Hi again,
I am trying to call a function to a parent of a movieclip. I've tried
these two items that I found but to no avail:
(this.parent.parent as MovieClip).callMedia(String(audio));
AND:
MovieClip(parent.parent).callMedia(String(audio));
Am I missing something? I'm finding that
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 01:49:02PM -0800, Carl Welch wrote:
Am I missing something? I'm finding that everything I took for granted
in AS2 is now convoluted in AS3... I'm so frustrated.
Don't use it !
Running after latest and greatest thing isn't necessarely
a good thing. Beside, no free
A decent explanation of Parent and how to use it (if you must) in AS3:
http://joshblog.net/2007/07/12/disabling-actionscript-3-strict-mode-in-flash-cs3/
I'm not sure what Strk means about no free flash player supports
AS3, since the last time I checked the ADOBE Flash Player was free...
.m
On
I'm not sure what Strk means about no free flash player supports
AS3, since the last time I checked the ADOBE Flash Player was free...
I would assume he means free software in the software libre sense:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software
That said, I wouldn't take that as serious
Strk: Are you trolling or something, because you are seriously ill
advised if you think that no-one is using a Flash Player that supports AS3.
Carl:
I don't think that you can easily walk up and down the display list
in AS3 like you could in AS2 - as I don't think MovieClip has a
No free flash player supports AS3? Really? I'm not so sure about that.
plus this project calls for some flash 9 specific imtems such as
computeSpectrum and mp4 playback...
There has to be a way to make a call to a MC's parent... isn't there?
On Dec 10, 2008, at 2:00 PM, strk wrote:
On
...no free flash player... I don't recall ever having to pay for the
Flash player.
I can't believe I'm asking this, but what _are_ you on about?
*opens can of worms, stands back*
Don't use it !
Running after latest and greatest thing isn't necessarely
a good thing. Beside, no free flash
Latest and greatest? AS3 has been around since 2006.
Whatever planet you've been on, welcome back to earth.. :-)
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From: strk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:00 PM
Subject: Re:
First you should probably ask yourself why you're using parent, let alone
parent.parent.
Try tracing both parent and parent.parent, see if what comes up is what you're
after.
regards,
Muzak
- Original Message -
From: Carl Welch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flash Coders List
thanks... I just tried this before seeing your reply... and it
worked... YES!
MovieClip(parent).callMedia(String(audio));
On Dec 10, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Matt S. wrote:
A decent explanation of Parent and how to use it (if you must) in AS3:
Seriously, consider dispatching an event from the child, listened to by
the parent.
There has to be a way to make a call to a MC's parent... isn't there?
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I'd say, if the freedom is troubling you in general, disable strict mode.Not
a good solution if you want to do some real heavy stuff, but doesn't seem
the case.
2008/12/11 Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm not sure what Strk means about no free flash player supports
AS3, since the last time I
Carl,
.callMedia isn't a method of MovieClip.
You need to cast it (using the 'as' operator) to whatever class you
are defining callMedia in. Possibly your document class? (Don't know
your setup.)
(I'd also suggest you take a look at dispatching events rather than
directly referencing the
If your class extends MovieClip, it has to be added to that parent by
means of addChild and (child.)stage should be true
otherwise there isn't a parent-child relation.
Latcho
Carl Welch wrote:
Hi again,
I am trying to call a function to a parent of a movieclip. I've tried
these two items
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