Actionscript Error 1009
created a new textfield, applied an animation to it.
Now I am in frame 59, and I want to apply a different
animation to textfield. I get this error message.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at fl.motion::MatrixTransformer$/getSkewX()
at fl.motion::Animator/setTargetState()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/set target()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/play()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase$/processCurrentFrame()
at fl.motion::AnimatorFactoryBase/addTargetInfo()
at fl.motion::AnimatorFactoryBase/addTarget()
at Multiply_fla::MainTimeline/frame59()
What am I missing? Can I not apply a second animation to my textfield.
Also, I tried in frame 59 to addTarget some different animations to that textfield, but they all gave this
same error message.
Thanks,
Note: I tried changing the parameters to the previous animation and reapplied it an that
works just fine. Problem solved.
Message was edited by: ASImproving
Answer indicated in the posting.
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//Tween the content back to “normal” (= remove blur)
TweenMax.to(myResumecontent, 0.3, {blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0}});Hi again,
Thank you for helping. I really appreciate it! Would it be easier to say, if resumescrollMC exists, then execute these functions? I was not able to figure out the null statement from your post. Here is what I am trying (though I am not sure it is possible). I declared the var resumescrollMC, and then I tried to put pretty much the entire code into an if (resumescrollMC == true) since this code only needs to be completed when resumescrollMC is on the stage. It is not working the way I have tried, but I am assuming I am setting up the code incorrectly. Or, an if statement is not supposed to be issued to an object:
//Import TweenMax and the plugin for the blur filter
import gs.TweenMax2;
import gs.plugins.BlurFilterPlugin2;
//Save the content's and mask's height.
//Assign your own content height here!!
var RESUMECONTENT_HEIGHT:Number = 1500;
var RESUME_HEIGHT:Number = 450;
var resumescrollMC:MovieClip;
if (resumescrollMC == true) {
//We want to know what was the previous y coordinate of the content (for the animation)
var oldResumeY:Number = myResumecontent.y;
//Position the content on the top left corner of the mask
myResumecontent.x = myResume.x;
myResumecontent.y = myResume.y;
//Set the mask to our content
myResumecontent.mask = myResume;
//Create a rectangle that will act as the Resumebounds to the scrollMC.
//This way the scrollMC can only be dragged along the line.
var Resumebounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle(resumescrollMC.x,resumescrollMC.y,0,450);
//We want to know when the user is Resumescrolling
var Resumescrolling:Boolean = false;
//Listen when the user is holding the mouse down on the scrollMC
resumescrollMC.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startResumescroll);
//Listen when the user releases the mouse button
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopResumescroll);
//This function is called when the user is dragging the scrollMC
function startResumescroll(e:Event):void {
//Set Resumescrolling to true
Resumescrolling = true;
//Start dragging the scrollMC
resumescrollMC.startDrag(false,Resumebounds);
//This function is called when the user stops dragging the scrollMC
function stopResumescroll(e:Event):void {
//Set Resumescrolling to false
Resumescrolling = false;
//Stop the drag
resumescrollMC.stopDrag();
//Add ENTER_FRAME to animate the scroll
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterResumeHandler);
//This function is called in each frame
function enterResumeHandler(e:Event):void {
//Check if we are Resumescrolling
if (Resumescrolling == true) {
//Calculate the distance how far the scrollMC is from the top
var distance:Number = Math.round(resumescrollMC.y - Resumebounds.y);
//Calculate the percentage of the distance from the line height.
//So when the scrollMC is on top, percentage is 0 and when its
//at the bottom the percentage is 1.
var percentage:Number = distance / RESUME_HEIGHT;
//Save the old y coordinate
oldResumeY = myResumecontent.y;
//Calculate a new y target coordinate for the content.
//We subtract the mask's height from the contentHeight.
//Otherwise the content would move too far up when we scroll down.
//Remove the subraction to see for yourself!
var targetY:Number = -((RESUMECONTENT_HEIGHT - RESUME_HEIGHT) * percentage) + myResume.y;
//We only want to animate the scroll if the old y is different from the new y.
//In our movie we animate the scroll if the difference is bigger than 5 pixels.
if (Math.abs(oldResumeY - targetY) > 5) {
//Tween the content to the new location.
//Call the function ResumetweenFinished() when the tween is complete.
TweenMax.to(myResumecontent, 0.3, {y: targetY, blurFilter:{blurX:22, blurY:22}, onComplete: ResumetweenFinished});
//This function is called when the tween is finished
function ResumetweenFinished():void {
//Tween the content back to "normal" (= remove blur)
TweenMax.to(myResumecontent, 0.3, {blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0}}); -
Could somebody explain why I am getting this Error #1009 message?
Hi. I am following a tutorial on lynda.com in hopes of learning how to use actionscript 3.0 and my copy of flash CS4 to create games. I wrote my code exactly like it showed in the tutorial, but for some reason I will occasionally receive an error that says
"TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at Monster/die()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/end()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/handleLastFrame()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/nextFrame()
at fl.motion::AnimatorBase/handleEnterFrame()"
It doesn't happen all the time but it will every once in a while. There doesn't really seem to be anything specifically that triggers it either. I also happened to notice that not all of the enemies respond to being clicked on. I don't know if these two things are related or not. I don't know if the error is caused by the code for the monster library item or the code for the main timeline. Thank you in advance for looking at my code.
