getDefinitionByName

I have been creating a code base for a Screen Manager system that I am using for an iOS app I am building in AS3. I wanted to create a dynamic way to reference and instantiate classes that represent each of the Screens in the app so I can reuse this for other applications in the future and to make it a lot less code intensive.

I setup a series of static variables that held string names to represent each of the Screens in the application. Then when I want to create the screen and add it to the stage I use the getDefinitionByName() method and pass the string name of the class. (more…)

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Getter ready, get Setter, Go!

I am loving the stupid names I’ve been using for these posts. Pretty soon you’ll have no idea what I am talking about.

In my last post, I showed you have to create a new class and the topic of access modifiers was mentioned. I would like to expand on that topic and use it to introduce a new one for class creation.

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Going Somewhere?

Opening a URL in Action Script 3

Navigating to a URL in AS 2 was pretty straight forward.

getURL(“http://www.ryanwelcher.com”);

As with most things in AS3 that has changed a fair amount. It is no longer one line of code. I’ll show you everything and then walk you through it (more…)

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