested in starting a common source of info regarding Flash and artificial life. On 12/30/05, Alan Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Patrick Mineault posted a cool example just recently: http://www.5etdemi.com/blog/archives/2005/12/flash-8-experiment-the-game-of-life-and-cellular-automata-using-convolutionfilter/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Spencer Markowski The Able Few [EMAIL PROTECTED] 314.631.5576 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Artificial Life flash resources
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Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
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[Flashcoders] FW: Domino Game
Hi List I'm trying to create a dominos game and I'm having trouble - anyone seen anything similar in flash or any pointers for how to approach this (no, I'm not being paid for this - it's a personal project so you're not doing any work for me!) or just advice or hints on how to get started - I'm specifically after how to approach 'dealing' the dominos (taking the 28 original dominos and randomly assigning them to either of two players) and how to approach the 'logic' of game moves (how to decide whether someone can move a particular domino onto the board or not. Thanks in advance for any pearls of wisdom, no matter how small, oh, and happy new year to everyone. Trevor ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] FW: Domino Game
I'm specifically after how to approach 'dealing' the dominos (taking
the 28 original dominos and randomly assigning them to either of two
players)
That's easy enough. Take a list of dominos (probably a list of two-element
arrays like [0,0]) and randomise it. Here's a simple randomise function (NB:
it destroys the original list):
function randomise(tArray:Array) {
var tRet:Array = new Array()
while (tArray.length0) {
var r:Number=Math.floor(Math.random()*tArray.length)
tRet.push(tArray[r])
tArray.splice(0,1)
}
return tRet
}
(Warning: email code may be flawed...)
and how to approach the 'logic' of game moves (how to decide
whether someone can move a particular domino onto the board or not.
I would keep hold of a variable for each of the two ends of the chain
(assuming you're not allowing side-branching). When they want to add a
domino, just check if either of its elements matches either of these
numbers; if so, it can be added.
You'll find the most tricky bit of logic will be fitting the dominoes into
the space. To keep it simple, I'd arrange them in a loop around the outside
of the game area. Make sure the 28 dominoes will fit in the space, then just
build in either direction from the starting point. Guaranteed success :)
HTH
Danny
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Re: [Flashcoders] center of rotation for new clip
Hi Gregory, You can check the work of Darron there: http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/archives/54.cfm Hope that will help you! Greets, Shaoken. 2005/12/30, GregoryN [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello Flashcoders, Is there a way to change a center of rotation for a clip, created with createEmptyMovieClip() ? What about the same for createTextField()? Situation: I'm creating several textfields at runtime and need to rotate them. (Yes, fonts embedded :-) But I'd like them to rotate around the center of the base instead of top-left corner. In IDE, we can just move center of rotation with mouse. Can we do it with code? Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Regards, Stéphane Bebrone -- http://weblog.shaoken.be -- ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] FW: Domino Game
Thanks Danny, I'll have to do some work and see how I get on.
Cheers again.
t
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Kodicek
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] FW: Domino Game
I'm specifically after how to approach 'dealing' the dominos (taking
the 28 original dominos and randomly assigning them to either of two
players)
That's easy enough. Take a list of dominos (probably a list of
two-element
arrays like [0,0]) and randomise it. Here's a simple randomise function
(NB:
it destroys the original list):
function randomise(tArray:Array) {
var tRet:Array = new Array()
while (tArray.length0) {
var r:Number=Math.floor(Math.random()*tArray.length)
tRet.push(tArray[r])
tArray.splice(0,1)
}
return tRet
}
(Warning: email code may be flawed...)
and how to approach the 'logic' of game moves (how to decide
whether someone can move a particular domino onto the board or not.
I would keep hold of a variable for each of the two ends of the chain
(assuming you're not allowing side-branching). When they want to add a
domino, just check if either of its elements matches either of these
numbers; if so, it can be added.
