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lukem42844010
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January 9, 2017
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Making an array containing images and adding them to the stage HELP!!

  • January 9, 2017
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I have an assignment where I am to make a game similar to bloons where balls drop from the sky. However we've yet to be taught anything. I really need help with the array containing the images. I have a set of images;

blueBall

bombBall

greenBall

redBall

yellowBall

how can I add these into an array and addChild them in a random order and amount five in a row at a time?

Luke

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Correct answer kglad

ArgumentError: Error #1507: Argument name cannot be null.

  at global/flash.utils::getDefinitionByName()

  at Level1Class()

  at GameManagerClass/GoToScene()

  at HomeScreenClass/playButtonClicked()

Its not saying what code is triggering it? But it could be from the C=Class(getDefinitionByName(ballArray));

I used to work with flash but never touched arrays as I couldn't get along with them aha


change this:

for(var i:int=0;i<rowNum;i++){

shuffle(imageA);

for(var j:int=0;j<5;j++){

to:

for(var i:int=0;i<rowNum;i++){

shuffle(imageA);

for(var j:int=0;j<ballArray.length;j++){

1 reply

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
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January 9, 2017

are those library symbols or bitmaps (eg, png files) that need to be loaded or something else?

lukem42844010
lukem42844010Author
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January 9, 2017

There images I've drawn myself on CS6 using the pen tool (rather than through code).

Thank you for replying

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 9, 2017

convert them to symbols (eg, movieclips) and assing each a linkage id (eg, BlueBall, BombBall, etc);

you can then use:

var imageA:Array=['BlueBall','BombBall',etc..];

var xgap:int = ?

var ygap:int = ?

var rowNum:int = ?

var C:Class;

var image:MovieClip;

for(var i:int=0;i<rowNum;i++){

shuffle(imageA);

for(var j:int=0;j<5;j++){

C=Class(getDefinitionByName(imageA));

image=new C();

addChild(image);

image.y=i*ygap;

image.x=j*xgap;

}

}

function shuffle(a:Array) {

    var p:int;

    var t:*;

    var ivar:int;

    for (ivar = a.length-1; ivar>=0; ivar--) {

        p=Math.floor((ivar+1)*Math.random());

        t = a[ivar];

        a[ivar] = a

;

        a

= t;

    }

}

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