Using getURL with passed data and onRelease

[electrikjesus]

I have been working on this project for some time. I was able to grab all the info and images I need except for the correct URL data on a button.

Here is my code:

 //Import
import mx.utils.Delegate;
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
//Variables
var numOfItems:Number;
var radiusX:Number = 250;
var radiusY:Number = 60;
var centerX:Number = Stage.width / 2;
var centerY:Number = 250;
var speed:Number = 0.003;
var perspective:Number = 130;
var home:MovieClip = this;
theText._alpha = 0;
URLbtn._alpha = 0;
myLink = 0;

var tooltip:MovieClip = this.attachMovie("tooltip","tooltip",10000);
tooltip._alpha = 0;
//functions
var xml:XML = new XML();
xml.ignoreWhite = true;

xml.onLoad = function()
{
    var nodes = this.firstChild.childNodes;
    numOfItems = nodes.length;
    for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++)
    {
        var t = home.attachMovie("item","item"+i,i+1);
        t.angle = i * ((Math.PI*2)/numOfItems);
        t.onEnterFrame = mover;
        t.toolText = nodes[i].attributes.tooltip;
        t.content = nodes[i].attributes.content;
        t.icon.inner.loadMovie(nodes[i].attributes.image);
        t.r.inner.loadMovie(nodes[i].attributes.image);
        t.icon.onRollOver = over;
        t.icon.onRollOut = out;
        t.icon.onRelease = released;
        myLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
        }
        function callGetLink(urllink){
            getURL(myLink);
            trace(myLink);
            };

        URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
            callGetLink(urllink);
            trace(myLink);
         };

        }

function over()
{
    //BONUS Section
    var sou:Sound = new Sound();
    sou.attachSound("sover");
    sou.start();
    
    home.tooltip.tipText.text = this._parent.toolText;
    home.tooltip._x = 295;
    home.tooltip._y = 380;
    home.tooltip.onEnterFrame = Delegate.create(this,moveTip);
    home.tooltip._alpha = 100;
}

function out()
{
    delete home.tooltip.onEnterFrame;
    home.tooltip._alpha = 0;
}

function released()
{
    //BONUS Section
    var sou:Sound = new Sound();
    sou.attachSound("sdown");
    sou.start();
    
    home.tooltip._alpha = 0;
    for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++)
    {
        var t:MovieClip = home["item"+i];
        t.xPos = t._x;
        t.yPos = t._y;
        t.theScale = t._xscale;
        delete t.icon.onRollOver;
        delete t.icon.onRollOut;
        delete t.icon.onRelease;
        delete t.onEnterFrame;
        if(t != this._parent)
        {
            var tw:Tween = new Tween(t,"_xscale",Strong.easeOut,t._xscale,0,1,true);
            var tw2:Tween = new Tween(t,"_yscale",Strong.easeOut,t._yscale,0,1,true);
            var tw3:Tween = new Tween(t,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,100,0,1,true);
        }
        else
        {
            var tw:Tween = new Tween(t,"_xscale",Strong.easeOut,t._xscale,100,1,true);
            var tw2:Tween = new Tween(t,"_yscale",Strong.easeOut,t._yscale,100,1,true);
            var tw3:Tween = new Tween(t,"_x",Strong.easeOut,t._x,120,1,true);
            var tw4:Tween = new Tween(t,"_y",Strong.easeOut,t._y,300,1,true);
            var tw5:Tween = new Tween(theText,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,100,1,true);
            var tw5:Tween = new Tween(URLbtn,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,100,1,true);
            theText.text = t.content;
            

            var s:Object = this;
            tw.onMotionStopped = function()
            {
                s.onRelease = unReleased;
            }
        }
    }
}


function unReleased()
{
    //BONUS Section
    var sou:Sound = new Sound();
    sou.attachSound("sdown");
    sou.start();
    
    delete this.onRelease;
    var tw:Tween = new Tween(theText,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,100,0,0.5,true);
    var tw:Tween = new Tween(URLbtn,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,100,0,0.5,true);
    for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++)
    {
        var t:MovieClip = home["item"+i];
        if(t != this._parent)
        {
            var tw:Tween = new Tween(t,"_xscale",Strong.easeOut,0,t.theScale,1,true);
            var tw2:Tween = new Tween(t,"_yscale",Strong.easeOut,0,t.theScale,1,true);
            var tw3:Tween = new Tween(t,"_alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,100,1,true);
        }
        else
        {
            var tw:Tween = new Tween(t,"_xscale",Strong.easeOut,100,t.theScale,1,true);
            var tw2:Tween = new Tween(t,"_yscale",Strong.easeOut,100,t.theScale,1,true);
            var tw3:Tween = new Tween(t,"_x",Strong.easeOut,t._x,t.xPos,1,true);
            var tw4:Tween = new Tween(t,"_y",Strong.easeOut,t._y,t.yPos,1,true);
            tw.onMotionStopped = function()
            {
                for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++)
                {
                    var t:MovieClip = home["item"+i];
                    t.icon.onRollOver = Delegate.create(t.icon,over);
                    t.icon.onRollOut = Delegate.create(t.icon,out);
                    t.icon.onRelease = Delegate.create(t.icon,released);
                    t.onEnterFrame = mover;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


