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Charine -FB buggoop
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Basic AS3 Coding help needed

Sep 19, 2012 5:47 PM

I just added my first code to make a text field appear when a user mouse over it. The code below works perfectly.

 

My question: What code do I need to add for the same text field to disappear when the user mouse out?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

/*Here is my code that works well for mouse_over (now I just need mouse_out)*/

 

FLags.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, fl_ClickToPosition);

 

var fl_TF:TextField;

var fl_TextToDisplay:String = "UK or USA english Spelling.";

 

function fl_ClickToPosition(event:MouseEvent):void

{

    fl_TF = new TextField();

    fl_TF.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

    fl_TF.background = true;

    fl_TF.border = true;

    fl_TF.x = FLags.x;

    fl_TF.y = FLags.y + FLags.height + 5;

    fl_TF.text = fl_TextToDisplay;

    addChild(fl_TF);

}

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  • Ned Murphy
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    1. Ned Murphy,
    Sep 19, 2012 6:53 PM   in reply to Charine -FB buggoop
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    You'll need to create a listener for a MOUSE_OUT event. 

     

    What you might want to do with what you have already is to instantiate the textfield (fl_TF = new TextField();) outside of the function so that you don't end up creating a new one every time you rollover.  Then you could reuse the same textfield over and over by having the addChild(fl_TF) in the rollover function and removeChild(fl_TF) in the rollout function

     
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  • Charine -FB buggoop
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    2. Charine -FB buggoop,
    Sep 20, 2012 3:46 PM   in reply to Ned Murphy
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    Thanks Ned,

    I realised that I could use the button function with the text added to the over state with no extra code. It works fine that way.

     

    Is this a good practice, or should I rather use code to do this?

     
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  • Ned Murphy
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    3. Ned Murphy,
    Sep 20, 2012 3:57 PM   in reply to Charine -FB buggoop
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    You're welcome.

     

    Button symbols  (SimpleButton objects) can serve a purpose and can save you some work when you want a simple appear/disappear hovering effect. 

     

    The only question is whether or not you can do it using code... it's a good thing to know how to do, so you oughta give it a try at some point.

     
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    4. Charine -FB buggoop,
    Sep 20, 2012 8:09 PM   in reply to Ned Murphy
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    I whole heartedly agree Ned. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me so clearly. I will most definately need it in future.

    Rgds

     
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