This is my code for the monster library item:
import fl.motion.Animator;
import fl.motion.MotionEvent;
var this_xml:XML = <Motion duration="30" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">
<source>
<Source frameRate="10" x="275" y="200" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="monster">
<dimensions>
<geom:Rectangle left="-32.5" top="-32.95" width="65.05" height="65.95"/>
</dimensions>
<transformationPoint>
<geom:Point x="0.49961568024596464" y="0.49962092494313876"/>
</transformationPoint>
</Source>
</source>
<Keyframe index="0" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true">
<tweens>
<SimpleEase ease="0"/>
</tweens>
</Keyframe>
<Keyframe index="29" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true" scaleX="2.782" scaleY="2.697">
<tweens>
<SimpleEase ease="0"/>
</tweens>
</Keyframe>
</Motion>;
var this_animator:Animator = new Animator(this_xml, this);
this_animator.play();
this_animator.addEventListener(MotionEvent.MOTION_END, hurtPlayer);
function hurtPlayer(MotionEvent):void
var main:MovieClip = MovieClip(this.parent.parent);
main.decreaseEnergy();
this.parent.removeChild(this);
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, killMonster);
function killMonster(event:MouseEvent):void
this_xml = <Motion duration="5" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*">
<source>
<Source frameRate="10" x="275" y="200" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="monster" class="Monster">
<dimensions>
<geom:Rectangle left="-32.5" top="-32.95" width="65.05" height="65.95"/>
</dimensions>
<transformationPoint>
<geom:Point x="0.49961568024596464" y="0.49962092494313876"/>
</transformationPoint>
</Source>
</source>
<Keyframe index="0" rotateDirection="cw" rotateTimes="1" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true">
<tweens>
<SimpleEase ease="0"/>
</tweens>
</Keyframe>
<Keyframe index="4" rotateDirection="cw" rotateTimes="1" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true" scaleX="0.416" scaleY="0.378">
<color>
<Color alphaMultiplier="0"/>
</color>
<tweens>
<SimpleEase ease="0"/>
</tweens>
</Keyframe>
</Motion>;
this_animator = new Animator(this_xml, this);
this_animator.play();
this_animator.addEventListener(MotionEvent.MOTION_END, die);
function die(event:MotionEvent):void
var main:MovieClip = MovieClip(this.parent.parent);
main.increaseScore();
this_animator.removeEventListener(MotionEvent.MOTION_END, hurtPlayer);
this.parent.removeChild(this);
This is my code for the main timeline:
var monstersInGame:uint;
var monsterMaker:Timer;
var container_mc:MovieClip;
var cursor:MovieClip;
var score:int;
var energy:int;
function initializeGame():void
monstersInGame = 10;
monsterMaker = new Timer(1000, monstersInGame);
container_mc = new MovieClip;
addChild(container_mc);
monsterMaker.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, createMonsters);
monsterMaker.start();
cursor = new Cursor();
addChild(cursor);
cursor.enabled = false;
Mouse.hide();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, dragCursor);
score = 0;
energy = energy_mc.totalFrames;
energy_mc.gotoAndStop(energy);
function dragCursor(event:MouseEvent):void
cursor.x = this.mouseX;
cursor.y = this.mouseY;
function createMonsters(event:TimerEvent):void
var monster:MovieClip;
monster = new Monster();
monster.x = Math.random() * stage.stageWidth;
monster.y = Math.random() * stage.stageHeight;
container_mc.addChild(monster);
function increaseScore():void
score ++;
if(score >= monstersInGame)
monsterMaker.stop();
function decreaseEnergy():void
energy --;
if(energy <= 0)
monsterMaker.stop();
else
energy_mc.gotoAndStop(energy);
initializeGame();Ok. Apparently, I didn't test it enought times to get the error. I went back and tested it again to get the error. When I did this, the
trace(this); revealed [object Monster]
and
trace(this.parent); revealed [object MovieClip].
The only one that was different was the one that gave the error. For that one the
trace(this); revealed [object Monster]
and
trace(this.parent); revealed null.
Then it gave all of the error information. -
Preloader :Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
Hi,
I'm having a lot of trouble getting a preloader to work on my Flash website. I'm new to actionscript, the site works fine but when I place the preloader in frame 1, I get.
Error#1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
Then it lists three areas. The buttons on the site don't work anymore.
I've followed the Lynda com tutorials so don't know what is causing this error.
Included is the word.doc with the error code, preloader code, the main flash frame 2 code and the debug information.
Any help would be great.
Thanks!You need to make sure 'cards' is named properly and is present when that line of code executes. If it is somewhere down a timeline, it is not present.
As far as your preloader code goes, what is infoLoader. I have to assume it's some form of component since you don't have any code to instantiate it. -
Can anyone throw any light on this obscure Flex error?...
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at mx.controls::AdvancedDataGrid/findHeaderRenderer()[...path...\projects\datavisualisation\ src\mx\controls\AdvancedDataGrid.as:1350]
at mx.controls::AdvancedDataGrid/mouseEventToItemRenderer()[...path...\projects\datavisualis ation\src\mx\controls\AdvancedDataGrid.as:1315]
at mx.controls.listClasses::AdvancedListBase/mouseMoveHandler()[...path...\projects\datavisu alisation\src\mx\controls\listClasses\AdvancedListBase.as:8091]
I found a related bug reported on Jira: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FLEXDMV-1631
But in our case, we have no zoom effect. It may be timing related, as there is a lot of computation going on when this page, and the ADG is first initialised.
