Im tring to understand the linkage limitations as perhaps im using it wrong?
if anyone has used it in this manner please reply.
*my goal is to control a symbol from another class instance;
*
under the Linkage values of a movieclip symbol (in the designer) I enter:
**Class: MyNewClip
BaseClase: com.trilec.ui.myMovieClip
export to ActionScript: on
export in FirstFrame: on
**
I then edit the MyNewClip symbol and enter the following action script(frame1):
(see myMovieClip for class details bellow)
**override function draw() {
trace(“override draw”);
}
override function layout() {
trace(“override layout”);
}
**
then create a red box in the symbol for testing
Next create the myMovieClip class
contains:
**package com.trilec.ui
{
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class myMovieClip extends MovieClip {
public var internalW:uint = 10;
public var internalH:uint = 10;
//Contruction.
function ****myMovieClip ****(cw:uint, ch:uint) {
internalW=cw;
internalH=ch;
createChildren();
draw();
layout();
}
function createChildren():void {
}
function draw():void {
}
function layout():void {
}
function setSize(cw:Number,ch:Number):void {
internalW=cw;
internalH=ch;
draw();
layout();
}
}//class
}**
I then create the instance and run using this function:
this is so a name can be used to access the symbol clip in the main fla (or whereever)
**public function getMyMovieInstance( val:String,cx:int,cy:int):****myMovieClip ****{
var classDef:Object = null;
var instance:****myMovieClip ****=null;
var skin:Object = val;
try {
classDef = getDefinitionByName(skin.toString());//get from fla file
instance = new classDef();
} catch(e:Error) { } //do nothing
if (instance == null) {
instance = new ****myMovieClip ****(cx,cy);
}
return instance as ****myMovieClip **; //return it as a DisplayObject
}
and so in my main code:
** var myClipSkin:myMovieClip;
myClipSkin = getCeMovieInstance( “MyNewClip”); //included in fla as above
addChild(myClipSkin);**
now you would think this would work giving a red box with a trace
…but…noooooo…
Interesting issues:
compiler errors:
1203: No default constructor found in base class com.trilec.ui::myMovieClip.
hmm, ok ill add one.
function MyNewClip (cx:int,cy:int){
}
compiler errors:
adding a **constructor to the ****MyNewClip symbol
1021: Duplicate function definition.
**hmm turning export in FirstFrame: off
so I turn off
no errors but no red box and no trace
take out constructor again.
no change.
hmmm…wtf
