Grid not setting up properly for bejeweled style game

[JamesCornwell43]

I am working on setting up a grid for a bejeweled type of game. I set everything up so that the grid will take one of the six pieces in my movie clip and set it up on a 8 by 8 grid, but it appears to only play that clip  and not function how I want it. Any help is appreciated.

package  {
import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.text.*;
    import flash.utils.Timer;
public class RuneRush extends MovieClip {
static const numPieces:uint = 6;
     static const spacing:Number = 45;
     static const offsetX:Number = 120;
     static const offsetY:Number = 30;
    // game grid and mode
    private var grid:Array;
    private var gameSprite:Sprite;
    private var firstPiece:Piece;
    private var isDropping,isSwapping:Boolean;
    private var gameScore:int;
public function startRuneRush() {
// create grid array
    grid = new Array();
    for(var gridrows:int=0;gridrows<8;gridrows++) {
      grid.push(new Array());
    }
    setUpGrid();
    isDropping = false;
    isSwapping = false;
    gameScore = 0;
    addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,movePieces);
}
public function setUpGrid() {
   // loop until valid starting grid
    while (true) {
      // create sprite
      gameSprite = new Sprite();
        // add 64 random pieces
      for(var col:int=0;col<8;col++) {
        for(var row:int=0;row<8;row++) {
          addPiece(col,row);
}
}
  // try again if matches are present
    if (lookForMatches().length != 0) continue;
    // try again if no possible moves
    if (lookForPossibles() == false) continue;
    // no matches, but possibles exist: good board found
    break;
  }
  // add sprite
  addChild(gameSprite);
}
// create a random piece, add to sprite and grid
public function addPiece(col,row:int):Piece {
    var newPiece:Piece = new Piece();
    newPiece.x = col*spacing+offsetX;
    newPiece.y = row*spacing+offsetY;
newPiece.column = col;
    newPiece.row = row;
    newPiece.type = Math.ceil(Math.random()*7);
    newPiece.gotoAndStop(newPiece.type);
newPiece.select.visible = false;
    gameSprite.addChild(newPiece);
    grid[col][row] = newPiece;
    newPiece.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickPiece);
    return newPiece;
  }
}

[JoãoCésar]

I tried to run your code like this:

package
{
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.text.*;
    import flash.utils.Timer;
    public class RuneRush extends MovieClip
    {
        static const numPieces: uint = 6;
        static const spacing: Number = 45;
        static const offsetX: Number = 120;
        static const offsetY: Number = 30;
        private var grid: Array;
        private var gameSprite: Sprite;
        private var firstPiece: Piece;
        private var isDropping, isSwapping: Boolean;
        private var gameScore: int;
        public function RuneRush()
        {
            startRuneRush();
        }
        public function startRuneRush()
        {
            grid = new Array();
            for (var gridrows: int = 0; gridrows < 8; gridrows++)
            {
                grid.push(new Array());
            }
            setUpGrid();
            isDropping = false;
            isSwapping = false;
            gameScore = 0;
            //addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, movePieces);
        }
        public function setUpGrid()
        {
            while (true)
            {
                gameSprite = new Sprite();
                for (var col: int = 0; col < 8; col++)
                {
                    for (var row: int = 0; row < 8; row++)
                    {
                        addPiece(col, row);
                    }
                }
                /*if (lookForMatches().length != 0)
                    continue;
                if (lookForPossibles() == false)
                    continue;*/
                break;
            }
            addChild(gameSprite);
        }
        public function addPiece(col, row: int): Piece
        {
            var newPiece: Piece = new Piece();
            newPiece.x = col * spacing + offsetX;
            newPiece.y = row * spacing + offsetY;
            newPiece.column = col;
            newPiece.row = row;
            newPiece.type = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 7);
            newPiece.gotoAndStop(newPiece.type);
            //newPiece.select.visible = false;
            gameSprite.addChild(newPiece);
            grid[col][row] = newPiece;
            //newPiece.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickPiece);
            trace(newPiece.x, newPiece.y, newPiece.column, newPiece.row, newPiece.type, grid[col][row]);
            return newPiece;
        }
    }
}

And the grid was setup properly.

What exactly are you not being able to do?

Regards,

JC

[JamesCornwell43]

The pieces are supposed to be randomly generated on the grid  in a 8 by 8 pattern but it only is displaying the one piece. The Piece is a movie clip with 6 different looking pieces, and the grid is supposes to pull from the movie clip and display them in a random 8 by 8 order.

[JoãoCésar]

If you comment out the lines of my first comment, you'll see your code actually works. The grid is setup and the faces are randomized.

[JamesCornwell43]

The grid works, it just is not using the pieces I want to use from my movie clip.

[JoãoCésar]

Oh I see...

But if you don't have a Movie Clip with its linkage name set to 'Piece', as kglad pointed out, you must be getting a compiler error like this:

"...Line 68, Column 44    1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Piece."

Haven't you noticed?

Because if that's the case, you just have to go to your Library, choose the Piece symbol, go to its properties, set it to "Export for ActionScript" and leave its class name as "Piece".

And remember you don't have to put this class on the stage manually. The code will do it for you.

Now everything should work.

[JamesCornwell43]

I am getting no errors, the scene is just coming up blank.

[JoãoCésar]

Please share your files so we can take a look.

[JamesCornwell43]

I tired to email them to you but I am not sure if they sent, is there a way to attach it to the forum discussion area?

[JoãoCésar]

Have you sent to joao.cesar@minifliper.com?

You can upload your content to Google Drive or Dropbox and share the link here as well.

[JamesCornwell43]

Okay I emailed them to your email, let me know if you get them.

[kglad]

do you have a display object with class named Piece?

[JamesCornwell43]

I have a movie clip named Piece with 6 separate pieces within it.

[kglad]

again, you need a movieclip with CLASS name Piece.  you do not have that.

ie, right click your library movieclip piece>click properties>tick export for actionscript>assign linkage/class Piece;  case-counts.