Please?... Any suggestions or workarounds? We don't want this falling over in the hands of our customers.
<rant> And people wonder why I hate Flex!? These obscure instabilities never happen when I develop Pure ActionScript. The Flash platform is wonderfully stable. But as soon as you bring Flex into play, things take longer to develop, it's a struggle to extend or change the behaviour of the bloated components, and everything falls apart as these bugs begin to surface.</rant>facing the same problem... sdk 4.1. no solution for about 2 years ????
-
Stupid TypeError: Error #1009:
Ok, guys I have posted this same question to a few forums but no luck. So heres my problem that im getting when I complile my swf. I get this stupid, compiling error message, I know what its reffering to but I tried tackleing the line which its referring to but no luck.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at net.schemagroup.ui::Interface/revealDropDown()[/Users/abel/Desktop/mySite/fla/net/schemag roup/ui/Interface.as:174]
at net.schemagroup::LatestWorks/initRevealDropDown()[/Users/abel/Desktop/mySite/fla/net/sche magroup/LatestWorks.as:407]
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at SetIntervalTimer/onTimer()
at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
at flash.utils::Timer/tick()
So basically i'm just calling a instance method from my LatestWorks.as class. Which this instance method is defined in Interface.as class also, my Interface.as class is initialized through my Shell.as class.
Heres my hiarchy of my class structure.
here are my classes in order Shell.as,Interface.as, and LatestWorks.as
Here is Shell.as class
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package net.schemagroup
import gs.*;
import gs.easing.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.media.Sound;
import flash.media.SoundChannel;
import flash.media.SoundLoaderContext;
import flash.media.SoundTransform;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
import net.schemagroup.ui.Interface;
import net.schemagroup.LatestWorks;
public class Shell extends MovieClip
public var duration:Number;
public var swfWidth:uint;
public var swfHeight:uint;
private var mySound:Sound;
private var urlSound:String;
private var urlRequest:URLRequest;
private var soundBuffTime:Number;
private var sndChannel:SoundChannel;
private var testingSound:Boolean;
private var transform0:SoundTransform;
private var directoryPath:String;
private var latestPage:MovieClip;
var myWork:LatestWorks;
public function Shell()
soundBuffTime = 1000;
var myInterface:Interface = new Interface();
myInterface.revealInterface(interface_mc);
latestPage = pages_mc.page0_mc;
testingSound = true;
duration = 0.75;
if (testingSound)
directoryPath = "../ambient/";
urlSound = directoryPath + "06_Dabz_Beat.mp3";
else
directoryPath = "ambient/";
urlSound = directoryPath + "06_Dabz_Beat.mp3";
mySound = new Sound();
urlRequest = new URLRequest(urlSound);
var context:SoundLoaderContext = new SoundLoaderContext(soundBuffTime, true);
mySound.load(urlRequest, context);
sndChannel = mySound.play();
transform0 = sndChannel.soundTransform;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onPosition);
myWork = new LatestWorks();
swfWidth = stage.stageWidth;
swfHeight = stage.stageHeight;
setDefaultStageSettings();
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
stage.frameRate = 30;
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, resizeDisplay);
var myFullScreenSprite:Sprite = MovieClip(usability_controls_mc.fullscreen_mc);
myFullScreenSprite.buttonMode = true;
myFullScreenSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, _handleClick);
pages_mc.page0_mc.title0_mc.mask = pages_mc.page0_mc.mask_mc;
pages_mc.page0_mc.scrollBox_mc.sb.mask = pages_mc.page0_mc.scrollBox_mc.maskscrollbar_mc;
private function goFullScreen():void
if (stage.displayState == StageDisplayState.NORMAL)
stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN;
else
stage.displayState=StageDisplayState.NORMAL;
private function _handleClick(event:MouseEvent):void
trace("here!");
goFullScreen();
private function onPosition(e:Event):void
var soundPosition:uint = Math.ceil(Math.ceil(Math.abs(sndChannel.position))/Math.ceil(Math.abs(mySound.length)) * 100);
if (soundPosition == 90)
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onPosition);
transform0.volume = 1;
TweenMax.to(sndChannel, 12, {volume:0});
var mySound2:Sound = new Sound();
var context2:SoundLoaderContext = new SoundLoaderContext(1000, true);
mySound2.load(new URLRequest(directoryPath + "14_Broken_Language.mp3"), context2);
var sndChannel2:SoundChannel = mySound2.play();
var transform:SoundTransform = sndChannel2.soundTransform;
transform.volume = 1;
TweenMax.from(sndChannel2, 12, {volume:0});
public function setDefaultStageSettings():void
pages_mc.page0_mc.scrollBox_mc.mask_content_mc.width = swfWidth;
pages_mc.page0_mc.bar6_mc.expandbar2_mc.width = swfWidth;
pages_mc.page0_mc.bar5_mc.expandbar_mc.width = swfWidth;
usability_controls_mc.x = swfWidth - usability_controls_mc.width;
usability_controls_mc.y = swfHeight - usability_controls_mc.height;
myWork.setStageHeight = swfHeight;
myWork.setStageWidth = swfWidth;
myWork.setupParameters(latestPage);
myWork.runInitAnimation();