You'll find the most tricky bit of logic will be fitting the dominoes
into
the space. To keep it simple, I'd arrange them in a loop around the
outside
of the game area. Make sure the 28 dominoes will fit in the space, then
just
build in either direction from the starting point. Guaranteed success :)
HTH
Danny
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Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
nothing wrong with it - and would be the nice way to do it. and probably will be how it ends up... but all of the vb developers i know use the shortcuts where ever possible... Session(key) instead of Session.Items(key), Recordset(field) instead of Recordset.Fields(field), etc. i'm just trying to cater to their habits of using the shortcuts instead of forcing properness on them. :-) g. On 12/30/05, Weyert de Boer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's wrong with the Items-property and then do a Session.Items[ sessionKeyName ]; ? This is also available for the ASP.NET guys. -- weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com band: www.cutratebox.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Remote Debugging + Flash Remoting = Frozen Browser. FP8 Bug?
I've got a question, is there a way to set Service Capture to detect the requests made by the client? Is there a way to detect remote client service activity? H On 12/30/05, elibol [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your reply Judah, I accually use service capture myself! Well, I will see to it that this debugger bug (the irony) is acknowledged... H On 12/29/05, Judah Frangipane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not using cf but in my remoting endevors Service Capture has helped many times (http://www.kevinlangdon.com/phpBB2/). It is well worth it compared to the time spent tracking down bugs. Judah PS No, I do not work for them :) elibol wrote: Hi everyone, I use the remote debugger all the time, and now with the release of flash 8, debugging an application that makes a flash remoting call (CF serving CFC) will either freeze or crash the subject browser. In the case that it freezes, my application will sometimes recover if I stop the debugger. What happens is my CPU usage maxes out when a remote function call is made in the application (while I'm running the remote debugger for that application), and the there may be an inifinite loop that's slowing your machine down dialogue appears since the player mistakes the situation as an infinite loop. I'm using CF with a CFC Oracle database facade; is anyone else experiencing the same problems as I am under either the same or different server technologies? Has this bug been acknowledged? Thanks so much for reading about my problem, H ___ 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] Flex 2: Component inheritance?
I'm relatively new to Flex 2 and what I'm trying to do is to create a set of custom MXML components that share the same AS base class. So I start with the base component, an empty container to which I add properties/methods via AS. Call it Base.mxml: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Canvas xmlns:mx=http://www.macromedia.com/2005/mxml; xmlns=* mx:Script source=Base_inc.as/ !-- Declare base properties/methods -- /mx:Canvas Then I create a component based on Base. I add a Button and a TextInput. Call it ComponentA.mxml: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Base xmlns:mx=http://www.macromedia.com/2005/mxml; xmlns=* mx:Script source=ComponentA_inc.as/ !-- Component-specific code -- mx:Button x=5 y=41 label=Button/ mx:TextInput x=2 y=12 text=hello id=MyText/ /Base Then I add ComponentA to an application. Everything looks fine in the design view. However, when the app is run, the controls added by ComponentA do not show up. I put in a creationComplete handler for ComponentA and traced the value of MyText and it came out null, so it looks like it never got created. Am I missing something? If this isn't how you do component inheritance, then how can it be done while still taking advantage of the easy layout offered by MXML? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Undefine a Component
If your component is based on AS2 class - just associate another mc with it. If not (as I suspect :) , I'd suggest to make a little/single SWF with only this component and then decompile it with Flare or another tool. You'll get an abstract code, but will be able to restore everything. Hope this can help you. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. - Charles Parcell wrote: I was working on creating a little component based on a MC I have in my current project. After playing a little I decided that I would wait till the project was done before packaging the component for my team to use. Somewhere in the process something got mucked up. When I run my project the MC does not behave as it should. As a matter of fact it seems to be holding onto variables and values from when I was setting it up as a component (via the Component Definition wizard). My question is, how to you properly reinstate the MC once you have started adding component defining properties?? Charles P. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
