generic function to place a component on the stage in ActionScript-3.0

[Srihari_Ch]

Hi all,

           I am new to flash and ActionScript 3.0.I am learning ActionScript 3.0.

           My requirement/need  is the AS3 code for placing any type of Component(viz., Button, CheckBox, ComboBox, ListBox, radiobutton, Slider, Scrollbar,Label,TextField, etc.,) on the stage with desired width,height, X and Y parameters(values) which we mention in "Properties" tab of Properties Window in flash.          Hence, What i need is, (say)a generic ActionScript 3.0 method/function, which places any of the components present in "Components Panel" onto the stage.

                i.e., As per my idea, the function prototype or signature may be like this:

                     function addComponent(int <width>, int <height>, int <XPos>, int <YPos>)

           Plzzz... Can anyone help me in this context....  It is a general query i think so. i.e., A basic programmer's task for defining a function for my requirement.           I think,                if I want to add a Button onto the stage at 100,100 pixel position and the button component's width and height are 50,50 respectively, (i.e., button.X=button.Y=100 && button.width=button.height=50).

           So, a button must be placed at 100,100,             then, the sample code looks like this:

                              Button <btn_instance> = new Button();     //creates Button instance

                              <btn_instance>.addComponent(50,50,100,100);// properties of button.

I hope someone will help me.

Thanks in advance..

Srihari.Ch

[Manno_Bult-to3djt]

(OTTOMH) you could have a function similar to:

function placeComponent( container:DisplayObjectContainer, component:UIComponent, w:int, h:int, xpos:int, ypos:int ):void

{

  container.addChild( component );

  component.move( xpos, ypos );

  component.setSize( w, h );

}

called with:

var b:Button = new Button();

placeComponent( this, b, 100, 20, 200, 200 );

You were alost there

[Colin Holgate]

One problem you may find is that you can't add a component that isn't in the library, so your swf would need to include every kind of component you might add later.