Stage.addchild

Hi,
This is my Document Class
package BowerPower.Startup{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Preloader extends MovieClip {
public function Preloader() {
stage.addChild(Preloader);
I have a movieclip in the library exported for actionscript. With a Class: Preloader. The Bace Class: flash.display.MovieClip.
My problem is I get the error: 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Class to an unrelated type flash.display:DisplayObject.
How do I fix this,
Thanks

A couple of problems:
1. You're trying to add a class to the stage instead of an instance of the child
2. Generally, the movieclip shouldn't add itself to the stage (displaylist). You should do it from outside.
So something like this (from outside your Preloader class (perhaps a Main class):
// Import the class
import BowerPower.Startup.Preloader;
// Create the instance and add it to the displaylist
var p:Preloader = new Preloader();
addChild(p);

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Level.doSomething();
but I get this error:
1061: Call to a possibly undefined method doSomething through a reference with static type Class.
if I make the function static I get this error:
1120: Access of undefined property stage.
I'm not sure what to do here. Some help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hello,
@tlhood
This is how you could do that:
package
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http://www.squidoo.com/flash-tutorials_as3-singleton-design-pattern
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import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
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between the Flash Authoring tool and ActionScript is not
consistent.
In ActionScript, the Stage is the top most DisplayObject. You
probably get that.
In Flash, the canvas that is often referred to as "the stage"
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course, you add something else to the ActionScript Stage object at
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Most likely the simplest solution is to add your loaded SWFs
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My Code
[Code]
//importing tween classes
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import flash.utils.Timer;
//hiding the cursor
Mouse.hide();
var count:Number = 60;
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myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, countdown);
myTimer.start();
function countdown(event:TimerEvent):void {
myText_txt.text = String((count)-myTimer.currentCount);
if(myText_txt.text == "0"){
gotoAndStop(5)
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var box:Box = new Box();
var bomb:Bomb = new Bomb();
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var timer:Timer = new Timer(800);
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var timerbomb:Timer = new Timer(1000);
//we create variables for random X and Y positions
var randomX:Number;
var randomY:Number;
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var tween:Tween;
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var bombAdded:Boolean = false;
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          gotoAndPlay(5);
[/Code]

The only thing that affects TopLink is the increment by, as increasing this is what allows TopLink to reduce the number of times it needs to go to the database to get additional numbers. Ie, an increment value of 1 means TopLink needs to go the database after each insert; an increment value of 50 allows it to insert 50 times before having to get a value from the sequence. The cache on the sequence object in the database affect the database access times. While it may improve the access times when the sequence number is obtained from the database, but I believe the network access to obtain the sequence is the greater concern and slow down for most applications. It all depends on the application usage and design though - an increment (and application cache) of 50 numbers seems to be the best default.
I cannot say what effect the cache vs nocache settings will have on your application, as it will depend on the database load. Only performance testing and tuning will truly be able to tell you whats best for your application.
Best Regards,
Chris

AddChild in non-document class

Hello, I'm trying to migrate the hundreds of lines of code in
my main actions frame into classes.
Could someone be so kind as to tell me how to use the
addChild in a class that isn't the document class. I have got my
file structure setup with the package folder and the main document
class in the .fla root.
I can trace from secondary classes but not use addChild and I
am about to lose my mind!
I have included one of my the classes so you can see how I
have worked it.

I am trying to catch up to AS3 from older versions of Flash,
so I may be wrong about this.
from what I understand, the only way to reference the stage
is to use the stage property from an item already on the stage,
such as your main document class (or another sprite or movie clip
on the stage). as it stands you are adding 'aCloud' as a child of
the new CloudClass object, not as a child of the stage. so..
MyClouds.stage.addchild(aCloud);
also, the other poster was right about the typo--
aCloud:captionCloud = new captionCloud();
one other thing I don't understand, maybe I'm missing
something-- where is the "captionCloud" class? is it public, or at
least accessable by CloudClass? also wouldn't it be a better idea
to define all the properties for a captionCloud object in a method
of the captionCloud class, and then use CloudClass to control the
relationship between all the different captionCloud objects (but
not their internal properties such as alpha, x, y, etc). this seems
more OOP appropriate to me.
anyway, i'd like to know what finally works for you, please
post your solution when you figure it out. i'm just starting on my
1st AS3 project.

Createjs adding mc to stage

Hi I used to do quite a bit of as3 word but not for quite some time (guess why???). I am now having a play with flash pro6 and the toolkit for create js. I have to say I worked through the platypus example and it kinda left out all the things I wanted to know like the real easy stuff! So for example I want to add a mc to the stage with js --- how? The as bit works ... but I tried various combinations of
stop(); var fredd = new fred(); stage.addChild(fredd); fredd.x=100; fredd.y=100; /* js this.stop(); var fredd = new fred(); this.stage.addChild(fredd); */
but I just kept getting an comment about empty symbols and a helpful reminder about the timeline starting at 1. I feel sure this is very easy, but I can't figure it out! Perhaps there is a real beginners resource somewhere that I am missing? Thanks

Here is a simple example of a fla that adds an mc to the stage with CreateJs:
http://www.ronaldliauw.nl/assets20130219/examples/AddMc/
And here is a complex CreateJs example:
http://www.ronaldliauw.nl/assets20130219/examples/bouwplaat/
In both examples the swf and the html generated with 'Toolkit for CreateJs' do the same.
In both examples the swf is faster.

Issue referencing stage

I think my issue is to do with referencing the stage, but not to sure. When I try
var screen:Sprite = new Sprite();
screen.graphics.beginFill(0x111111, .75);
screen.graphics.drawRect(0,0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
screen.graphics.endFill();
I get the error
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
If I change stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight to numbers, it works fine. So I think the problem is to do with referencing the stage. Whats confusing me though is if I set the above to numbers, later on in my code I have
TweenLite.to(loaderHolder, 1, { x: (stage.stageWidth - loaderHolder.width) / 4, y: (stage.stageHeight - loaderHolder.height) / 6, onComplete:zoomInFinished, scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1 });
So I am referencing the stage there. However, this works without a problem.
If it makes a difference, I am working within a movieclip which is in my library, and added to the stage on the main timeline. Within this movieclip, I do things like stage.addChild, so this works without a problem. Why might the first bit of code be throwing a null reference error?
cheers

because you're trying to reference the stage before before your object is added to the display list. to remedy, use the addedtostage event before trying to reference the stage.

Stage.addchild

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