I would say to hell with the VB coders (and I used to be one). What if you want to change your implementation later on? What if this functionality changes with AS3? Without an API, you open yourself up to all sorts of fun stuff that may force the user to have to change their code later on. Be nice to yourself and to your users. You'll be happier in the end, and your guilt will be assuaged (rightly so)! And when was the last time that VB/VBScript catered to anyone in the Java, JavaScript, or ActionScript world? They use completely different syntax, so don't fret about it. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com On Dec 29, 2005, at 10:05 PM, g.wygonik wrote: whew! thought i might have missed clever and cool in there! :-) though your comment did bring up some ideas i'll try in the AM. it's all whack in my book right now. like i told Jesse - it works, i'll keep it. time for bed! g. On 12/29/05, Claus Wahlers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: __resolve? nope... not unless there's some super-secret way of using __resolve outside of the normal way. even with a __resolve function in-place in my class, you still get the dreaded Left side of assignment operator must be variable or property. when calling: session(foo) = bar; ah yes of course: non-singleton-version: var session:Session = new Session(); session(foo) = bar; this makes no sense. maybe: session.foo = bar; in combination with __resolve? or maybe even let getInstance return a method of the singleton rather than the instance itself? hmm no then the :Session type would be invalid.. i guess the only way to do that is using the standard dot-notation and __resolve. sorry can't test as2 stuff right now, but maybe it helps somehow ;) cheers, claus. -- weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com band: www.cutratebox.com ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Undefine a Component
Thanks for the response but that is not really what I am looking for. Indeed I am use a class. I am able to revert the component back to a MC by removing all the data in the Component Definition wizard. But the problem is that it seems to hold onto that data (some how) even though the wizard is blank. I was able to drill into my MC and copy all the frames and paste them into a new MC and relink to my class file. Then I deleted the old MC. This worked (of course) but there should be a way to remove all the component definition data without having to rebuild the MC. Charles P. On 12/30/05, GregoryN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If your component is based on AS2 class - just associate another mc with it. If not (as I suspect :) , I'd suggest to make a little/single SWF with only this component and then decompile it with Flare or another tool. You'll get an abstract code, but will be able to restore everything. Hope this can help you. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. - Charles Parcell wrote: I was working on creating a little component based on a MC I have in my current project. After playing a little I decided that I would wait till the project was done before packaging the component for my team to use. Somewhere in the process something got mucked up. When I run my project the MC does not behave as it should. As a matter of fact it seems to be holding onto variables and values from when I was setting it up as a component (via the Component Definition wizard). My question is, how to you properly reinstate the MC once you have started adding component defining properties?? Charles P. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Remote Debugging + Flash Remoting = Frozen Browser. FP8 Bug?
I don't think it captures that but it might be a feature that can be added. I would ask on the Service Capture feature forum. http://kevinlangdon.com/phpBB2/ elibol wrote: I've got a question, is there a way to set Service Capture to detect the requests made by the client? Is there a way to detect remote client service activity? H On 12/30/05, elibol [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your reply Judah, I accually use service capture myself! Well, I will see to it that this debugger bug (the irony) is acknowledged... H On 12/29/05, Judah Frangipane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not using cf but in my remoting endevors Service Capture has helped many times (http://www.kevinlangdon.com/phpBB2/). It is well worth it compared to the time spent tracking down bugs. Judah PS No, I do not work for them :) elibol wrote: Hi everyone, I use the remote debugger all the time, and now with the release of flash 8, debugging an application that makes a flash remoting call (CF serving CFC) will either freeze or crash the subject browser. In the case that it freezes, my application will sometimes recover if I stop the debugger. What happens is my CPU usage maxes out when a remote function call is made in the application (while I'm running the remote debugger for that application), and the there may be an inifinite loop that's slowing your machine down dialogue appears since the player mistakes the situation as an infinite loop. I'm using CF with a CFC Oracle database facade; is anyone else experiencing the same problems as I am under either the same or different server technologies? Has this bug been acknowledged? Thanks so much for reading about my problem, H ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: calling a static method on dynamically namedclass?