trace("My stageWidth is: "+ myWork.setStageWidth);
trace("My stageHeight is: "+ myWork.setStageHeight);
pages_mc.y = swfHeight - 478;
trace("Pages y is: " + pages_mc.y);
public function resizeDisplay(e:Event):void
swfWidth = stage.stageWidth;
swfHeight = stage.stageHeight;
myWork.setStageHeight = swfHeight;
myWork.setStageWidth = swfWidth;
pages_mc.page0_mc.scrollBox_mc.mask_content_mc.width = swfWidth;
pages_mc.page0_mc.bar6_mc.expandbar2_mc.width = swfWidth;
pages_mc.page0_mc.bar5_mc.expandbar_mc.width = swfWidth;
usability_controls_mc.x = swfWidth - usability_controls_mc.width;
usability_controls_mc.y = swfHeight - usability_controls_mc.height;
pages_mc.y = uint(swfHeight - pages_mc.height);
Here is Interface.as class
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package net.schemagroup.ui
import gs.*;
import gs.easing.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.utils.setTimeout;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.Socket;
import flash.text.AntiAliasType;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
a
public class Interface extends MovieClip
private var duration:Number;
private var xml:XML;
private var movContainer:MovieClip;
private var movDropDownContainer:MovieClip;
private var myMenuArray:Array;
private var myMenuDropArray:Array;
private var newY:uint;
private var oldY:uint;
private var spacer:int;
private var timedProcess:int;
private var myMainDrop:DropItem;
public function Interface():void
duration = 0.75;
spacer = 12;
myMenuDropArray = [];
myMenuArray = [];
public function revealInterface(myContainer:MovieClip):void
trace("Revealing Interface!");
movContainer = myContainer;
movDropDownContainer = myContainer.container_mc;
var yArray:Array = [-10.0,6,105];
var delayArray:Array = [2,2.15,2.45];
TweenMax.to(movContainer.logo_mc, duration, {y:yArray[0], delay:delayArray[0], alpha:1,timeScale:1, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(movContainer.bar0_mc, duration, {y:yArray[1], delay:delayArray[1], alpha:1,timeScale:1, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(movContainer.bar1_mc, duration, {y:yArray[2], delay:delayArray[2], alpha:1,timeScale:1, ease:Strong.easeOut, onComplete:loadXML});
private function loadXML():void
var testingSound = true;
var xmlPath:String;
if (testingSound)
xmlPath = "../xml/interface.xml";
else
xmlPath = "xml/interface.xml";
var xmlURLRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(xmlPath);
var xmlURLLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(xmlURLRequest);
xmlURLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
private function onComplete(e:Event):void
xml = new XML(e.target.data);
//trace(xml);
if (xml != null)
buildInterface(xml);
else
trace("XML did not load successfully!");
private function buildInterface(e:XML):void
var xmlLength:uint = e.menu.section.page.length();
var xmlLength2:uint = e.dropdown.section.item.length();
//trace("XMLength is: "+ xmlLength);
var xmlList:XMLList = new XMLList(e.menu.section.page);
var xmlList2:XMLList = new XMLList(e.dropdown.section.item);
myMainDrop = new DropItem();
myMainDrop.mainDrop_mc.txt.text = e.dropdown.section.attribute("title");
myMainDrop.mainDrop_mc.txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myMainDrop.mainDrop_mc.txt.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
myMainDrop.alpha = 0;
myMainDrop.y = int(Math.round(myMainDrop.height / 2));
myMainDrop.buttonMode = true;
myMainDrop.mouseChildren = false;
myMainDrop.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropDown);
var yArray:Array = [0,spacer * 2];
TweenMax.to(myMainDrop, duration, {y:int(spacer), alpha:1, ease:Strong.easeOut});
movContainer.dropcontainer_mc.addChild(myMainDrop);
oldY = uint(movContainer.dropcontainer_mc.y + - spacer);
for (var i:uint = 0; i < xmlLength; i++)
//trace(xmlList[i].title);
var myItem:MenuItem = new MenuItem();
myItem.myText_mc.txt.htmlText = xmlList[i].title.toString();
myItem.myText_mc.txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myItem.myText_mc.txt.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
myItem.y = int(myItem.height + spacer) * i;
myItem.alpha = 0;
myMenuArray.push(myItem);
var setDynamicDelay = Number("0." + 1) * i;
trace(setDynamicDelay);
myItem.mouseChildren = false;
myItem.buttonMode = true;
myItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, selectedPage);
TweenMax.to(myItem, duration, {y:yArray[i], alpha:1, delay:setDynamicDelay, ease:Strong.easeOut});
movContainer.container_mc.addChild(myItem);
for (var j:uint = 0; j < xmlLength2; j++)
//trace(xmlList[i].title);
var dropItem:MenuItem = new MenuItem();
dropItem.myText_mc.txt.text = xmlList2[j].title.toString();
dropItem.myText_mc.txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
dropItem.myText_mc.txt.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
dropItem.y = int(spacer) * j;
dropItem.x = int(spacer);
myMainDrop.container_mc.y = - int(myMainDrop.container_mc.height);
newY = myMainDrop.container_mc.y;
myMenuDropArray.push(dropItem);
dropItem.buttonMode = true;
dropItem.mouseChildren = false;
dropItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, selectedPage);
myMainDrop.mask_mc.height = myMainDrop.container_mc.height;
movDropDownContainer.addChild(dropItem);
if(j >= xmlLength2-1)