function moveTip()
{
    home.tooltip._x = 295;
    home.tooltip._y = 380;
}

xml.load("icons.xml");


function mover()
{
    this._x = Math.cos(this.angle) * radiusX + centerX;
    this._y = Math.sin(this.angle) * radiusY + centerY;
    var s = (this._y - perspective) /(centerY+radiusY-perspective);
    this._xscale = this._yscale = s*100;
    this.angle += this._parent.speed;
    this.swapDepths(Math.round(this._xscale) + 100);
}
//loaders
this.onMouseMove = function()
{
    speed = (this._xmouse-centerX)/1500;
}

I have a feeling that it is something simple. but I just can't get it. it keeps passing the URL value for the last node in the list.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

Thank You,

Jon

[NTD]

Hi,

The problem appears to be how you have "myLink" defined. Since it is in a for loop, only the last cycle of the for loop is assigned as "myLink". You will probably need to pull that variable out of the for loop and find a way to idenitify each individual link selected. Once the link is identified,you can use it as hard coded or you can then use a for loop to cycle through your array of links to detect a match and proceed from there.

myLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
...will only return the last iteration of the for loop...

hope it helps
NTD

[electrikjesus]

How would I do this then? Could I use "i" as the array identifier or could I rewrite the for loop to be a Global Variable somehow?

[blitzzz]

and as NTD stated you can "push" these values into an Array

here are also some other things you can do:

in this example you could have a button - (instance "URLbtn") inside the attached clip:

So inside the loop you could do:

 
t.URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
getURL(nodes[i].attributes.urllink);
}

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you can also set variables to attached clips-

t.urlLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;


*This is nice because you already have the link associated with the clip for later use.
you could refer to them by instance name of the clip:
movieInstance.urlLink

from inside the movie or a function attached to the clip(s) -
this.urlLink

help?

[electrikjesus]

I tried this and it doesn't seem to be getting to the URLbtn though.

........
        t.icon.onRelease = released;
        t.urllink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
        t.URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
            getURL(nodes[i].attributes.urllink);
            trace('clicked');
            
        }
        trace(nodes[i].attributes.urllink);
    }

    }

function over()
........

[blitzzz]

I tried this and it doesn't seem to be getting to the URLbtn though.

is your button inside the movie clip- "item" that is attached?

[electrikjesus]

No it isn't. And When I tried to move it to that movie clip. I never got a mouseover when it showed.

Scene 1
-----
Text----
-Frame 1
Text1 (theText)
read more (URLbtn)
-----
Actions----
-Frame 1
Actions for Frame 1

Thank You for your help so far

-

[blitzzz]

No it isn't. And When I tried to move it to that movie clip. I never got a mouseover when it showed.

Ok - try this it might give you an understanding:

you have a movie clip in your library with a "linkage identifier" of "item".

double click on that movie in the library. it now should open up so you can edit it / add things to it.

make a button - give it an "instance name" of "URLbtn".
you add the instance name by selecting the button within/inside the "item" movie clip -
with the button selected add the instance name in the properties window.
(note: this is not a "linkage identifier" just a simple instance)

t.urlLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
        t.URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
              trace(this._parent.urlLink);
        }

the button(s) should trace the value of the respective url(s)

note we use this._parent because urlLink is assigned to the movie clip that contains the button..

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you can also assign a variable directily to that button :

t.URLbtn.urlLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
        t.URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
              trace(this.urlLink);
        }

and now it can be traced with the target path this. = the current object the function is on..

understand? help?

[electrikjesus]

I have worked at this for hours now to try to get this to work.

With no luck.

Will one of you PM me and I can send you the .fla that I am working with.

Please?

Thanks.

[blitzzz]

try this here -

 
 
 for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++)
    {
        var t = home.attachMovie("item","item"+i,i+1);
        t.angle = i * ((Math.PI*2)/numOfItems);
        t.onEnterFrame = mover;
        t.toolText = nodes[i].attributes.tooltip;
        t.content = nodes[i].attributes.content;
        t.icon.inner.loadMovie(nodes[i].attributes.image);
        t.r.inner.loadMovie(nodes[i].attributes.image);
        t.icon.onRollOver = over;
        t.icon.onRollOut = out;
        t.icon.onRelease = released;
        // *** part to edit below 
        t.URLbtn.urlLink = nodes[i].attributes.urllink;
        t.URLbtn.onRelease = function() {
                getURL(this.urlLink);
                }        
        }

do this below -

you have a movie clip in your library with a "linkage identifier" of "item".

double click on that movie in the library. it now should open up so you can edit it / add things to it.

make a button - give it an "instance name" of "URLbtn".
you add the instance name by selecting the button within/inside the "item" movie clip -
with the button selected add the instance name in the properties window.
(note: this is not a "linkage identifier" just a simple instance)

understand this part?

did you get it to work now?

still need help?