Since FLash 10.x is out for a while now, I’m thinking about updating my code to support typed Vectors instead of Arrays. So I made a small benchmark to get an idea of the difference between the performance of an Array and a Vector. The benchmark creates an array and vector containing int values (assigning […]
Tags: actionscript, array, test, vector
This post describes what additional step is required when using fonts in a runtime shared library (RSL) that is loaded trough actionscript.
Tags: actionscript, as3, cs4, cs5, font, rsl, runtime shared library
A post that describes how to use runtime shared libraries (RSL) while loading those via actionscript instead of letting Flash load them automatically.
Tags: actionscript, flash, preloading, rsl, runtime shared library
Today I decided to update to flex 4. After installing version 4.1.0.16076 I ran asdoc to see if the comments in my action script library still were ok. Things had changed though, as I discovered. Below I describe my experience and solution. Since I’m sending out my library with various project sources I have included […]
I never paid a lot of attention to the 5th parameter of addListener, the useWeakReference parameter. But the other day I decided to play a bit with it. As a reminder of its function I created a small test. To create it yourself, perform the following steps: 1. Create new AS3 movieclip in Flash IDE […]
While developing a custom cursor class I came across the following quirk. One of the things the custom cursor class does is checking if mouseChildren of all parent DisplayObjectContainer instances are enabled. It retrieves the current objects under the mouse via this.stage.getObjectsUnderPoint and recursively processes the parent properties till the stage instance is reached. The […]
Don’t change the width and height properties. Instead use: // see SystemManager help setActualSize(aWidth, aHeight);// see SystemManager help setActualSize(aWidth, aHeight);
On twitter someone asked something which included the prototype property. With as1 I used (like all) prototype to extend and create new classes. With as2 class definitions changed completely and since then I stopped using prototype. I never thought about it, until someone mentioned it on twitter. I became a bit curious about the prototype […]
Tags: Action Script, as3, prototype
Short reminder: Event.REMOVE does bubble; Event.REMOVE_FROM_STAGE does not. So when implementing a listener don’t forget to check the target: function onRemove(anEvent: Event) { if (anEvent.target == this) { // clean up } }function onRemove(anEvent: Event) { if (anEvent.target == this) { // clean up } }
Tags: Action Script