//timedProcess = setTimeout(revealDropDown, 400);
private function dropDown(e:MouseEvent):void
revealDropDown();
private function selectedPage(e:MouseEvent):void
public function revealDropDown():void
TweenMax.to(movDropDownContainer, 1, {y:200, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(myMenuArray[1], 1, {y:movDropDownContainer.height + spacer + spacer/2, ease:Strong.easeOut});
Here is LatestWorks.as class
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package net.schemagroup
import gs.*;
import gs.easing.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.net.Socket;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.utils.*;
import flash.filters.BlurFilter;
import flash.text.AntiAliasType;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
import net.schemagroup.ui.Interface;
public class LatestWorks extends Interface {
private var currentCount:uint;
private var setDelays:Array;
private var imageTarget:Array;
private var myXCordBoxArray:Array;
private var myYCordBoxArray:Array;
private var setBlurX:Array;
private var setBlurY:Array;
private var setTimeScale:Number;
private var setDuration:Number;
private var passXMLength:Number;
private var imageRatio:Number;
private var xmlPath:String;
private var timedProcess:Number;
private var xmlLength:int;
private var xmlLength2:int;
private var xmlURLRequest:URLRequest;
private var xmlURLLoader:URLLoader;
private var xml:XML;
private var categorySelector:uint;
private static var spacer:int=10;
private var passMask:Sprite;
private var passScrollBar:MovieClip;
private var projectItemURL:Array;
public var catButtonsArray:Array;
public var passContainer:MovieClip;
public var whatState:Boolean;
private var imageDirectory:String;
private var counter:Number;
private var projectImageWidth:Number;
private var testingXML:Boolean;
public var btnClicked:Boolean;
private var passedArray:Array;
public var scrollBarWidth:Number;
public var whatCategory:int;
public var increment:int;
public var increment2:int;
private var swfWidth:int;
private var swfHeight:int;
private var projectsLoaded:Boolean;
private static const tintColor:int=0x0180AA;
public var mainObject:MovieClip;
private var myInterface:MovieClip;
private var myThumbContainer:DisplayObjectContainer;
private var someInterface:Interface;
public function LatestWorks():void
this.projectsLoaded=false;
this.increment=0;
this.increment2=0;
this.catButtonsArray=[];
testingXML=true;
if (testingXML) {
imageDirectory="../images/";
xmlPath="../xml/portfolio.xml";
} else {
imageDirectory="images/";
xmlPath="xml/portfolio.xml";
public function setupParameters(latestPage:MovieClip):void {
this.mainObject = latestPage;
this.passScrollBar= mainObject.scrollBox_mc.sb.scrollbar_mc;
this.passMask= mainObject.mask_mc;
this.passContainer= mainObject.scrollBox_mc.content_mc;
counter=30;
setBlurX = [5,
5,
5,
0,
150,
150,
10];
setBlurY = [10,
10,
10,
10,
150,
150,
0];
myXCordBoxArray = [-260,
-55,
-147,
271,
289,
this.swfWidth+577,
this.swfWidth+368];
myYCordBoxArray = [this.swfHeight + -50,
this.swfHeight + -167,
this.swfHeight + -309,
this.swfHeight + 72,
this.swfHeight + 72,
this.swfHeight + 142,
72];
setDelays=[0,0.35,0.55,0.75,0.95,1.15,1.35,1.45];
setTimeScale=2;
this.mainObject.categoryHolder_mc.mask = this.mainObject.mask_category_mc;
setDuration=0.75;
public function runInitAnimation():void {
var objectLength:uint = 7;
for (var i:int = 0; i < objectLength; i++) {
var myMC:DisplayObject = this.mainObject["bar"+i+"_mc"];
//trace("Counter is: " + i + " " + myMC.name + " Ycord is: "+ myYCordBoxArray[i]);
TweenMax.from(myMC, setDuration, {blurFilter:{blurX:setBlurX[i],
blurY:setBlurX[i]},
x:myXCordBoxArray[i],
y:myYCordBoxArray[i],
delay:setDelays[i],
timescale:Math.random() * setTimeScale,
ease:Back.easeInOut});
if (i>=4) {
TweenMax.from(mainObject.bar5_mc, setDuration, {blurFilter:{blurX:setBlurX[5],
blurY:setBlurY[5]},
x:myXCordBoxArray[5],
delay:setDelays[5],
ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.from(mainObject.bar6_mc, setDuration, {blurFilter:{blurX:setBlurX[6],
blurY:setBlurX[6]},
x:myXCordBoxArray[6],
delay:setDelays[6],
ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(this.passMask, setDuration, {scaleX:1, delay:2, ease:Strong.easeOut, onStart:AssignXMLSettings});
break;
public function AssignXMLSettings():void {
xmlURLRequest=new URLRequest(xmlPath);
xmlURLLoader=new URLLoader(xmlURLRequest);
xmlURLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
public function onLoaded(e:Event):void {
xml=new XML(e.target.data);
if (xml.data!=null) {
trace(xmlPath + " successfully loaded!");
buildPortfolio(xml);
buildCatMenu(xml);
TweenMax.to(mainObject.categoryHolder_mc, 0.75, {y:221, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(mainObject.scrollBox_mc.maskscrollbar_mc, setDuration, {scaleX:1, ease:Strong.easeOut});
} else {
trace(xmlPath + " did not load successfully!");
public function buildCatMenu(e:XML):void {
var xmlList:XMLList=e.category.items.catitem;
xmlLength2=xmlList.length();
var XPos:int=0;
var myCatMain:CatItem = new CatItem();
myCatMain.category_txt.htmlText=e.category.@main;
myCatMain.category_txt.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myCatMain.category_txt.antiAliasType=AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