yeah, that works, but you are calling the static create() method through the
name of the class itself. Say I have a number of classes (MyClass1,
MyOtherClass, AnotherClass) and I be able to alter which class to call the
create method on. I'm thinking there's got to be a way to do something
like:
//set the name of the class to call the create() method on
var classToCall = MyClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
//change the name of the class to call create() on
classToCall = MyOtherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
again
classToCall = AnotherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
On 12/29/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hrm... how about:
class com.packageName.MyClass
{
public static function create():MyClass
{
var inst:MyClass = new MyClass();
return inst;
}
public function toString():String
{
return [MyClass];
}
}
import com.packageName.MyClass;
trace(MyClass.create());
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From: Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:35 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: calling a static method on dynamically
namedclass?
hmm i tried storing a reference to the class in a variable, like
var myClass = com.packageName.MyClass
myClass.create()
and i got this message:
Static members can only be accessed directly through classes
there's gotta be a way to pull this off.
On 12/29/05, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know you can instantiate objects by doing:
var myObj = new _global[className]();
var className = TestClass;
but is it possible to call a static method of a class in a similar way?
Im trying these two ways, and its not working for me:
_global[iconName].create()
_global[iconName]().create()
if I try and do a trace on the class like trace( _global[iconName]) i
get
undefined. The icon classes are subclasses of movieclip so that might
make
a difference.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
Well, consider how an object can be manipulated. var myObject:Object = new Object(); myObject.foo = bar; or var myObject:Object = new Object(); myObject[foo] = bar; Those are equivalent syntaxes. Everything basically inherits from Object, so this is valid syntax throughout, including your custom classes. Basically, you are accessing (and apparently creating) properties on the fly, with no type checking, and no compiler validation as to whether the property being accessed actually exists. You can see a bit more of this if you consider the XML class: var myXML:XML = new XML(); myXML.foo = bar; In this case, foo is not a valid property of the XML class, so the compiler spits out an error. However, if you do this: var myXML:XML = new XML(); myXML[foo] = bar; the compiler happily allows it, and a trace on myXML.foo reveals the value bar. One more thing, the LoadVars class takes advantage of the fact that the class is just a collection of properties. It allows for the arbitrary addition of properties using both syntaxes: var myLV:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); myLV.foo = bar; myLV[baz] -= quux; myLV.sendAndLoad(foo.jsp); In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. Fun, eh! Regarding number 2, that is what getters and setters are normally for. With arbitrary properties, someone correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think there is a way of intercepting them all, just specific ones that you have defined. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com On Dec 30, 2005, at 9:55 AM, g.wygonik wrote: lol - indeed. :-) i'm just trying to look at possible issues that may come up later on... but this scenario brings up two follow-up questions/concerns: 1 - the fact that Flash (AS2) will happily turn a class into an associative array without any sort of warning. if a coder comes in and uses session[foo], it will work with no errors thrown. can i catch this somehow? should they use this syntax throughout their modules, it will work with no problems, but won't be correct. 2 - can i somehow catch items being added to the class via the ass-array method and properly add them to the Items array instead of the root class? in other words, say a user does use the session[foo] method. can i intercept that call, add the item/value to the Items array and remove it from the class? i thought about some sort of watch, but i wouldn't know what to watch in this case... while i'm going to be setting up a proper API for them to use, in a way this conversation is over from a real world standpoint. but i'd like to figure this out from a theoretical standpoint now. g. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
