Category Archives: ActionScript

Passing URL variables into Flash using FlashVars and SWFObject – Tutorial @ FlashKit

Posted on Friday, 1 April 2011 by nuno mira

A new tutorial – Passing URL variables into Flash using FlashVars and SWFObject – is now available at FlashKit. You’ll learn how to pass variables from the URL into Flash, using SWFObject and FlashVars. The tutorial is available here.

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Listing image files in a directory with PHP – Tutorial @ FlashKit

Posted on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 by nuno mira

A new tutorial – Listing image files in a directory with PHP – is now available at FlashKit. You’ll learn how to read the contents of a folder full of images and to create XML dynamically using PHP. Then, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Calculate date difference in AS

Posted on Thursday, 29 July 2010 by nuno mira

Calculating how many days are left to a future date is very simple (both in AS2 and AS3). This is how you can calculate how many days are left for new year: PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: var today:Date = new Date(); … Continue reading →

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Creating a SWC with FlashDevelop

Posted on Thursday, 1 July 2010 by nuno mira

In order to create a SWC using FlashDevelop you can use the ExportSWC plugin. This makes the process really simple. I was wondering how I could create a SWC like the one available in the AS3 Core Lib for example. … Continue reading →

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Animated MovieClip on MOUSE_OVER, MOUSE_OUT

Posted on Thursday, 10 June 2010 by nuno mira
If you want to have better looking animations in buttons, you don't use a Button, you use a MovieClip. This means that you'll have to use some code to control the MovieClip. Play it forwards … Continue reading →

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Apply and Remove tint to an Object in AS3

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 by nuno mira

If you want to tint an object and then revert to its original color, you can use setTint() passing 0 in the second parameter, e.g.: PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: c.setTint (0xFF0000, 0);

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convert Decimal to Hex and back

Posted on Friday, 6 November 2009 by nuno mira

In Flash (AS3), when you store a colour in a variable, although the 0x specifies an hexadecimal value, the variable will be of type uint (unsigned integer). PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: var c:uint = 0xFFFFFF; This means that Flash, internally, converts … Continue reading →

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