mainObject.categoryHolder_mc.addChild(myCatMain);
var TextValue:int=myCatMain.width;
for (var i:uint = 0; i < xmlLength2; i++) {
var myCatItem:CatItem = new CatItem();
myCatItem.category_txt.htmlText=xmlList[i].title;
myCatItem.category_txt.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myCatItem.category_txt.antiAliasType=AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
myCatItem.btnClicked=xmlList[i].@setDefault;
myCatItem.whatCategory=i;
//trace(xmlList[i].@setState);
myCatItem.x=TextValue;
XPos=myCatItem.width;
catButtonsArray.push(myCatItem);
TextValue+=Number(spacer+XPos);
mainObject.categoryHolder_mc.addChild(myCatItem);
myCatItem.buttonMode=true;
myCatItem.mouseChildren=false;
myCatItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, catClick);
myCatItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, catOver);
myCatItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, catOut);
if (catButtonsArray[i].btnClicked==true) {
catButtonsArray[i].buttonMode=false;
catButtonsArray[i].mouseEnabled=false;
TweenMax.to(catButtonsArray[i], 1, {tint:tintColor, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
private function catClick(e:MouseEvent):void {
var myButton:MovieClip=MovieClip(e.currentTarget);
if(projectsLoaded)
projectsLoaded = false;
myButton.buttonMode=false;
myButton.mouseEnabled=false;
TweenMax.to(myButton, 1, {tint:tintColor, ease:Strong.easeOut});
categorySelector = myButton.whatCategory;
removeItems();
validateCategories();
myButton.btnClicked=true;
changeTitle(myButton.category_txt.text);
public function removeItems():void {
//trace("Remove items fired!");
var setDynamicDelay:Number;
for (var i:int = 0; i < xmlLength; i++)
setDynamicDelay = Number("0."+ 1) * i;
var myItem:MovieClip = imageTarget[i];
//trace(myItem.name);
//trace("RemoveItem count is: "+ i + " out of " + Number(xmlLength-1));
TweenMax.to(myItem, 1, {blurFilter:{blurY:50},
y:this.swfHeight - myItem.height,
ease:Strong.easeOut,
delay:setDynamicDelay,
onComplete:removeTarget,
ease:Strong.easeOut});
public function removeTarget():void {
increment++;
//trace("Increment is: "+ increment);
this.passContainer.removeChildAt(0);
if (increment >= Number(xmlLength))
increment = 0;
//trace("Increment is: "+ increment);
//trace("Increment is equal to: "+ Number(xmlLength-1));
buildPortfolio(xml);
private function validateCategories():void {
for (var i:int = 0; i < xmlLength2; i++)
if (catButtonsArray[i].btnClicked==true)
TweenMax.to(catButtonsArray[i], 1, {removeTint:true, ease:Strong.easeOut});
catButtonsArray[i].buttonMode=true;
catButtonsArray[i].mouseEnabled=true;
catButtonsArray[i].btnClicked=false;
private function changeTitle(e:String):void {
TweenMax.to(mainObject.mask_mc, 0.75, {scaleX:0, ease:Strong.easeOut, onComplete:loadTitle, onCompleteParams:[e]});
private function loadTitle(e:String) {
mainObject.title0_mc.title_txt.htmlText=e;
if(e == "WEBSITES")
TweenMax.to(mainObject.title0_mc, 0.75, {x:120, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(mainObject.bar6_mc, 0.75, {x:550, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(mainObject.mask_mc, 0.75, {scaleX:1, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
}else{
TweenMax.to(mainObject.title0_mc, 0.75, {x:226, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(mainObject.bar6_mc, 0.75, {x:656, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(mainObject.mask_mc, 0.75, {scaleX:1, delay:0.45, ease:Strong.easeOut});
public function buildPortfolio(e:XML):void
trace("Building Portfolio!");
//trace("XML category is: " + categorySelector);
var xmlList:XMLList=e.projectitem[categorySelector].item;
xmlLength=xmlList.length();
//trace("Length of section is: " + xmlLength);
var itemGap:Number=20;
var setDynamicDelay:Number;
currentCount=0;
passXMLength=Number(xmlLength);
var imageRatio:uint=passXMLength/passXMLength;
//trace("Image ratio is: " + imageRatio);
imageTarget=[];
projectItemURL=[];
for (var i:uint = 0; i < xmlLength; i++)
/*trace("-----------------------------------");
trace("Client is: " + xmlList[i].client);
trace("Description is: " + xmlList[i].description);
trace("Platform is: " + xmlList[i].platform);
trace("Launch is: " + xmlList[i].launch);
trace("-----------------------------------");
var myItem:ProjectItem = new ProjectItem();
myItem.name="item"+i+"_mc";
myItem.x=Number(myItem.width+itemGap)*i;
myItem.y=Number(this.swfHeight/2 - myItem.height);
projectImageWidth=Number(myItem.width+itemGap)*i;
//trace("Project image width is: " + projectImageWidth);
this.passContainer.addChild(myItem);
imageTarget.push(myItem);
//trace(imageTarget[i].name);
myItem.text_mc.description_txt.htmlText = xmlList[i].description.toString();
myItem.text_mc.description_txt.wordWrap = true;
myItem.text_mc.description_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myItem.text_mc.description_txt.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
projectItemURL.push(imageDirectory + xmlList[i].attributes());
setDynamicDelay = Number("0."+1)*i;
TweenMax.to(myItem, 0.75, {blurFilter:{blurY:50}});
TweenMax.to(myItem, 0.75, {blurFilter:{blurY:0}, y:0, delay:setDynamicDelay, ease:Strong.easeOut});
if (i == xmlLength-1) {
trace("Preloading images!");
//preloadImages(projectItemURL,imageTarget);
preloadImages();
