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Draw Box Class

By request, here is a simple box drawing class. Click and drag to draw box based on mouse position.

This can be used as an object selecting mechanism in games to select multiple objects at the same time.

Click and drag to draw box

View Code ACTIONSCRIPT
/**
 * Draw Box class
 * ---------------------
 * VERSION: 1.0
 * DATE: 11/14/2010
 * AS3
 * UPDATES AND DOCUMENTATION AT: http://www.FreeActionScript.com
 **/
package com.freeactionscript
{
	import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.Event;
 
	public class Box extends Sprite
	{
		private var _canvas:DisplayObjectContainer;
		private var _startX:Number;
		private var _startY:Number;
		private var _endX:Number;
		private var _endY:Number;
 
		public function Box($canvas:DisplayObjectContainer, $startX:Number, $startY:Number)
		{			
			_canvas = $canvas;
			_startX = $startX;
			_startY = $startY;
			_endX = _canvas.mouseX;
			_endY = _canvas.mouseY;
 
			_canvas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, onMouseMoveHandler);
			_canvas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUpHandler);
			_canvas.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrameHandler);
		}
 
		private function onMouseMoveHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
		{
			_endX = _canvas.mouseX;
			_endY = _canvas.mouseY;
		}
 
		private function onMouseUpHandler(event:MouseEvent):void 
		{
			_canvas.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, onMouseMoveHandler);			
			_canvas.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUpHandler);
			_canvas.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrameHandler);
		}
 
		private function onEnterFrameHandler(event:Event):void 
		{
			graphics.clear();
			graphics.lineStyle(2, 0x88B1CC);
			graphics.moveTo(_startX, _startY);
			graphics.beginFill(0x88B1CC, .25);
			graphics.lineTo(_endX, _startY);
			graphics.lineTo(_endX, _endY);
			graphics.lineTo(_startX, _endY);
			graphics.lineTo(_startX, _startY);
			graphics.endFill();
		}
	}
}
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Weapon – Shooting Laser

This script shows you how to shoot a laser weapon from the player movieclip towards the mouse x & y position.

Game Engine – Shooting Laser Weapon

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Customizable Game Weapon Settings:

  • reload speed
  • laser offset
  • laser width
  • laser color
  • laser alpha

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