AS2 -> AS3 convert please

[krystek1987]

Hi, can you help me and convert that AS2 code to AS3: http://www.flashframer.com/how-to-cr...vigation-menu/ For you that is 5 minutes, and I'll can see differents.

Thanks

[sekasi]

Oh cmon man .. :/

[dthought]

Umm... how about you have a go at doing it yourself, ask questions if you get stuck and actually learn from the experience? That way you'll have a far more useful transfer of knowledge, as if someone else just does the work for you then you'll only skim the surface of learning.

I mean seriously... if you're not prepared to put any effort in, why should someone else?

[krystek1987]

ok my question is ho can I do something like that with addChild()
_root.attachMovie("button","btn"+i,_root.getNextGi ghestDepth());
"button" is an instance name of my movie clip which I want to use as a button in my menu.

I tried to do something like that:

var button:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
addChild(button).name = "btn"+i;
this.getchildByName("btn"+i).y = y_position;

but I think that is creating a new MovieClip, and I want to use movieClip from library.. with instance name "button"

[sekasi]

var b:button = new button();
addChild(b);
b.y = 25;
b.alpha = .7;

[krystek1987]

thanks it's warking I think that now I can finish my menu

[krystek1987]

hmm one question more. When I have
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void{
...
for(var i:int = 0; i<xmlList.length(); i++)
...


How can I load variable i in new function?

function btnOver(e:Event):void
{
this.getChildByName("btn"+i).gotoAndPlay(2);
}

[nikefido]

hmm one question more. When I have
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void{
...
for(var i:int = 0; i<xmlList.length(); i++)
...


How can I load variable i in new function?

function btnOver(e:Event):void
{
this.getChildByName("btn"+i).gotoAndPlay(2);
}

ActionScript Code:

function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void {
var len:Number = xmlList.length();
for(var i:int=0; i<len; ++i) {
somebtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, btnOver);
}
}

function btnOver(e:MouseEvent):void
{
e.target.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

Something like this?

[krystek1987]

I'm trying to convert AS2 to AS3 code from link [top of the page] There are everything to understend "my" code

if I do:
e.target.gotoAndPlay(2);

I have error:
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property gotoAndPlay not found on flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
at FF_Navigation_Menu_2_fla::MainTimeline/btnOver()


that is my first AS code..
thanks for helping

[sekasi]

do mouseChildren = false on your button since your textfields are sending the event atm.

[krystek1987]

hmm, I find something like currentTarget and I see that it's working. Is it good ?
But I'll read about mouseChildren

[nikefido]

yes, if "target" doesn't work, using "currentTarget" is perfectly acceptable - there is a distinct difference that I have yet to get clear within my head

[sekasi]

target is the object that flash has targeted for the event

currentTarget is the object that is being called by the listener when the event occurs.

[krystek1987]

again You have right :) Can you check this :)?

ActionScript Code:

var y_pozycja:Number = 0;
var nazwy:Array = new Array();
var linki:Array = new Array();
var xml:XML;
var xmlList:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("links.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);

function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
{
xml = XML(event.target.data);
xmlList = xml.children();

for(var i:int = 0; i<xmlList.length(); i++)
{
nazwy.push(xmlList[i].@NAME);
linki.push(xmlList[i].@LINK);

var b:button = new button();
addChild(b).name = "btn"+i;

this.getChildByName("btn"+i).y = y_pozycja;
y_pozycja += 25;

this.getChildByName("btn"+i).blackTxt.Txt.text = nazwy[i];
this.getChildByName("btn"+i).whiteTxt.Txt.text = nazwy[i];

this.getChildByName("btn"+i).addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,btnOver);
this.getChildByName("btn"+i).addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,btnOut);
this.getChildByName("btn"+i).addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clicked);

this.getChildByName("btn"+i).mouseChildren = false;
}
}

function btnOver(e:MouseEvent):void
{
e.target.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

function btnOut(e:MouseEvent):void
{
e.target.gotoAndPlay(16);
}

function clicked(e:MouseEvent):void
{
var nazwa:String = e.target.name;
var index:String = nazwa.substring(3,5);
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(linki[index]);
navigateToURL(request,"_blank");
}