This task is one I seem to be doing repeatedly, so here is a snippet for all the world to enjoy.
import flash.geom.ColorTransform;
private function tint(c:Number, obj:*) {
var myColor:ColorTransform = obj.transform.colorTransform;
myColor.color = c;
obj.transform.colorTransform = myColor;
}
tint(0xffcc00, myMovieClip);
Sometimes in flash you need to get an XMLList from tags while ignoring tag case.
<xml>
<tagName>contents</tagName>
<TAGNAME>contents</TAGNAME>
</xml>
I have a class that extracts XHTML from the page where a swf is embeded. Works great except different browsers return different case for tags. Below is the snippet I used to get a node list no matter the tag case. [...]
The (now) new Firefox 3.6 and possibly other versions place a 1px border around flash elements embedded with swfojbect. This outline is similar to the active link outline. May occur on other object and embed tags as well.
If you’re annoyed by this, there is a simple CSS fix.
a:focus, object:focus {
outline: none;
-moz-outline-style: none; [...]
Came across a great Flash debugging tool. Step through your code at runtime and change/monitor properties. Run and catch method results instantly!
I used to use a flash JSFL command for rounding the x and y coordinates of objects on the stage. I had trouble finding it for download so I made one. Get it here.
Drop it in your commands folder:
(Win) Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS4\en\Configuration\Commands\
(Mac) username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS4/en/Configuration/Commands.
Select the objects on the stage you would [...]
A nifty AIR app for creating, printing, and editing a GAIA framework site.xml file.
Originally posted/get it here
Had the need to validate an email address in Actionscript 3 recently. I have always copied and pasted regular expressions before. I took the time and learned them (the as3 implementation anyway). Below is a function using an email validation regex and an example swf along with the source.
function isValidEmail( str:String ):Boolean {
[...]
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