sys font alpha in as3
// apply a filter to a system font in order to adjust alpha
myTextField.filters = [new BlurFilter(0,0,0)]; myTextField.alpha = 0.5;
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Single-Line commenting in Actionscript with Textmate
- open the bundle editor and select the Actionscript bundle
- use the add button to make a new preference item, give it a scope of source.actionscript
- name it whatever
- paste in the following:
- that's it! got these instructions on IRC from Infininight: http://pastie.textmate.org/private/clmfldbv2sexjcd7u6qjw
- use the add button to make a new preference item, give it a scope of source.actionscript
- name it whatever
- paste in the following:
{ shellVariables = ( { name = 'TM_COMMENT_START'; value = '// '; }, ); }
- that's it! got these instructions on IRC from Infininight: http://pastie.textmate.org/private/clmfldbv2sexjcd7u6qjw
AS3 FlashVars equivalent: LoaderInfo
// Add this to your package..
import flash.text.*;
// And throw this in wherever..
var t:TextField = new TextField();
t.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
t.border = true;
addChild(t);
t.appendText("params:" + "\n");
try {
var key:String;
var val:String;
var flashvars:Object = LoaderInfo(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters;
for (key in flashvars) {
val = String(flashvars[key]);
t.appendText("\t" + key + ":\t" + val + "\n");
}
} catch (error:Error) {
t.appendText(error);
}
import flash.text.*;
// And throw this in wherever..
var t:TextField = new TextField();
t.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
t.border = true;
addChild(t);
t.appendText("params:" + "\n");
try {
var key:String;
var val:String;
var flashvars:Object = LoaderInfo(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters;
for (key in flashvars) {
val = String(flashvars[key]);
t.appendText("\t" + key + ":\t" + val + "\n");
}
} catch (error:Error) {
t.appendText(error);
}
Make AS3 clips turn cursor into a hand on rollover..
buttonMode = true; mouseChildren = false;
AS3 SwapDepths Equivalent
function move_to_top() { // This will move the current object to the topmost z-index parent.setChildIndex(this, parent.numChildren-1); }
inspect as3 type
// description of your code here
trace(describeType(TYPE-NAME));
