Nuno Mira - Flash Developer » ActionScript

Calculate date difference in AS

nuno mira — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:34:55 +0000

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 →

Creating a SWC with FlashDevelop

nuno mira — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:53:37 +0000

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 →

Animated MovieClip on MOUSE_OVER, MOUSE_OUT

nuno mira — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:01:01 +0000

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 →

Apply and Remove tint to an Object in AS3

nuno mira — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:24:20 +0000

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); PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: import fl.motion.Color; var square:Sprite = … Continue reading →

convert Decimal to Hex and back

nuno mira — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:40 +0000

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 →