ActionScript 3.0 code help - gotoAndPlay a different movie clip symbol - HTML Forums

miccheckone · 10-06-2009, 02:31 AM

Hi there. I could use some help with a Flash CS4/ActionScript 3.0 question. Both are very new to me, so I'm struggling.

So, I'm building a website. I've got my main timeline (Scene 1) separated into layers containing a pre-loader, an animated splash page, and then the content of the website:

The pre-loader works fine; I basically just copied & pasted the ActionScript 3.0 code from an online tutorial. The loading animation plays, then goes to the next frame, which contains an instance of a movie clip symbol that contains the splash page animation timeline (instance name: "splashPageAnimation"). Here's where I get confused. When the timeline inside "splashPageAnimation" has played all the way to the end, how do I tell it to then jump back out to the main timeline and proceed to the next frame, which contains an instance of a movie clip symbol that contains the real content of the website (instance name: "entireSite")?

Can anyone offer up some code to make this happen? And would I put the Action on the last frame of the nested "splashPageAnimation" timeline itself (frame 213 in the image below), or would I put it on the frame that contains "splashPageAnimation" on the main/Scene 1 timeline (frame 2 in previous image)?

Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

RysChwith · 10-06-2009, 08:24 AM

Tough to say. What's the code you have so far for the preloader?

Rys

miccheckone · 10-06-2009, 12:44 PM

Here's the ActionScript I'm using for the preloader:

Code:

stop();

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loaderF);

function loaderF(e:Event):void{
	var toLoad:Number = loaderInfo.bytesTotal;
	var loaded:Number = loaderInfo.bytesLoaded;
	var total:Number = loaded/toLoad;
	if(loaded == toLoad){
		removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loaderF);
		gotoAndStop(2);
	} else {
		preloader_mc.preloaderFill_mc.scaleX = total;
		preloader_mc.percent_txt.text = Math.floor(total*100) + "%";
		preloader_mc.ofBytes_txt.text = loaded + " bytes";
		preloader_mc.totalBytes_txt.text = toLoad + " bytes";
	}
}

miccheckone · 10-06-2009, 12:51 PM

In my research, I found this article on Adobe's site about using a utility called the TimelineWatcher class.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ar...newatcher.html

The article's still a bit beyond my grasp at this point, but if this looks like a solution to my dilemma, I'll try to figure it out. Any thoughts?

miccheckone · 10-06-2009, 07:00 PM

Okay, I got it. Amazing what another 8 hours of searching can turn up.

On the last frame of my splash animation timeline, I added a simple action that returns to the root timeline (Scene 1) and resumes playback, thereby proceeding to the next MovieClip (on frame 3) where my site content resides. There is a simple stop(); action on frame 3 that pauses the root timeline at this MovieClip.

I found the code in a post on AS2 and just migrated it to AS3.

ActionScript 2.0:

PHP Code:


			
_root.play();

ActionScript 3.0:

PHP Code:


			
MovieClip(root).play();

RysChwith · 10-07-2009, 08:32 AM

Ah, that makes sense. You might consider using parent instead of root, in case the SWF ever gets embedded in another SWF (presumably not likely, but it's a good habit to get into in general).

Rys

miccheckone · 10-12-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RysChwith

You might consider using parent instead of root... it's a good habit to get into in general.

Cool, thanks for the tip, Rys!