ActionScript Examples

Adding tick marks to a Slider control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:26:17 +0000

The following example shows how you can add tick marks to a Flash/ActionScript 3.0 Slider control by setting the tickInterval property. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /** * Requires: * - Slider control in the Flash library. */ import fl.controls.Slider; var slider:Slider = new Slider(); slider.tickInterval = 1; slider.move(20, 20); addChild(slider);

Creating a vertical Slider control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:10:29 +0000

The following example shows how you can create a horizontal or vertical Slider control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0 by setting the Slider control’s direction property to one of the static constants in the fl.controls.SliderDirection class (SliderDirection.HORIZONTAL or SliderDirection.VERTICAL). Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 import fl.controls.ComboBox; import fl.controls.Slider; import fl.controls.SliderDirection; import fl.data.DataProvider; var dp:DataProvider = new DataProvider(); dp.addItem({label:SliderDirection.HORIZONTAL}); dp.addItem({label:SliderDirection.VERTICAL}); var comboBox:ComboBox = [...]

Creating a custom context menu item in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:23:10 +0000

The following example shows how you can add a custom context menu item to a Sprite object by setting the Sprite’s contextMenu property to a ContextMenu object. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 var red_cmi:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem("red"); red_cmi.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT, cmi_menuItemSelect); var cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(); cm.customItems.push(red_cmi); cm.hideBuiltInItems(); var spr:Sprite = new Sprite(); spr.contextMenu = cm; spr.graphics.beginFill(0x000000); spr.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 120, 90); spr.graphics.endFill(); spr.x = 10; spr.y = 10; addChild(spr); function [...]

Rotating a Sprite object around its x-axis in Flash using ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Player 10

Peter deHaan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:45:27 +0000

The following example shows how you can 3D rotate a Sprite object around its x-axis with Flash, ActionScript 3.0, and Flash Player 10 by setting the object’s rotationX property. Full code after the jump. // http://actionscriptexamples.com/2009/02/26/rotating-a-sprite-object-around-its-x-axis-in-flash-using-actionscript-30-and-flash-player-10/ // ActionScript 3.0 /** Requires: * - Slider control in Flash library. * - Publish for Flash Player 10. */ [SWF(width="400", height="300")] import [...]

Detecting when the user changes the color in a ColorPicker control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:03:20 +0000

The following example shows how you can detect when the selected color in a Flash ActionScript 3.0 ColorPicker component by listening for the change event (using the static ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE constant). Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - ColorPicker control in the Flash library */ import fl.controls.ColorPicker; import fl.events.ColorPickerEvent; var bg:Sprite = new Sprite(); bg.graphics.beginFill(0x000000); bg.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight); bg.graphics.endFill(); addChild(bg); var [...]

Getting the currently selected color as a hexadecimal value on a ColorPicker control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:33:36 +0000

The following example shows how you can get the currently selected color as a hexadecimal value on a Flash ActionScript 3.0 ColorPicker component by using the read-only hexValue property. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - ColorPicker control in Flash library * - Label control in Flash library */ import fl.controls.ColorPicker; import fl.controls.Label; import fl.events.ColorPickerEvent; var colorPicker:ColorPicker [...]

Toggling the text field on the ColorPicker control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:46:23 +0000

The following example shows how you can toggle the text field on the Flash ActionScript 3.0 ColorPicker control by setting the Boolean showTextField property. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - CheckBox control in Flash library * - ColorPicker control in Flash library */ import fl.controls.CheckBox; import fl.controls.ColorPicker; var checkBox:CheckBox = new CheckBox(); checkBox.selected = true; checkBox.label = [...]

Creating a vertical Slider control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:31:24 +0000

The following example shows how you can create a vertical Flash ActionScript 3.0 Slider component by setting the direction property to one of the static constants in the SliderDirection class. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - Slider control in Flash library */ import fl.controls.Slider; import fl.controls.SliderDirection; var slider:Slider = new Slider(); slider.direction = SliderDirection.VERTICAL; slider.tickInterval = 1; slider.move(20, [...]

Setting the number of columns on a ColorPicker control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:21:35 +0000

The following example shows how you can set the number of columns on a Flash ActionScript 3.0 ColorPicker control’s pop up menu by setting the columnCount style. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - ColorPicker control in Flash library * - Slider control in Flash library */ import fl.controls.ColorPicker; import fl.controls.Slider; import fl.events.SliderEvent; var slider:Slider = new [...]

Changing the data provider on the ColorPicker control in Flash using ActionScript 3.0

Peter deHaan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:38:24 +0000

The following example shows how you can set the data provider for the Flash ActionScript 3.0 ColorPicker component by setting the colors property. Full code after the jump. // ActionScript 3.0 /* Requires: * - ColorPicker control in Flash library */ var arr:Array = [0x000000, 0x110000, 0x220000, 0x330000, [...]