Correct. __resolve can catch arbitrary function calls, but not arbritary variable assignments. - Original Message - From: Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky? Well, consider how an object can be manipulated. var myObject:Object = new Object(); myObject.foo = bar; or var myObject:Object = new Object(); myObject[foo] = bar; Those are equivalent syntaxes. Everything basically inherits from Object, so this is valid syntax throughout, including your custom classes. Basically, you are accessing (and apparently creating) properties on the fly, with no type checking, and no compiler validation as to whether the property being accessed actually exists. You can see a bit more of this if you consider the XML class: var myXML:XML = new XML(); myXML.foo = bar; In this case, foo is not a valid property of the XML class, so the compiler spits out an error. However, if you do this: var myXML:XML = new XML(); myXML[foo] = bar; the compiler happily allows it, and a trace on myXML.foo reveals the value bar. One more thing, the LoadVars class takes advantage of the fact that the class is just a collection of properties. It allows for the arbitrary addition of properties using both syntaxes: var myLV:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); myLV.foo = bar; myLV[baz] -= quux; myLV.sendAndLoad(foo.jsp); In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. Fun, eh! Regarding number 2, that is what getters and setters are normally for. With arbitrary properties, someone correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think there is a way of intercepting them all, just specific ones that you have defined. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com On Dec 30, 2005, at 9:55 AM, g.wygonik wrote: lol - indeed. :-) i'm just trying to look at possible issues that may come up later on... but this scenario brings up two follow-up questions/concerns: 1 - the fact that Flash (AS2) will happily turn a class into an associative array without any sort of warning. if a coder comes in and uses session[foo], it will work with no errors thrown. can i catch this somehow? should they use this syntax throughout their modules, it will work with no problems, but won't be correct. 2 - can i somehow catch items being added to the class via the ass-array method and properly add them to the Items array instead of the root class? in other words, say a user does use the session[foo] method. can i intercept that call, add the item/value to the Items array and remove it from the class? i thought about some sort of watch, but i wouldn't know what to watch in this case... while i'm going to be setting up a proper API for them to use, in a way this conversation is over from a real world standpoint. but i'd like to figure this out from a theoretical standpoint now. g. ___ 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] Passing complex structure of parameters to web service with ActionScript
I have been cracking my head against this for days. I am trying to consume
a web service that requires a complex structure of parameters to be passed
with every call. See attached screenshot for WSDL structure. I am trying
to use WebService classes to make the call as follows. Let me know if you
can tell me what I am doing wrong, I will pay!
Thanks,
Ben
//create parameter object
params = {
request:{
reqHeader:{
organization: Blah,
department: thigny,
application: wierdo,
userID: viga,
messageID: blinga,
timeStamp: Date,
locale: pisa
},
businessHeader:{
B2BPartnerID: 3,
B2BPartnerUser: miss,
B2BPartnerPassword: why,
partnerOrderID: ya,
partnerTransactionID: maybe,
callBackURL: itcouldbe,
preallocatedServiceAccount: string,
preallocatedGABKey: grizzle
},
getSubscriberInfoRequestHeader:{
subLocator:{
externalSystemID: bling,
externalCustomerID:
stringy,
externalSalesChannel: hi,
externalClientReference:
Hi,
subscriberID: hind,
serviceAccount: Hilasd,
email: emails,
firstName: Dave,
lastName: fizzled,
tn: 12345
}
}
}
}
//make the call
itamarResultObj = itamar.GetSubscriberInfo(params);
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RE: [Flashcoders] Passing complex structure of parameters to webservice with ActionScript
I don't know the answer, but you owe me £4.50 just for reading your email
:OD
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Binyamin
Bauman
Sent: 30 December 2005 19:03
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Passing complex structure of parameters to
webservice with ActionScript
I have been cracking my head against this for days. I am trying to consume
a web service that requires a complex structure of parameters to be passed
with every call. See attached screenshot for WSDL structure. I am trying
to use WebService classes to make the call as follows. Let me know if you
can tell me what I am doing wrong, I will pay!
