# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=556 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 557 --- ## [Access property only by instance of same class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-property-only-by-instance-of-same-class/293157)
**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-property-only-by-instance-of-same-class/293157 "2009-07-23T22:35:40Z")
What should I do to make a non static variable accessible to only instances of the same class? --- ## [Hiding properties of extended class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-properties-of-extended-class/293156)
**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-properties-of-extended-class/293156 "2009-07-23T22:24:49Z")
Is there a way to hide properties or methods of an extended class? Ie, I want most of the extended properties and methods to be accessible but I want to hide others and use my own instead (not just overriding). --- ## [Game controller class - best practices?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-controller-class-best-practices/293155)
**Author:** [@kalasdojan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kalasdojan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-controller-class-best-practices/293155 "2009-07-23T22:16:52Z")
Trying to create a game with several levels with multiple sequential steps in each. What is the best approach? So far I've created a document class ("Controller") which initializes the game and then calls functions i… --- ## [Need help with draggable menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-draggable-menu/293153)
**Author:** [@Jabz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jabz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-draggable-menu/293153 "2009-07-23T22:12:44Z")
I basically followed this\this\ tut but never realised it was not action script 3 and went ahead and made my own version. http://www.swfcabin.com/open… --- ## [Help needed creating wash-out effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-creating-wash-out-effect/293151)
**Author:** [@Persistent1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Persistent1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-creating-wash-out-effect/293151 "2009-07-23T21:52:43Z")
I'm looking to create this styled effect for transition between multiple mc's. This site is an example of the effect I'm looking to create featured in the intro. http://www3.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom\_v4/ ... pe/en.html T… --- ## [SWFaddress.getValue() problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-getvalue-problem/293149)
**Author:** [@g\_necionis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_necionis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-getvalue-problem/293149 "2009-07-23T21:21:59Z")
Hello, at moment I'm coding the project with deep linking (SWFaddress). Function SWFaddress.setValue() works fine but SWFaddress.getValue() doesn't... Actually it doesn't read any string from address bar after full prelo… --- ## [Randomly Populating Shapes with MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-populating-shapes-with-movieclips/293142)
**Author:** [@SpoGames](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpoGames)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-populating-shapes-with-movieclips/293142 "2009-07-23T18:51:17Z")
I can place the movieclips randomly on the stage but I am trying to randomly populate shapes with movieclips. ball\_mc.x = Math.random() \* stage.stageWidth; I tried just replacing stage.stageWidth with box\_mc.width … --- ## [Refrencing A Movie Clip from a nested button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refrencing-a-movie-clip-from-a-nested-button/293138)
**Author:** [@fantasticphil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fantasticphil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refrencing-a-movie-clip-from-a-nested-button/293138 "2009-07-23T18:11:18Z")
Hello all, I created a movie clip that is driven by a button to tween onto the stage,there is a button inside the movie clip to tween the clip off the stage. Is there a way to reference the movie clip from the nest… --- ## [Can't stop, won't stop the FLV Playback](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-wont-stop-the-flv-playback/293137)
**Author:** [@crmoberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crmoberg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-wont-stop-the-flv-playback/293137 "2009-07-23T18:08:42Z")
Hey All, I am near completing a basic website in AS3.0. I Have a portfolio section which loads in external swf's which contain a video with the FLV Playback Component. This is how I add the swf after it preloads: … --- ## [Slide Show next/previous button problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-show-next-previous-button-problems/293132)
**Author:** [@reblis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reblis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-show-next-previous-button-problems/293132 "2009-07-23T16:56:51Z")
Can someone give me the solution to making the nexta nd previous buttons work properly with this method of coding. I know it's probly not the best way to do it but it's the only way I know. For some reason when you click… --- ## [AS3 Steam RTMP LIVE video WITHOUT FLVPlayback Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-steam-rtmp-live-video-without-flvplayback-component/293131)
