Re: [flexcoders] Flash 9 - Flex 2 interface (previously): Can't we access MovieClips contained in embedded SWF's?
I'm sure that there will be more resources from Adobe as the Flash
9 IDE is released.
That said, I suggest reading through this
document:
http://sdc.shockwave.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/embedding_assets/#EmbeddingSwfFiles
.
At 11:05 PM 2/16/2007, you wrote:
Any Adobe or other people who have some resources out there for
interfacing Flash 9 - Flex 2 apps? This seems to be a critical
area, as Flash 9 IDE release looms..
Here's some interesting info on using Flash 9, but still not a
solution to the Flex interface.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flash9_as3_preview.htmlhttp://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flash9_as3_preview.html
-Scott
On 2/16/07, slangeberg mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mike,
I tried setting up a document class for Flash 9, but when you place
named items on stage, you get this error:
ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property square_mc on
com.cpile.flextoflash.FlexToFlashMain .
at flash.display::Sprite/flash.display:Sprite::constructChildren()
at flash.display::Sprite$iinit()
at flash.display::MovieClip$iinit()
at com.cpile.flextoflash::FlexToFlashMain$iinit()
Adobe guys, is this correct? My understanding from looking around is
that with the document class in Flash 9, you can only add items to
the stage through code. That seems to negate a lot of the advantage
of using a graphical interface... ok, so you could have a clip in
your library that has the stage set up... hmmm that may do it! I'll
write back when I have something. Otherwise, what i have sent is an
effective way to access items on the stage.
-Scott
On 2/16/07, slangeberg mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, sorry. I'm not 100%, but you should be able to reference your
loaded movie by that class type (your document class), from within
Flex. I believe another gentleman referred to that, in this thread.
Hold on, I did it, with a loader... I'll try to attach code.
The proxy is just a design idea, meaning you define an interface to
your movie in your class, instead of referencing elements within the
movie from Flex. Then, the only thing that will break your flash /
flex connection is to break that interface. For instance, your
map(?) class could have functions like:
showPlat( id:Object );
where the class implementation can decide what to do with the call,
instead of having your flex app nose through the contents. That's a
good design practice to get into:
'Always code to interfaces, not implementations.'
Ok, so here's one of those do as I say, deals.. Also, my
implementation may be a bit different here, than what we were
talking about. This was a quick fix to enable custom loading logic,
for the default Flex 2 application loading bar. In this case, I'm
actually assigning the class under the 'linkage' option of my
library clip (progress bar) to point to:
com.tc.view.preload.ProgressBarSymbol, and publishing in Flash 9.
Then, when you instantiate the class in Flex 2, you'll get a direct
link. In your case, i would suggest a document class, for the entire movie.
//I just used this class to enable me to access a loading bar quick.
If this was going to
//scale / change, I would have defined public methods to update this view.
//I swear!!
package com.tc.view.preload
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.text.TextField;
[Embed(source=/library.swf,
symbol=com.tc.view.preload.ProgressBarSymbol)]
public class ProgressBarSymbol extends Sprite
{
public var progress_bar:MovieClip;
public var loading_text:TextField;
}
}
//And instantiated in Flex 2 by using:
var bar:ProgressBarSymbol = new ProgressBarSymbol();
this.addChild( bar );
Hope this gives ideas, not confusion!
-Scott
On 2/16/07, Mike Anderson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Scott (in particular) :)
You mentioned a Proxy - what you do mean by this exactly?
Is this supposed to be some custom class that I write? If so, what
is supposed to be contained within it?
I did read up on the Document Object, and I am now doing my Flash 9
FLA files with a custom Document Class, representing the Root
Timeline. I am pretty sure I did it right, since I am getting no
compile errors.
But my question is, is the AS3 Class File I used for the Document
Object, strictly used for the FLA file? Or is this also used inside
of Flex Builder, after I bring the external SWF file in?
This is where I am getting a little confused.
All the articles I find on this topic, covers the Flash side of
things - and they never take that next step, and tell you how to
reference it inside of Flex.
If you have anything else on this topic, I'd really be grateful for your help.