Thanks,
Ben
//create parameter object
params = {
request:{
reqHeader:{
organization: Blah,
department: thigny,
application: wierdo,
userID: viga,
messageID: blinga,
timeStamp: Date,
locale: pisa
},
businessHeader:{
B2BPartnerID: 3,
B2BPartnerUser: miss,
B2BPartnerPassword: why,
partnerOrderID: ya,
partnerTransactionID: maybe,
callBackURL: itcouldbe,
preallocatedServiceAccount: string,
preallocatedGABKey: grizzle
},
getSubscriberInfoRequestHeader:{
subLocator:{
externalSystemID: bling,
externalCustomerID:
stringy,
externalSalesChannel: hi,
externalClientReference:
Hi,
subscriberID: hind,
serviceAccount: Hilasd,
email: emails,
firstName: Dave,
lastName: fizzled,
tn: 12345
}
}
}
}
//make the call
itamarResultObj = itamar.GetSubscriberInfo(params);
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Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
On 12/30/05, Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those are equivalent syntaxes. Everything basically inherits from Object, so this is valid syntax throughout, including your custom classes. Basically, you are accessing (and apparently creating) properties on the fly, with no type checking, and no compiler validation as to whether the property being accessed actually exists. while that is true, i thought that was what the dynamic keyword was to allow, and without it, you'd get some sort of error... In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. well, in ways, yes - in ways, no. it's doing the same on-the-fly variable assignment, but doesn't have any other methods (like addItem) that would put keys/values into a specific class member. it seems that LoadVars just iterates over the object and outputs any property it finds (which is why onLoad=function used to appear in LoadVars data). i was doing iterations over both the class object and the Items member. i'd obviously prefer just to have one place for all props. Regarding number 2, that is what getters and setters are normally for. With arbitrary properties, someone correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think there is a way of intercepting them all, just specific ones that you have defined. indeed there's none that i know of... but i've seen some folks do some strange things with Flash here ;-) as Jesse pointed out, __resolve won't work with variable assignments - so AFAIK, there's no nice way to handle this. g. -- weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com band: www.cutratebox.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
On 12/30/05, Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: while that is true, i thought that was what the dynamic keyword was to allow, and without it, you'd get some sort of error... That's the theory, but as the XML example shows, using the associative array syntax gets around the compile-time checking for that. In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. well, in ways, yes - in ways, no. it's doing the same on-the-fly variable assignment, but doesn't have any other methods (like addItem) that would put keys/values into a specific class member. it seems that LoadVars just iterates over the object and outputs any property it finds (which is why onLoad=function used to appear in LoadVars data). i was doing iterations over both the class object and the Items member. i'd obviously prefer just to have one place for all props. Yah, that's why it is so much cleaner just to have an associative array as a private property within your class, and create addItem(), getItem(), and removeItem() methods to manage that associative array. That way you also don't have to worry about the names of added properties possibly colliding with existing property/method names within the class. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
Flash won't bitch when you do this: my_xml[owner] Flex 1 1.5 will give you a warning. Flex 2 bitches if owner isn't public. - Original Message - From: Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky? On 12/30/05, Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: while that is true, i thought that was what the dynamic keyword was to allow, and without it, you'd get some sort of error... That's the theory, but as the XML example shows, using the associative array syntax gets around the compile-time checking for that. In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. well, in ways, yes - in ways, no. it's doing the same on-the-fly variable assignment, but doesn't have any other methods (like addItem) that would put keys/values into a specific class member. it seems that LoadVars just iterates over the object and outputs any property it finds (which is why onLoad=function used to appear in LoadVars data). i was doing iterations over both the class object and the Items member. i'd obviously prefer just to have one place for all props. Yah, that's why it is so much cleaner just to have an associative array as a private property within your class, and create addItem(), getItem(), and removeItem() methods to manage that associative array. That way you also don't have to worry about the names of added properties possibly colliding with existing property/method names within the class. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
I forget what MTASC does I think it throws a warning too. - Original Message - From: JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky? Flash won't bitch when you do this: my_xml[owner] Flex 1 1.5 will give you a warning. Flex 2 bitches if owner isn't public. - Original Message - From: Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky? On 12/30/05, Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: while that is true, i thought that was what the dynamic keyword was to allow, and without it, you'd get some sort of error... That's the theory, but as the XML example shows, using the associative array syntax gets around the compile-time checking for that. In many respects, LoadVars is doing what you want to do with your Session class. well, in ways, yes - in ways, no. it's doing the same on-the-fly variable assignment, but doesn't have any other methods (like addItem) that would put keys/values into a specific class member. it seems that LoadVars just iterates over the object and outputs any property it finds (which is why onLoad=function used to appear in LoadVars data). i was doing iterations over both the class object and the Items member. i'd obviously prefer just to have one place for all props. Yah, that's why it is so much cleaner just to have an associative array as a private property within your class, and create addItem(), getItem(), and removeItem() methods to manage that associative array. That way you also don't have to worry about the names of added properties possibly colliding with existing property/method names within the class. Nathan http://www.nathanderksen.com ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: calling a static method on dynamically namedclass?
