R – use timeline scripting on embedded SWF assets w/ the Flex SDK

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I've embedded a SWF into a class using this syntax above my class definition:

[Embed (source='/../assets/MyMovieClips.swf', symbol='SpecialMovieClip')] public class SpecialMovieClip extends MovieClip

The MovieClip asset seems linked with my class okay, and instantiates along with it, and is visible, but:

I can't access instances placed on stage within that clip.
The timeline scripting seems non-functional.

Is this the drawback of embedding SWF files at compile-time with the Flex SDK?
So, maybe I should just go back to compiling with the Flash IDE if I want timeline scripting or instances positioned on-stage?

Best Answer

if you embed with the [Embed ] tag all scripts will be stripped from you symbol. But you can add script to frames with MovieClip.addFrameScript():

public function SpecialMovieClip(){

addFrameScript(4,myfunc)

}

private function myfunc(){

stop()

}
i think you can only access the symbols inside a movieClip with movieClip.GetChildAt()

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There are two ways to look at this. The first way (that I use fairly often) is to include the FLAs in my lib folder of my Flex project. Then, in the FLA I set the path to ../src/ (Publish Settings - > Flash Tab -> ActionScript 3 Button) so that Flash can reach the same packages as the rest of my Flex application. This means the SWC is just a compiled version of the classes I already have in Flex (hence I don't even have to add the SWC to the Flex project technically)

They other way of doing something like this is to create the assets inside of Flash and just assign the various assets dummy classes - Flash will create the classes for these assets for you automatically. Then you import that SWC into your Flex project. The assets, by themselves, will obviously just be dumb MovieClips - but you can write your own classes that instantiate the assets and control them.

R – An extra wrapper or decorator class needed when using SWC assets

To associate a symbol directly to a class do like this. This works for all kinds of subclasses aswell (as long as they extend the appropriate base class):

package foo {

    import flash.display.Sprite;    

    [Embed(source='../../../../../../assets/Assets.swf', symbol='InfoPopup')]
    public class InfoPopup extends Sprite {

        public function InfoPopup(){
            trace("constructor!");
        }

    }

}

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