Hi all,
I have 2 movieclips on stage; one called ‘myMarker_mc’, the other called ‘myMarker_mcOne’) - they both contain 4 children (bt_up, bt_dn, bt_remove ) and myText (a textfield) and they only work properly when it is the ‘myMarker_mc’ that is being called (called from the xml at the top of the file).
stop();
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.text.TextField;
var placesXML:XML =
<places>
<place name= "Yogyakarta">
<frame>62</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Java</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Banda_Aceh">
<frame>64</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Northern Sumatra</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Bengkulu">
<frame>63</frame>
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<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Singapore_City">
<frame>65</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in East Timor</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Dili">
<frame>66</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in East Timor</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Jakarta">
<frame>67</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>[COLOR="Magenta"]myMarker_mcOne[/COLOR]</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Taipei">
<frame>68</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Manila">
<frame>69</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Hanoi">
<frame>70</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Vientiane">
<frame>71</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Phnom_penh">
<frame>72</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Napyidaw">
<frame>73</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Bangkok">
<frame>74</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Kuala_lumpar">
<frame>75</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Bandar_seri_sagawan">
<frame>76</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "solo">
<frame>77</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
<place name= "Gili_isles">
<frame>78</frame>
<Data>This is a delightful place in Singapore</Data>
<marker>myMarker_mc</marker>
</place>
</places>
//trace(placesXML.place.(@name=="solo").marker);
//var xmlMarkers:MovieClip = myMarker_mc; //If movieclip is followed by = myMarker_mc - it all works (without the line in the showData function) - Iwant to transfer the xml data from <marker> into the MovieClip
var nameBtn:Array = [Yogyakarta, Banda_Aceh, Bengkulu, Singapore_City, Dili, Jakarta, Taipei, Manila, Hanoi, Vientiane, Phnom_penh, Napyidaw, Bangkok, Kuala_lumpar, Bandar_seri_sagawan, solo, Gili_isles];
var i:int = nameBtn.length;
while(i){
i--;
nameBtn*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showData);
}
[COLOR="Magenta"]//This part above works perfectly.[/COLOR]
function showData(e:MouseEvent):void{
var xmlFrame:int = placesXML.*.(@name == e.currentTarget.name).frame;
var xmlMarker:XMLList = placesXML.*.(@name == e.currentTarget.name).marker;
var XMLmarkers:String = xmlMarker.toString();
var xmlData:XMLList = placesXML.*.(@name == e.currentTarget.name).Data;
MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).myText.htmlText = xmlData.toString(); //PROBLEM - 'myText' works when the 'myMarker_mc' MovieClip is called - displays 'xmlData' perfectly. But when 'myMarker_mcOne' is called - nothing is produced within myText and the output box pops up...:mad:
gotoAndStop(xmlFrame); //works correctly
trace(XMLmarkers);//traces correct correctly. ie when user clicks on the 'Jakarta' button on stage, output is 'myMarker_mcOne', in all other cases it outputs; 'myMarker_mc'.
[COLOR="Magenta"]//but then these buttons only work when myMarker_mc is called[/COLOR] MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).bt_remove.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, removeMarker);
MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).bt_up.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, scrollUp);
MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).bt_dn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, scrollDown);
function removeMarker (e:MouseEvent):void{
gotoAndStop(61);
}
function scrollUp (e:MouseEvent):void{
MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).myText.scrollV -= 1;
}
function scrollDown (e:MouseEvent):void{
MovieClip(getChildByName(XMLmarkers)).myText.scrollV += 1;
}
}
When myMarker_mcOne is called the dynamic textfield, called ‘myText’ produces a blank and the output box pops up with…
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at MapMovieClipJune09TrialMarkersB_fla::MainTimeline/showData()[MapMovieClipJune09TrialMarkersB_fla.MainTimeline::frame61:126]
I don’t understand how the one movieclip works and the other isn’t recognised, when it is there before my own eyes and the name of it is traced correctly !! This now officially driving me nuts!