//set the name of the class to call the create() method on
var classToCall = MyClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
//change the name of the class to call create() on
classToCall = MyOtherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
again
classToCall = AnotherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
I'm not currently on a machine where I can test, but that should work
as long as you
declare the classes somewhere first. I sometimes have a class that I
use to do just that:
class Dependencies {
public function Dependencies() {
//list fully declared class names here
com.class1;
com.class2;
com.class3;
}
}
var d: Dependencies = new Dependencies();
//even better to make it a singleton
As long as you've listed the fully declared class names somewhere in
your compiled swf, Flash will be able to provide dynamic access to
them. If you don't list them, it will not allow you to instantiate
them out of thin air.
So, once you've done the above,
classToCall = class1;
_global[classToCall].create();
should work just fine.
Jim Kremens
On 12/30/05, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yeah, that works, but you are calling the static create() method through the
name of the class itself. Say I have a number of classes (MyClass1,
MyOtherClass, AnotherClass) and I be able to alter which class to call the
create method on. I'm thinking there's got to be a way to do something
like:
//set the name of the class to call the create() method on
var classToCall = MyClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
//change the name of the class to call create() on
classToCall = MyOtherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
again
classToCall = AnotherClass;
_global[classToCall].create();
On 12/29/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hrm... how about:
class com.packageName.MyClass
{
public static function create():MyClass
{
var inst:MyClass = new MyClass();
return inst;
}
public function toString():String
{
return [MyClass];
}
}
import com.packageName.MyClass;
trace(MyClass.create());
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From: Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:35 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: calling a static method on dynamically
namedclass?
hmm i tried storing a reference to the class in a variable, like
var myClass = com.packageName.MyClass
myClass.create()
and i got this message:
Static members can only be accessed directly through classes
there's gotta be a way to pull this off.
On 12/29/05, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know you can instantiate objects by doing:
var myObj = new _global[className]();
var className = TestClass;
but is it possible to call a static method of a class in a similar way?
Im trying these two ways, and its not working for me:
_global[iconName].create()
_global[iconName]().create()
if I try and do a trace on the class like trace( _global[iconName]) i
get
undefined. The icon classes are subclasses of movieclip so that might
make
a difference.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Singleton as associative array - yucky icky?
On 12/30/05, Nathan Derksen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yah, that's why it is so much cleaner just to have an associative array as a private property within your class, and create addItem(), getItem(), and removeItem() methods to manage that associative array. That way you also don't have to worry about the names of added properties possibly colliding with existing property/method names within the class. most definitely - and is the way i'm working it. just sucks that i can't catch a mistake that _might_ be made because of the associative array call. g. -- weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com band: www.cutratebox.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
Does anyone know of a really really good example that shows how to write Components that dispatch and listen to events ? Deeper question: What about a Component that when dragged onto another Component/Object adds listeners for that Component's Events to the Component/Object ? Any and all assistance is appreciated. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
Crap, tired, forgot the import statement for the first example:
import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
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From: JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
I can hit the first part; I'll leave the 2nd to someone else.
In Flash 8 and below, here's how you can tap into the framework using
MovieClip:
class Component extends MovieClip
{
// these functions are added at runtime by the mixin
// we define here so Flash compiler doesn't bitch
public var addEventListener:Function;
public var removeEventListener:Function;
private var dispatchEvent:Function;
// event dispatching power turn on... we get signal
static private var mixit:Void =
EventDispatcher.initialize(Component.prototype);
public function onPress():Void
{
var o:Object = {};
o.type = pressSucka;
o.target = this;
dispatchEvent(o);
}
}
To use it, give the MC a linkage name, associate this class, and then:
import Component;
attachMovie(Component, mc, 0);
mc.addEventListener(pressSucka, this);
function pressSucka(event:Object):Void
{
trace(pressed button, G!);
}
You get this for free extending UIObject:
import mx.core.UIObject;
class Component extends UIObject
{
public function onPress():Void
{
var o:Object = {};
o.type = pressSucka;
o.target = this;
dispatchEvent(o);
}
}
In AS3, DisplayObject, Sprite, and MovieClip all extend EventDispatcher,
thus, they too already get dispatchEvent and friends for free.