**Author:** [@sufire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sufire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-steam-rtmp-live-video-without-flvplayback-component/293131 "2009-07-23T16:52:44Z")
I've spent the past 2 days scouring Google and dozens (easily over 100) websites trying to find an answer to something that people do every day! I am absolutely disgusted that this info is not available anywhere online. … --- ## [Attributes help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-help-needed/293130)
**Author:** [@crazyhorsefc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crazyhorsefc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-help-needed/293130 "2009-07-23T16:26:42Z")
I'm working on a project for college and am having a spot of trouble. I'm trying to create a handy application for a football accumulator but can't work out how to use two different attributes to display the relevant inf… --- ## [Play FLV from library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-flv-from-library/293128)
**Author:** [@Armored](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Armored)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-flv-from-library/293128 "2009-07-23T15:55:06Z")
Hey, I would like to make a standalone swf file (possibly encoded with Zinc or similar) that would play a predefined set of FLV files. In order to protect the video files, I was thinking about including these in the li… --- ## [Is dictionary the best way to ID a class property in an event function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-dictionary-the-best-way-to-id-a-class-property-in-an-event-function/293125)
**Author:** [@kerpob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerpob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-dictionary-the-best-way-to-id-a-class-property-in-an-event-function/293125 "2009-07-23T15:04:55Z")
\[FONT=Times New Roman\] I have a question about accessing properties of a custom class from within another class. I can do it, but I’m not sure if I am doing it the right way – or if there is a simpler alternative. \[/… --- ## [Letters blown by wind](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letters-blown-by-wind/293123)
**Author:** [@becca2anne0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/becca2anne0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letters-blown-by-wind/293123 "2009-07-23T13:40:45Z")
I am trying to create an animation of letters being blown by wind. I have a statement, and pieces of the statement blow in and settle to read it, and then blow out, and then the next part comes in, etc. I've created an a… --- ## [Problem passing a var between ext SWF and main project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-passing-a-var-between-ext-swf-and-main-project/293121)
**Author:** [@humbucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbucker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-passing-a-var-between-ext-swf-and-main-project/293121 "2009-07-23T13:24:48Z")
Hi again, I'm facing a little problem passing a var from my external swf to my main project. I'm using a document class to pilot my main project. This is the function stored in my main project's document class file : … --- ## [removeChild when Child is type Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-when-child-is-type-class/293119)
**Author:** [@screeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/screeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-when-child-is-type-class/293119 "2009-07-23T11:46:42Z")
I'm working on a game where I'm adding a symbol (an enemy unit) from the Library via addChild() to an instance on the Stage. The symbol has Linkage/Class enabled so I can stick stat variables directly on it for easy acc… --- ## [Carousel Duplicated Movieclip & Dynamic Text help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carousel-duplicated-movieclip-dynamic-text-help/293118)
**Author:** [@dippindotz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dippindotz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carousel-duplicated-movieclip-dynamic-text-help/293118 "2009-07-23T11:24:46Z")
hi. I'm a newbie in actionscripting. And I'm trying to make a sort of menu for each item in a carousel. I need to load in xml attributes to my dynamic text inside my duplicated movieclip. My duplicated movieclip is in t… --- ## [AS3 Random Grid with different sized tiles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-random-grid-with-different-sized-tiles/293116)
**Author:** [@jugraj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jugraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-random-grid-with-different-sized-tiles/293116 "2009-07-23T11:11:09Z")
I have a situation where I need to fill a grid with tiles that will be of different sizes, but all multiples of the stage size - something like this: http://www.lecoqsportif.com/fr/all#/fr/all/ . Can anyone point me to a… --- ## [Scrollbar Skin..Working but....Find FLA attached](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-skin-working-but-find-fla-attached/293115)