timedProcess = setTimeout(initRevealDropDown, 10000);
this.passScrollBar.width=Number(myItem.width+itemGap/imageRatio);
public function initRevealDropDown():void
clearTimeout(timedProcess);
someInterface = new Interface();
someInterface.revealDropDown();
private function preloadImages() {
var loaderURLRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest(projectItemURL[currentCount]);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.OPEN, _onOpen);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, _onProgress);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, _handleImageLoaded);
loader.load(loaderURLRequest);
private function _onOpen(e:Event):void {
//trace("loading started!");
imageTarget[currentCount].preloader_mc.gotoAndPlay("play");
private function _onProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void {
var loadBytes:Number=e.target.bytesLoaded;
var totalBytes:Number=e.target.bytesTotal;
var percent:Number=Math.ceil(loadBytes/totalBytes*100);
//trace("BytesLoaded: " + loadBytes + " out of " + totalBytes + " Percentage: " + percent);
imageTarget[currentCount].preloader_mc.percent_mc.pct_txt.text=Math.ceil(loadBytes/totalBytes*10).toString();
private function _handleImageLoaded(e:Event):void {
//trace("Finished loading: " + e.target.url);
imageTarget[currentCount].preloader_mc.percent_mc.pct_txt.text="";
imageTarget[currentCount].container_mc.alpha=0;
imageTarget[currentCount].container_mc.addChild(Bitmap(e.target.content));
imageTarget[currentCount].preloader_mc.stop();
TweenMax.to(imageTarget[currentCount].preloader_mc, 0.75, {alpha:0, ease:Strong.easeOut});
TweenMax.to(imageTarget[currentCount].container_mc, 0.75, {alpha:1, ease:Strong.easeOut});
if (currentCount<passXMLength-1)
currentCount++;
preloadImages();
}else if(currentCount >= passXMLength-1)
//trace("Current count is equal to xmlLength!");
projectsLoaded = true;
//trace("ProjectsLoaded is: "+ projectsLoaded);
private function catOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
var myButton:MovieClip=MovieClip(e.currentTarget);
TweenMax.to(myButton, 1, {tint:tintColor, ease:Strong.easeOut});
private function catOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
var myButton:MovieClip=MovieClip(e.currentTarget);
if (myButton.btnClicked!=true) {
TweenMax.to(myButton, 1, {removeTint:true, ease:Strong.easeOut});
public function get selectCategory():uint {
return this.categorySelector;
public function set selectCategory(e:uint):void {
this.categorySelector=e;
public function get getState():Boolean {
return this.whatState;
public function set getState(setState:Boolean):void {
this.whatState=setState;
public function get setStageHeight():int
return swfHeight;
public function set setStageHeight(whatHeight:int):void
swfHeight = whatHeight;
public function get setStageWidth():int
return swfWidth;
public function set setStageWidth(whatWidth:int):void
swfWidth = whatWidth;
Please anybody, it would be very helpful since i'm still trying to tackle as3 classes.
thanks
abeso, movDropDownContainer (which i know is myContainer.container_mc) doesn't exist WHEN revealDropDown() is called (and that error message is displayed).
we already know it does exist and movDropDownContainer is defined correctly when your constructor is called so some time after that the timeline that contains myContainer.container_mc must move and it no longer exists or actionscript is used to remove the movieclip.
the most subtle way that can happen is with a timeline created instance (ie, created in the ide). there are lots of ways this can happen. obviously, if you see that your timeline moves to or through a frame where myContainer.container_mc doesn't exist, it should be clear why you're seeing that error message. but this error can be caused by more difficult to understand situations.
for example, if it appears that movieclip is in every frame but it's in a layer with more than 1 keyframe, then you can have identically named instances (and that all look the same) that are not the same instance. in fact, the only sure way to know that movieclip exists in keyframes where it appears to exist is to clear all the keyframes in its layer (after the first keyframe where it appears) and then create all the additional keyframes. at that point, if you do not remove the movieclip from the stage, in any keyframes, all the instances will be the same. if you do anything else or you've done anything else, you're going to run into this problem. -
Error 1009 and I don't know what to do exactly, plz help me
hi
I wish that you could help me
I am a beginner in actionscript 3.0, and I have a main swf file, with a menu and several buttons, when I click on each button, a new swf should be loaded, and the menu is resized and goes to the top left of the page, and if I click on the menu, it should come back..
the problem is that when I click on the first button, everything works well, but when I click on another button, I get this error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Il est impossible d'accéder à la propriété ou à la méthode d'une référence d'objet nul.
at s_fla::MainTimeline/s_fla::__setProp___id0__Scene1_texte_2()
at s_fla::MainTimeline/s_fla::frame2()
I understood that the problem is due to the file which is displayed before it has been loaded.
