How to setup a basic load/unload swf files?

[pixelbeat]

Hello guys.

 

I've been lurking this forum for months and it's been really helpful.

 

A couple of weeks ago I discover LoadMax and it's fantastic, but I can't make it work in a very basic situation.

 

What would be the best approach to this problem?

 

Let's say I have a classic menu (4 items), that triggers 4 different swf files to preload on a main scene, on the same container.

 

I tried this, but obviously I have no idea how to use this in a proper way.

 

var loader1:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader("content1.swf", {onComplete:onLoadSWF});
loader1.load();	
var loader2:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader("content2.swf", {onComplete:onLoadSWF}

var loadContentMC:MovieClip;

function onLoadSWF(event:LoaderEvent):void {
   loadContentMC = event.target.rawContent;
   TweenMax.fromTo(loadContentMC, 3, {alpha:0, x:stage.stageWidth/2-355, y:285}, {alpha:1, x:stage.stageWidth/2-355, y:285});

}

hit_item_1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler1);

function clickHandler1(event:MouseEvent):void {

/*
I don't know how to tell Flash if the content of the object 'loader2' was loaded, and in that case, unload it and load the proper file.
*/
loader2.unload();

}

 

I will appreciated if anyone can bring any light to this matter.

 

Thank you all!

D.

[GreenSock]

Sure, you could use a "curLoader" variable to track the current loader that's displaying. So your handler would look something like this:

 

function clickHandler1(event:MouseEvent):void {
   if (curLoader == loader1) {
       return; //do nothing
   } else if (curLoader != null) {
       curLoader.unload();
   }
   curLoader = loader1;
   addChild(loader1.content);
   loader1.load();
}

 

You could even consolidate this into a single method that you'd reuse for each of your buttons/loaders - you'd just do something like showLoader(loader) in each button click handler. Just an idea.

[pixelbeat]

Thank you so much for your quick response.

 

I will check this in a few minutes.

 

You guys rock!