**Author:** [@pavanshinde](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pavanshinde)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-skin-working-but-find-fla-attached/293115 "2009-07-23T11:07:06Z")
Hi All, I am working on an application which will run on web and touch screen kiosk. At many places in the application i have used List component. But i realized that on the kiosk the scroll bars will be so small and w… --- ## [AS3 / OOP Theory Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-theory-question/293114)
**Author:** [@anakadote](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anakadote)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-theory-question/293114 "2009-07-23T10:35:10Z")
Situation: Creating an Interface in AS3 that has a series of steps that user goes through. Is it "better" to 1) place each item from the Library of every step on the stage dynamically and then remove them when they're … --- ## [hitTestPoint - flakey?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-flakey/293113)
**Author:** [@davec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-flakey/293113 "2009-07-23T09:58:52Z")
I used what should have been a straightforward client project as my introduction to AS3. All it required was mouseEnter and mouseOut eventListeners to move the tab and fade up and down the bitmap in the centre. Then sh… --- ## [How to access root in Flash player 9 using AS1](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-root-in-flash-player-9-using-as1/293109)
**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-root-in-flash-player-9-using-as1/293109 "2009-07-23T09:20:55Z")
Hi I am working on a complex application that was originally developed with AS1 for Flash player6. I am trying to update this to Flash player 9 while keeping the script to AS1. Now my main movie is published in Fla… --- ## [Preloading of a .flv](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-of-a-flv/293108)
**Author:** [@x\_itin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/x_itin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-of-a-flv/293108 "2009-07-23T09:11:05Z")
Hi there, I'm trying to make a custom preloader for a .flv. But it won't work for me! This is the code: var flvControl:FLVPlayback = display; var flvSource:String = "video.flv"; display.addEventListener(Progress… --- ## [Having trouble with symbols and animating objects that change size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-symbols-and-animating-objects-that-change-size/293106)
**Author:** [@solidsnoop29](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/solidsnoop29)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-symbols-and-animating-objects-that-change-size/293106 "2009-07-23T08:46:30Z")
Hi, Basically I am followinga book to learn flash animation for the first time. I am o'animating objects that change size' chapter. Here are the isntructions and tutorials for me to do: 1 create a new Flash Document … --- ## [Flash redraw problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-redraw-problem/293105)
**Author:** [@b\_vandenberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b_vandenberg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-redraw-problem/293105 "2009-07-23T08:35:19Z")
Hi Folks, Hi am struggling with the weirdest issue for a while now. In a new flash site for my design agency, I programmed a row with interactive thumbnails. The problems is that these thumbnails slowly disappear o… --- ## [Program-crashing tweens](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/program-crashing-tweens/293103)
**Author:** [@Scythe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scythe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/program-crashing-tweens/293103 "2009-07-23T08:26:56Z")
I made a program in AS3 that creates a lot of tweens, over and over again. It would seem to work fine and then crash suddenly, at random places with no discernible pattern. The program would just stop dead, and I'd have … --- ## [Rotating Menu ...continued](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu-continued/293101)
**Author:** [@donkeykong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/donkeykong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu-continued/293101 "2009-07-23T07:51:48Z")
hi all still progressing with the rotating menu, I am trying change the values so that I can position correctly but I can't seem to tweak it? as the menu rotates the other images resize and get smaller, I think its s… --- ## [Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-trouble/293096)
**Author:** [@lawrencelove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lawrencelove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-trouble/293096 "2009-07-23T06:24:59Z")
I just completed Kirupa's "Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash" tutorial and it was great. I can "Test Movie" and it displays properly. I can open the resulting SWF and it works like a charm. But for some reason, when I… --- ## [Avoid collision using proximity](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-collision-using-proximity/293091)
**Author:** [@jehu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jehu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-collision-using-proximity/293091 "2009-07-23T04:44:28Z")
Hello, I'm trying to write some code for an avoid-collision-using-proximity system. Basically, I have several circles (actually PVD3 objects) and I want the objects to avoid each other in an arc-type motion when within… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=555) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=557)