AS3 Audio Toggle Hiccup

[GeorgeT24]

I call it a hiccup because the code works; but it's backwards. When I hit the audio button it plays the music and when I hit it again it stops the music.

I wish for the music to play automatically when you enter the SWF and then you hit the button to mute the music if you wish; and then hit the button again to play the music again.

Here is the code I have:

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rolloverToggle);

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rolloutToggle);

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, toggleClick);

toggleButton.buttonState = "On";

var song:Sound = new TitleMusic();

var songChannel:SoundChannel;

function rolloverToggle(event:MouseEvent){

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+" over");

}

function rolloutToggle(event:MouseEvent){

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState);

}

function toggleClick(event:MouseEvent){

    if (toggleButton.buttonState == "on"){

        toggleButton.buttonState = "off";

        stopSong();

    }else{

        toggleButton.buttonState = "on";

        startSong();

    }

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+ "over");

}

function startSong(){

    songChannel = song.play();

    songChannel.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, songCompleteHandler)

}

function stopSong(){

    songChannel.stop();

}

function songCompleteHandler(event:Event){

    toggleButton.buttonState = "off";

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+" over");

}

I tried experimenting but I'm just making it worse. Any advice?

[kglad]

assuming buttonState="on" is what you want when the sound is playing, use:

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rolloverToggle);

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rolloutToggle);

toggleButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, toggleClick);

toggleButton.buttonState = "on";

var song:Sound = new TitleMusic();

var songChannel:SoundChannel=song.play();

function rolloverToggle(event:MouseEvent){

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+" over");

}

function rolloutToggle(event:MouseEvent){

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState);

}

function toggleClick(event:MouseEvent){

    if (toggleButton.buttonState == "on"){

        toggleButton.buttonState = "off";

        stopSong();

    }else{

        toggleButton.buttonState = "on";

        startSong();

    }

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+ "over");

}

function startSong(){

    songChannel = song.play();

    songChannel.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, songCompleteHandler)

}

function stopSong(){

    songChannel.stop();

}

function songCompleteHandler(event:Event){

    toggleButton.buttonState = "off";

    toggleButton.gotoAndStop(toggleButton.buttonState+" over");

}

[GeorgeT24]

Well now the sound toggling works but the icons don't.

The music is plays automatically which is great and when I hit the button again it turns off. But the speakerphone doesn't match. Just by moving my mouse over the speakerphone it crosses it out and then when I hit it the speakerphone will be normal but the music will stop.

And then it's pretty much stuck in that pattern. (In other words the icon isn't matching the sound.)

It is great that the sound works now though.

[kglad]

buttonState="on" is what you want when the sound is playing?

[GeorgeT24]

I was going to try and attach the file, but I guess there's no option for that.

Since I'm not entirely sure (as I followed a tutorial) here's everything that's labeled:

- toggleButton is the instance name of the movie clip

When you double click on the movie clip there are 4 keyframes:

1st one named "off", second one named "off over", 3rd one named "on", and 4th one named "on over" (First 2 frames are a speakerphone and the last 2 are crossed out speakerphones. And only the first frame has actionscript in it; which is stop)

TitleMusic is the sound

I'm a little disappointed that there is no option to just attach the flash file. But I do appreciate your help

[kglad · Accepted solution]

well, look at the frame labeled "on".  is that what you want displayed with the sound is playing?

[GeorgeT24]

Thank you! I got it working now.

[kglad]

you're welcome.