Flash as2 reference

Question

I downloaded the as2 langueage reference pdf and I'm
completely baffled. I
look in the index under video and it lists nothing that has
to do with
playing, stopping or pausing a video, the current time, the
duration, etc.
I looked up "playHeadTime" in the index and that didn't exist
although it
can be used in as2. I'm completely frustrated with this whole
process of
learning Flash. What am I missing?
Craig

Answer 1

Thanks David, that's a great start.
Certainly, the search engine seems to be of no help in
unravelling what you
have unravelled here...or, I suppose, until I learn how to
use it based on
what you've mentioned.
Craig
"David Stiller" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Craig,
>
>> I downloaded the as2 langueage reference pdf and I'm
completely
>> baffled.
>
> It can be baffling at first. For me, the breakthrough
came when I
> realized that -- for the most part -- the Language
Reference is organized
> around something called classes. Classes define objects,
and generally
> (though not always) have three categories: properties
(characteristics of
> the object), methods (things the object can do), and
events (things the
> object can react to).
>
> So if you're looking up movie clips, consult the
MovieClip class entry.
> If you're looking up text fields, consult the TextField
class, and so on.
> In the case of video, you have a few choices. You might
be using the
> FLAPlayback component, in which case you'll have to
consult the
> FLVPlayback class. If that's your ticket, you'll find
that class -- as
> with all component classes -- in the ActionScript 2.0
Components Language
> Reference. Same goes for the Media components, if by
chance you're using
> those.
>
> On the other hand, if you're dealing with an actual
video object,
> you'll want to consult the Video class entry of the
ActionScript 2.0
> Language Reference (it's not a component). The Video
class is a bit
> different from most of the classes you'll find, because
video objects work
> in cahoots with two other objects: one instance apiece
of the
> NetConnection and NetStream classes. There's a hint --
admittedly not an
> easy one to spot -- in the listing for the
Video.attachVideo() method.
> Click on that, and you'll see that a video instance can
be attached to a
> NetStream instance, a Camera instance (for webcams), or
null.
>
> It sounds like you're after pre-recorded video, so your
next stop will
> be the NetStream class, which features a number of
properties, methods,
> and events you're after (play(), pause(), etc.).
>
>> I looked up "playHeadTime" in the index and that
didn't exist although
>> it can be used in as2.
>
> The FLVPlayback class features a playheadTime property.
Remember,
> though, the FLVPlayback class is listed in the
Components Language
> Reference, which might be why you didn't immediately
find it.
>
>> I'm completely frustrated with this whole process of
learning Flash.
>> What am I missing?
>
> It may be that all you're missing a leg up. It's tough
if you don't
> know how to get started. For what it's worth, I wrote an
article on
> tackling the AS2 Language Reference (free article) at
CommunityMX.com.
> Maybe it can help you get your bearings.
>
>
http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=01B54
>
> It was written for Flash 8, but the principles still
apply.
>
>
> David Stiller
> Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
>
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
> "Luck is the residue of good design."
>