I'm new to AS3 and seem to be overlooking something related to classes and/or targeting. I have a MovieClip in my Library that is linked to a class called 'cloud' (yes cloud is just a picture of a rain cloud). I want to add cloud to the stage. I understand there are two ways to do this:
- Drag it directly across from the Library to the Stage.
- Use AS3 to addChild to the Stage.
The class works when I publish my swf using the "drag it directly across from the Library to the Stage" approach. But it doesn't work when I try using the AS3 approach.
The class is as follows:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
public class cloud extends MovieClip {
public function cloud() {
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyMapping);
}
private function keyMapping(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
if (event.charCode == 13) {
MovieClip(parent).testme.text = "hello world!";
}
}
}
}
The AS3 I have been using on Frame 1 of my main timeline:
stop();
var cloud_mc:cloud = new cloud();
addChild(cloud_mc);
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SUGGESTED FIX
Class:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
public class cloud extends MovieClip {
public function cloud() {
}
public function tralala() {
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN,keyMapping);
}
private function keyMapping(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
if (event.charCode == 13) {
MovieClip(parent).testme.text = "hello world!";
}
}
}
}
AS3:
stop();
var cloud_mc:cloud = new cloud();
addChild(cloud_mc);
cloud_mc.tralala();
