BlitMask for Flex

[Andrew_NZ]

Hi all,

 

New member to the GreenSock club so be nice

 

I use Flex (v4.6) and was trying to use the BlitMask. Naturally ran into no addChild.

 

To fix the addChildAt problem copy the code from the MotionBlurPlugin (or elsewhere)

 

 

if (_isFlex && _target.parent.hasOwnProperty("addElement")) { //to accommodate Flex 4 API additions

(_target.parent as Object).addElementAt(this, (_target.parent as Object).getElementIndex(_target));

} else {

_target.parent.addChildAt(this, _target.parent.getChildIndex(_target));

}

 

and set _isFlex by adding (to the constructor)

 

 

try {

_isFlex = Boolean(getDefinitionByName("mx.managers.SystemManager")); // SystemManager is the first display class created within a Flex application

} catch (e:Error) {

_isFlex = false;

}

 

 

Also, one for others greater than I to ponder. The BlitMask currently extends Sprite, which doesn't have addElement anyway, so changed to DisplayObject, only to find it doesn't have Graphics.

 

This site: http://www.hulstkamp...t-in-flex-4/555 suggested SpriteVisualElement, and it seems to work.

 

Not sure if this can be modified into the release, but hope this helps some out there.

 

Thanks Mr. GreenSock - terrific tools!

 

AM

- sorry for lack of color.

[Carl]

Do you know about FlexBlitMask?

http://www.greensock.com/as/docs/tween/com/greensock/FlexBlitMask.html