In ActionScript 3, using vector graphics is a guaranteed way to cause massive damage to the performance of your project. Using a single Bitmap for all graphics by using .copyPixels() through its BitmapData object in place of all vector graphics will yield a ridiculous performance boost and is essential for people like myself developing games … Read more
I have the coordinates of the top left point of a rectangle as well as its width, height and rotation from 0 to 180 and -0 to -180. I am trying to get the bounding coordinates of the actual box around the rectangle. What is a simple way of calculating the coordinates of the bounding … Read more
I am running a website, and there is a scoring system that gives you points for the number of times you play a game. It uses hashing to prove the integrity of http request for scoring so users cannot change anything, however as I feared might happen, someone figured out that they didn’t need to … Read more
How do I forcefully unload a ByteArray from memory using ActionScript 3? I have tried the following: // First non-working solution byteArray.length = 0; byteArray = new ByteArray(); // Second non-working solution for ( var i:int=0; i < byteArray.length; i++ ) { byteArray[i] = null; } Answer I don’t think you have anything to worry … Read more
I was wondering if PNG contains data like the following? What I did was to convert the jpg file to png format, and I was expecting to retrieve the same info I had on the jpg as below: Currently using this as3 library to read the data. IDF0— IDF @[134 – 248] (9 entries) Orientation … Read more
I’m using AngularJS to build HTML controls that interact with a legacy Flex application. All callbacks from the Flex app must be attached to the DOM window. For example (in AS3) ExternalInterface.call(“save”, data); Will call window.save = function(data){ // want to update a service // or dispatch an event here… } From within the JS … Read more
I’m talking about an action game with no upper score limit and no way to verify the score on the server by replaying moves etc. What I really need is the strongest encryption possible in Flash/PHP, and a way to prevent people calling the PHP page other than through my Flash file. I have tried … Read more
I don’t understand the difference, they both seem the same but I guess they are not. Any examples of when to use one or the other would be appreciated. Answer e.target is what triggers the event dispatcher to trigger and e.currentTarget is what you assigned your listener to. AttributionSource : Link , Question Author : … Read more
I wrote one of my first classes in Actionscript 3 and I want someone versed in AS3 to help me fine tune my class. I am sure there are things that could really help with efficiency and I love learning about “Object Oriented Programming” so please take a look and let me know what you … Read more
I have the following function in a Service class protected function writeToFile():void{ var destinationFile:File = File.applicationStorageDirectory.resolvePath(_newPath); var fs:FileStream = new FileStream(); fs.open(destinationFile, FileMode.WRITE); fs.writeBytes(_buffer, 0, _buffer.length); fs.close(); } this Service class should dispatch a SuccessfulCreateLocalFileEvent when writeToFile is successful and an UnsuccessfulCreateLocalFileEvent if writeToFile is unsuccessful. I know that FileStream functions open and writeBytes may … Read more