I also found that I have to use the function Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, but I don't know where to put it??
could you help me please?
here is my code:
function size(e:MouseEvent):void{
menu_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
menu_mc.buttonMode = true;
menui_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showmenu);
menu_mc.button01_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
menu_mc.button02_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
menu_mc.button03_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
addChild (cliploader);
function size(e:MouseEvent):void{
menu_anatomie_mc.gotoAndPlay(13);
menu_mc.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showmenu);
menu_mc.button01_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
menu_mc.button02_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
menu_mc.button03_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, size);
removeChild (cliploader);
menu_mc.button01_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadpage);
menu_mc.button02_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadpage);
menu_mc.button03_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadpage);
menu_mc.button01_btn.page = "file01.swf";
menu_mc.button02_btn.page = "file02.swf";
menu_mc.button03_btn.page = "file03.swf";
function loadpage(e:MouseEvent):void{
cliploader.myldr.source = e.currentTarget.page;
please tell me what to do exactly
P.S: cliploader is a UI loader which is present on the scene
in my swf files, I have flvplayback which loads a flv files, and I think this is the source of the problem, because I have tried the same thing with a simple swf file which maybe loads quickly, and I didn't get this error
thank you in advancethanks
I think that the error is in the file that I want to load, in this file I have a flvplayback that I named myplayer, which is in the third frame, and because the video doesn't stop even if I move to another frame, I had to add this code in the third frame
next_btn.visible = true;
prev_btn.visible = true;
myplayer.addEventListener(Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE, stopPlay);
function stopPlay(e:Event)
myplayer.stop();
myplayer.stop(); this is line 7 on frame 3
when I publish this file, it works
but when I try to play it from the menu in the main swf file I get the error, how can I fix it please?
can I make this manually, or I'll have the same problem?
as I said, I tried to load different swf files from the main menu and I didn't have this problem (because there were no video players), so I think the problem is caused by the video player?
thank you -
Custom itemRenderer component based on cell value: error 1009
I'm working on an item renderer for a dataGrid that has different states depending on the cell and row values.
The cell value is a toggle (true or null), and sets whether content should be shown in the cell or not
The row properties determine what is shown when the cell value is true.
The dataGrid dataProvider is populated based on user id input.
I created the itemRenderer as a custom actionscript component, closely following this example:
360Flex Sample: Implementing IDropInListItemRenderer to create a reusable itemRenderer
However, my component results in Error #1009 (Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference) when a user id is submitted.
package components
import mx.containers.VBox;
import mx.controls.*; import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridListData;
import mx.controls.listClasses.BaseListData;
import mx.core.*;
public class toggleCellRenderer extends VBox
public function ToggleCellRenderer()
{super();}
private var _listData:BaseListData;
private var cellState:String;
private var cellIcon:Image;
private var imagePath:String;
private var imageHeight:int;
private var qty:String = data.qtyPerTime;
private var typ:String = data.type;
public function get listData():BaseListData
{return _listData;}
public function set listData(value:BaseListData):void
{_listData = value;}
override public function set data(value:Object):void {
super.data = value;
if (value != null)
//errors on next line: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
{cellState = value[DataGridListData(_listData).dataField]}
override protected function createChildren():void {
removeAllChildren();
if(cellState=='true'){
cellIcon = new Image();
addChild(cellIcon);
//there is another state here that adds another child...
//next overrides commitProperties()...
There are no errors if I don't use an itemRenderer--the cells correctly toggle between "true" and empty when clicked.
I also tried a simple itemRenderer component that disregards the cell value and shows in image based off row data--this works fine without errors or crashing. But I need to tie it to the cell value!
I have very limited experience programming, in Flex or any other language. Any help would be appreciated.Your assumption that the xml file either loads with "true" or nothing is right.
After modifying the code to the following, I don't get the error, but it's still not reading the cell value correctly.
package components
import mx.containers.VBox;
import mx.controls.*;
import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridListData;
import mx.controls.listClasses.BaseListData;
import mx.core.*;
public class toggleCellRenderer extends VBox
public function ToggleCellRenderer()
super();
private var _listData:BaseListData;
private var cellState:Boolean;
private var cellIcon:Image;
private var imagePath:String;
private var imageHeight:int;
private var qty:String;
private var typ:String;
public function get listData():BaseListData
return _listData;
override public function set data(value:Object):void {
cellState = false;
if (listData && listData is DataGridListData && DataGridListData(listData).dataField != null){
super.data = value;
if (value[DataGridListData(this.listData).dataField] == "true"){
cellState = true;
override protected function createChildren():void {
removeAllChildren();
if(cellState==true){
cellIcon = new Image();
addChild(cellIcon);
//there is another state here that adds another child...
//next overrides commitProperties()...
- didn't set the value of qty or typ in the variable declarations (error 1009 by this too--I removed this before but wanted to point out in case its useful)
- added back in the get listData() function so I could use the listData
- changed the null check
All cells are still returning cellState = false when some are set to true, even if I comment out [if (value[DataGridListData(this.listData).dataField] == "true")] and just have it look for non-null data. That shouldn't make a difference anyway, but it confirms that all cells are returning null value.
Swapping out the first if statement in set data with different variables results in the following:
[if (listData != null)] all cells return null (cellState=false for all)
both [if (value != null)] and [if (DataGridListData != null)] results in error 1009 on a line following the if, so I assume they return non-null values.
All rows have data, just not all fields in all rows, so shouldn't listData be non-null? Could it be that the xml file hasn't fully loaded before the itemRenderer kicks in?
I also realized I had removed the item renderer from many of the columns for testing, and since some columns are hidden by default only one column in the view was using the itemRenderer--hence the single alert per row I was worried about earlier.
Thanks for your help so far.
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