Free ActionScript

Reclaimer Effect

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:09:45 +0000

This is the result of a little experiment I was trying. Calling this one a “reclaimer” effect. One object pulling another object, one particle at a time. Sorry but the code is uncommented. ?View Code ACTIONSCRIPT/** * VERSION: 1.0 * DATE: 3/12/2010 * AS3 * UPDATES AND DOCUMENTATION AT: http://www.FreeActionScript.com **/ package { import flash.display.BitmapData; import flash.display.Sprite; import [...]

Contact form

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:18:19 +0000

Last week I added a contact form to the site. Unfortunately it wasn’t working correctly due to wordpress (shame on me for not doing additional tests!). So, if you used the contact form in the last week, I did not get your request. Please resend.

OOP: XML Loader & Display Manager

pradvan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:55:44 +0000

Here is an OOP XML Loader & Display Manager class that can be used in your projects to load and display XML data. The XML comes in the following form: ?View Code XML<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <data> <person name="Bob"></person> <person name="Jack"></person> <person name="Jill"></person> </data> Here is the SWF that loads it: Class structure:

Player Movement with Velocity

pradvan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:20:12 +0000

Expending on the previous space shooter example, I’ve added velocity to player movement. Here’s the updated code: ?View Code ACTIONSCRIPT/** * Player Movement with velocity * * Version: 1.0 * Author: Philip Radvan * URL: http://www.freeactionscript.com */ package code { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.Event; import flash.events.KeyboardEvent; import flash.ui.Keyboard; public class GameEngine extends MovieClip { // Movement Flags public var up:Boolean = false; public var down:Boolean = false; public var left:Boolean = false; public [...]

AS3 Basics - Naming Conventions

pradvan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:45 +0000

Use precise, meaningful, contextually relevant names that are as descriptive as possible. Limit the use of unnecessary abbreviations. Example: defaultImagePreview NOT: dfltImgPrv Start each instance name with a lowercase letter, and intercap the remaining words. Examples: menuItem, sectionTitle Apply the same conventions to variable names. Examples: accountNumber, startingPoint, currentProductName Begin a class name with an uppercase letter. Write class names [...]