Thanks,
Mike
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[flexcoders] Flash 9 - Flex 2 interface (previously): Can't we access MovieClips contained in embedded SWF's?
Any Adobe or other people who have some resources out there for interfacing
Flash 9 - Flex 2 apps? This seems to be a critical area, as Flash 9 IDE
release looms..
Here's some interesting info on using Flash 9, but still not a solution to
the Flex interface.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flash9_as3_preview.html
-Scott
On 2/16/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mike,
I tried setting up a document class for Flash 9, but when you place named
items on stage, you get this error:
ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property square_mc on
com.cpile.flextoflash.FlexToFlashMain .
at flash.display::Sprite/flash.display:Sprite::constructChildren()
at flash.display::Sprite$iinit()
at flash.display::MovieClip$iinit()
at com.cpile.flextoflash::FlexToFlashMain$iinit()
Adobe guys, is this correct? My understanding from looking around is that
with the document class in Flash 9, you can only add items to the stage
through code. That seems to negate a lot of the advantage of using a
graphical interface... ok, so you could have a clip in your library that has
the stage set up... hmmm that may do it! I'll write back when I have
something. Otherwise, what i have sent is an effective way to access items
on the stage.
-Scott
On 2/16/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, sorry. I'm not 100%, but you should be able to reference your
loaded movie by that class type (your document class), from within Flex. I
believe another gentleman referred to that, in this thread. Hold on, I did
it, with a loader... I'll try to attach code.
The proxy is just a design idea, meaning you define an interface to your
movie in your class, instead of referencing elements within the movie from
Flex. Then, the only thing that will break your flash / flex connection is
to break that interface. For instance, your map(?) class could have
functions like:
showPlat( id:Object );
where the class implementation can decide what to do with the call,
instead of having your flex app nose through the contents. That's a good
design practice to get into:
'Always code to interfaces, not implementations.'
Ok, so here's one of those do as I say, deals.. Also, my implementation
may be a bit different here, than what we were talking about. This was a
quick fix to enable custom loading logic, for the default Flex 2 application
loading bar. In this case, I'm actually assigning the class under the
'linkage' option of my library clip (progress bar) to point to:
com.tc.view.preload.ProgressBarSymbol, and publishing in Flash 9. Then,
when you instantiate the class in Flex 2, you'll get a direct link. In your
case, i would suggest a document class, for the entire movie.
//I just used this class to enable me to access a loading bar quick. If
this was going to
//scale / change, I would have defined public methods to update this
view.
//I swear!!
package com.tc.view.preload
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.text.TextField;
[Embed(source=/library.swf, symbol=
com.tc.view.preload.ProgressBarSymbol)]
public class ProgressBarSymbol extends Sprite
{
public var progress_bar:MovieClip;
public var loading_text:TextField;
}
}
//And instantiated in Flex 2 by using:
var bar:ProgressBarSymbol = new ProgressBarSymbol();
this.addChild( bar );
Hope this gives ideas, not confusion!
-Scott
On 2/16/07, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Scott (in particular) :)
You mentioned a Proxy - what you do mean by this exactly?
Is this supposed to be some custom class that I write? If so, what is
supposed to be contained within it?
I did read up on the Document Object, and I am now doing my Flash 9
FLA files with a custom Document Class, representing the Root Timeline. I
am pretty sure I did it right, since I am getting no compile errors.
But my question is, is the AS3 Class File I used for the Document
Object, strictly used for the FLA file? Or is this also used inside of Flex
Builder, after I bring the external SWF file in?
This is where I am getting a little confused.
All the articles I find on this topic, covers the Flash side of things
- and they never take that next step, and tell you how to reference it
inside of Flex.
If you have anything else on this topic, I'd really be grateful for
your help.
Thanks,
Mike
--
*From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@ yahoogroups.com]
*On Behalf Of *slangeberg
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:53 AM
*To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
*Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Can't we access MovieClips contained in
embedded SWF's?
If you are using Flash 9, you can use a document class (I believe) at
the root level and have Flex reference it by that. Your document class would
set up an API, so you don't have to peer into the movie itself. Basically a
proxy. Sorry I don't have the
