Adobe AIR: Getting HTML Source on MX HTML Component
Problem: I decided to write a tool that would aggregate data from web sites as one surfs the web, kind of like a browser with some extra functionality. It soon became apparent that
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ActionScript
Flash Builder: Building Crashes Player - Vector Issue
Problem: While working with some vectors in AS3, I was in a hurry and typed out my vectors like this: private var image_types:Vector.<String> = new Vector.<String>("png
AS3 : Setting the Mouse Cursor
Problem: Sometimes it can be difficult to use custom cursors in AS3. Solutions: The Mouse singleton class makes this really easy and fluid. If you compare a side-by-side of a SWF u
AS3: Custom Components Flicker / Mouse Event Bubbling
Problem: While working on a project, I added some button components within another component and then had the buttons hide unless the mouse was over the entire component. Each time
AMS Adobe Media Server: Getting Great RTMFP Quality
Problem: If you're new to working with Adobe Media Server (previously Flash Media Server) you may find that your video quality is not looking so great. But why? Solution: There are
Dynamic Application Instances - AMS Adobe Media Server / FMS Flash Media Server
Problem: While playing around with Adobe Media Server and writing an application for it, I wanted to figure out how to add dynamic applications with custom instance names. I looked
AS3 TextConverter.importToFlow Explained
Problem: Working on a WYSIWYG type editor for a project, I found myself needing to import and export raw TextLayoutFormat in string format (vs XML) for use in transport. When obtai
Adobe Air (AS3.0) Tutorial - Transferring Audio/Text Real-time Over UDP Socket
Preface To learn more about how data transmits on a lower level via UDP , I set out to write a quick proof-of-concept where I could connect two clients together and allow real time
AS3.0 VerifyError: Error #1024: Stack underflow occurred.
Problem: I recently was publishing an AS3.0 project which was working fine during development testing. Once I published it and loaded in in the browser, the SWF file failed to load
ActionScript 3.0 Binding
Problem: I wanted to implement the equivalent to: <fx:Script><![CDATA[ [Bindable] public var str:String = "Default literal"; ]]></fx:Script> <s:Label text="{st
This application is not correctly embedded (wrong wmode value)
Problem: While doing some development in Flash Builder using Starling (for mobile), I got the error: This application is not correctly embedded (wrong wmode value) Solution (Flash
ActionScript 3.0 Pad String Method
Problem: I use PHP a lot and am currently working on a project in ActionScript (Flash Builder). I found myself needing a method similar to str_pad. I found a couple online, but not
Copy Vector in AS3
Problem: When dealing with complex datatypes, you will find the normal assignment doesn't work to make a copy as it does with simple datatypes like int, string, etc. var vec:Vector
Apply Smoothing to Video in Spark VideoPlayer or VideoDisplay Component
Problem: I want to allow smoothing on the video that is being played by a Spark VideoPlayer or VideoDisplay component but those components don't have a property for this. Solution:
The name of this class conflicts with the name of another class that was loaded.
Generally I try to avoid dead dreadful programming languages and if you've ever programmed in ActionScript 2.0, you can see why. Among all the problems that come with programming i
Getting file extension with ActionScript
It has been some time since I have posted, but I figured this one quick function for extracting a file extension was worth a quick post. Problem : You are dealing with files and wa
Array Shuffle AS3
When working on shuffling arrays for games we are working on, I wanted to write something that would be efficient and quick. I had previously written a method using the Array push
Flash AS3 String Prototype Extension
Problem: I was working on a problem where two strings looked identical but weren't. Solution: Because there were many variations of the string, it was possible that some converting