TypeError: Error #2007

Report · Dec 13, 2014

Hello Everybody,

I created a contact form in my new flash website and it was working fine in a test file but now I get this message.

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()

at fl.controls::ScrollBar/draw()

at fl.controls::UIScrollBar/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()

at fl.controls::TextArea/updateScrollBars()

at fl.controls::TextArea/drawLayout()

at fl.controls::TextArea/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()

at fl.controls::ScrollBar/draw()

at fl.controls::UIScrollBar/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/drawNow()

at fl.controls::ScrollBar/draw()

at fl.controls::UIScrollBar/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::LabelButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.

at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/drawBackground()

at fl.controls::BaseButton/draw()

at fl.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

Any help would be great.

Thank you

Report · Dec 13, 2014

it looks like you're using components in your code and may need to delay execution of that code for fraction of a second. usually, one enterframe loop gives enough time for the components to initialize.

Report · Dec 13, 2014

How would I change the code to do that?

Here is my AS:

submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendMessage);

function sendMessage(e:MouseEvent):void{

var my_vars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();

my_vars.senderName = name_txt.text;

my_vars.senderEmail = email_txt.text;

my_vars.senderMsg = message_txt.text;

var my_url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("mail.php");

my_url.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;

my_url.data = my_vars;

var my_loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

my_loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;

my_loader.load(my_url);

name_txt.text = "";

email_txt.text = "";

message_txt.text = "Message Sent";

}

and here is the php:

<?php

$to = "myemail@Here";

$subject = ($_POST['senderName']);

$message = ($_POST['senderMsg']);

$message .= "\n\n---------------------------\n";

$message .= "E-mail Sent From: " . $_POST['senderName'] . " <" . $_POST['senderEmail'] . ">\n";

$headers = "From: " . $_POST['senderName'] . " <" . $_POST['senderEmail'] . ">\n";

if(@mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))

{

echo "answer=ok";

}

else

{

echo "answer=error";

}

?>

Report · Dec 13, 2014

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,f);

function f(e:Event):void{

submit_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sendMessage);

this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,f);

}

function sendMessage(e:MouseEvent):void{

var my_vars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();

my_vars.senderName = name_txt.text;

my_vars.senderEmail = email_txt.text;

my_vars.senderMsg = message_txt.text;

var my_url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("mail.php");

my_url.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;

my_url.data = my_vars;

var my_loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

my_loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;

my_loader.load(my_url);

name_txt.text = "";

email_txt.text = "";

message_txt.text = "Message Sent";

}

and here is the php:

<?php

$to = "myemail@Here";

$subject = ($_POST['senderName']);

$message = ($_POST['senderMsg']);

$message .= "\n\n---------------------------\n";

$message .= "E-mail Sent From: " . $_POST['senderName'] . " <" . $_POST['senderEmail'] . ">\n";

$headers = "From: " . $_POST['senderName'] . " <" . $_POST['senderEmail'] . ">\n";

if(@mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))

{

echo "answer=ok";

}

else

{

echo "answer=error";

}

?>

Report · Dec 13, 2014

I copy and pasted the code but I still get the same message.

Report · Dec 13, 2014

create a new fla.

draw a shape on stage>right click it>click convert to symbol>movieclip>ok>assign the instance name, submit_btn in the properties panel while that movieclip is still selected.

open the actions panel and paste your actionscript from message 2 into that panel.

test.

any problem?

Report · Dec 14, 2014

It tells the person typing that the message was sent but it never shows up in my inbox. Also, I could click the submit button and it says message sent without having typed anything in the fields.

Report · Dec 15, 2014

i can't tell why it's not in your inbox. that testing needs to be done on your server.

and you don't have any code that prevents sending an empty email. a few if-statements to check that in sendMessage() would work.