Re: FLASH: Re: Reuse Actions: Call statement

[Waldo Smeets]

thanks Carl and all of you.


Sorry for my late reaction, but haven't been home for some days.


Waldo


2Nerotik wrote:


> Thanks Carl don't know about Waldo but I found that very helpful and useful

> for my pop-up / drop down sub menus

> I was working on. Used it as well when creating the second tutorial for

> advanced sub menus.

>

> Made the On Mouse Event Actions assigned to the buttons much much cleaner

> and in my opinion easier to spot

> any problems.

>

> At 10:22 AM 9/16/99 +0100, CARL wrote:

>

> >Hi Waldo,

> >

> > >I read in the Flash Book provided with flash 4 about reusing functions

> > >by using the call statement.

> > >But I don't really understand it. Is there someone who can explain it to

> > >

> > >me clearly?

> > >I prefer some clear code samples, or a link to a good tutorial.

> > >

> > >By the way.... is that Call statement only for better function

> > >management, or does it also cost less bites?

> > >

> > >Who can help me?

> > >

> > >Waldo Smeets

> >

> >

> >The call function allows you to reuse a script. By putting a script into

> >labeled frame you can call that script.

> >

> >For example:

> >1. Make a movie with three key frames in the maintime.

> >2. In frame one put a stop action.

> >3. In frame 2 label the frame 'action1'

> >    put an action in the frame 2 such as

> >    trace("hello")

> >4. In frame 3 label the frame 'action2'

> >    put an action in the frame 3 such as

> >    trace("goodbye")

> >5. In frame 1 make 2 buttons.

> >

> >6. Assign an action to the button one such as:

> >

> >on press

> >   call("action1")

> >end

> >

> >7. Assign a different action to button two such as:

> >on press

> >   call("action2")

> >end

> >

> >

> >On clicking each button a call is sent to your script in frames labeled

> >'action1' and 'action2' which are then executed. This is a very basic

> >example for a good working example check out the calculator that come with

> >Flash 4 samples under the help menu.

> >

> >

> >HTH

> >

> >Carl

>

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