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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 3:15 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
Does anyone know of a really really good example that shows how to write
Components that dispatch and listen to events ?
Deeper question: What about a Component that when dragged onto another
Component/Object adds listeners for that Component's Events to the
Component/Object ?
Any and all assistance is appreciated.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
It's fairly straightforward.. at least it is if what I'm about to show you
is what you want to know. In your class file follow this basic structure.
You'll need to import mx.events.EventDispatcher and add the three functions
at the bottom to any class you wish to broadcast from.
import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
class SampleClass {
function SampleClass() {
//Register
mx.events.EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
}
public function someFunction():Void {
//Build an event object. Type is the name of the callback function
you'll use. (listener.onDragRelease)
var eventObject:Object = {target:this, type:'onDragRelease'};
//You can also add variables to pass into the event
eventObject.position = getDropPosition();
//Send it away!
dispatchEvent(eventObject);
}
/**
*dispatchEvent
*
*Used to dispatch events
*
*/
function dispatchEvent() {
}
function addEventListener() {
}
function removeEventListener() {
}
}
To listen to those events you just need to add a listener that is listening
for the event name you defined in the event object as type:
applicationListener = new Object;
applicationListener.onDragRelease= function(eventObj) {
//trace(:: onDragRelease Event Recieved!);
//trace(eventObj.position);
//Do something here with the data
}
var someObject:Object = {};
someObject.addEventListener(onDragRelease,applicationListener);
Hope that helps you.
On 12/30/05, Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know of a really really good example that shows how to write
Components that dispatch and listen to events ?
Deeper question: What about a Component that when dragged onto another
Component/Object adds listeners for that Component's Events to the
Component/Object ?
Any and all assistance is appreciated.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
This too, is valid:
mx.events.EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
However, that adds 3 methods to each class instance, thus every time you
create a new class instance or component, you now add more functions to
memory for each instance, and you run that initialize function every time
your class is created.
If you put it up top as a static mixin:
- she only runs once
- you only add 3 methods to the protoytpe; all instances inherit them
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From: Spencer Markowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Compoent Events Example (dispatch, listen, etc)
It's fairly straightforward.. at least it is if what I'm about to show you
is what you want to know. In your class file follow this basic structure.
You'll need to import mx.events.EventDispatcher and add the three functions
at the bottom to any class you wish to broadcast from.
import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
class SampleClass {
function SampleClass() {
//Register
mx.events.EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
}
public function someFunction():Void {
//Build an event object. Type is the name of the callback function
you'll use. (listener.onDragRelease)
var eventObject:Object = {target:this, type:'onDragRelease'};
//You can also add variables to pass into the event
eventObject.position = getDropPosition();
//Send it away!
dispatchEvent(eventObject);
}
/**
*dispatchEvent
*
*Used to dispatch events
*
*/
function dispatchEvent() {
}
function addEventListener() {
}
function removeEventListener() {
}
}
To listen to those events you just need to add a listener that is listening
for the event name you defined in the event object as type:
applicationListener = new Object;
applicationListener.onDragRelease= function(eventObj) {
//trace(:: onDragRelease Event Recieved!);
//trace(eventObj.position);
//Do something here with the data
}
var someObject:Object = {};
someObject.addEventListener(onDragRelease,applicationListener);
Hope that helps you.
On 12/30/05, Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know of a really really good example that shows how to write
Components that dispatch and listen to events ?
Deeper question: What about a Component that when dragged onto another
Component/Object adds listeners for that Component's Events to the
Component/Object ?
Any and all assistance is appreciated.
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