Looking for some more options to work with!

[learner_7n]

Hi,

 

The example code which I have downloaded is quite nice. But I would like to have some more options which can be more helpful for me.

 

1) x & y position values (for each object) to keep my objects wherever I want on stage.

2) width & height of my objects (for each object) to keep my objects as I like...Custom size.

The following is the code:

 

package demos {

import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.loading.ImageLoader;
import com.greensock.loading.LoaderMax;
import com.greensock.loading.SWFLoader;
import com.greensock.loading.VideoLoader;
import com.greensock.loading.display.ContentDisplay;

import flash.display.Sprite;

public class Parse_Array extends Sprite {

	public var progress_mc:MovieClip;

	public function Parse_Array() {

		//activate the loaders we need
		LoaderMax.activate([imageLoader, SWFLoader, VideoLoader]); 

		var urls:Array = ["image.jpg", "video.f4v", "image.png", "avm2.swf"];
		var queue:LoaderMax = LoaderMax.parse(urls, 
											  {maxConnections:1, 
											   onProgress:_progressHandler, 
											   onComplete:_queueCompleteHandler, 
											   onChildComplete:_childCompleteHandler},
											  {width:125, 
											   height:90, 
											   scaleMode:"stretch", 
											   y:150});
		queue.prependURLs("assets/");
		queue.load();
	}

	private function _progressHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
		this.progress_mc.progressBar_mc.scaleX = event.target.progress;
	}

	private function _queueCompleteHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
		var contents:Array = event.target.content;
		var currentContent:ContentDisplay;
		for (var i:int = 0; i < contents.length; i++) {
			currentContent = contents[i];
			addChild(currentContent);
			currentContent.x = i * 125 + 25;
		}
	}

	private function _childCompleteHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
		trace("child loaded: " + event.target + " inside queue: " + event.currentTarget);
	}
}
}

[GreenSock]

If you want custom sizes and positions for each object, then you should create each loader instead of trying to parse() and array of URLs. Kinda like:

 

var queue:LoaderMax = new LoaderMax();
queue.append( new SWFLoader("child.swf", {name:"swf", x:100, y:200, width:130, height:130, container:this}) );
queue.append( new ImageLoader("photo.jpg", {name:"photo", x:230, y:200, width:150, height:250, container:this}) );
...
queue.load();

 

There are tons of options and lots of flexibility. Make sure you watch all the videos and read the LoaderMax Tips & Tricks page as well as the ASDocs to really get a feel for things.

 

Have fun.

[learner_7n]

Thank you very much for your help. It is working fine and much helpful for me. I am using the learning resources to understand it well. I just need your support for a couple of days to give my demo project a shape.

 

If you won't mind, please let me know how can I unload or make invisible my external .SWF file after displaying it for a while (say, after 5 seconds)? Really sorry to bother you asking basic question. I am downloading several free fla files to understand it.

 

Once again thanks for your kind help.

[GreenSock]

You can simply call unload() on the loader.

 

var loader:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader("child.swf");
loader.load();

//then later...
loader.unload();

 

If you need a way to find your loader from anywhere by its name or url, just use the LoaderMax.getLoader() method, like this:

 

var loader:SWFLoader = Loader.getLoader("myLoaderNameOrURL");
if (loader != null) {
   loader.unload();
} else {
   trace("Couldn't find loader");
}

 

Have you read through the ASDocs? Those can be really helpful to explore the various methods and properties. http://www.greensock.com/as/docs/tween/_loadermax.html