Flash CS3 and the TileList

July 15, 2007

Flash CS3 and the TileList

Category: XML, as3, components, flash, flash CS3, work — joshspoon @ 10:20 pm —

**UPDATE July 19th**
This code uses FlashVars and SWFObject. I ran into a problem, as we continued to build, w/ getting data to show in the swf.
To fix this error switch out
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Actionscript:

so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");

with
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Actionscript:

so.addParam("wmode", "opaque");

or delete it all together

**UPDATE July 19th**

I'm working on a TileList for work for a peek at our Portfolios. Right now I'm trying to adapt the TileList to my liking with back and forth button instead of the scrollpanel. But I wanted to share the wealth w/ what I've dug up on this Flash CS3 component. I find most of what's online to be really crappy and not too robust.

I've provided a zip to my work: titelist.zip

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Actionscript:

import fl.controls.ScrollBarDirection;
import fl.events.ListEvent;
import fl.controls.listClasses.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.events.*;
import fl.data.*;
var xml:XML;
// this set a var for parameter xmlData that is set in the
// SWFObject
var _xmlData:* = root.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlData;
// if someone for got to set the xmlData parameter
// load default xml
if(_xmlData == undefined)
{
_xmlData = "xml/default.xml"
}
trace(root.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlData);
// request xml file
var requester:URLRequest = new URLRequest(_xmlData as String);
//load xml file
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(requester);
//set dataprovider to the loaded xml
function setItems(evt:Event):void
{
xml = XML(evt.target.data);
trace(xml);
list.dataProvider = new DataProvider(xml);
}
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, setItems);
//on click of item go to data/url
function onItemClick(e:ListEvent):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(e.item.data),"_self");
}
list.addEventListener(ListEvent.ITEM_CLICK, onItemClick);
// Set scroll bar direction
list.direction = ScrollBarDirection.HORIZONTAL;
// position TileList and set column and row values
list.move(0,0);
list.columnWidth = 122;
list.rowHeight = 112;
list.width = 366;
list.height = 112;
list.columnCount = 3;
list.rowCount = 1;

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Horaayy..there are 4 comment(s) for me so far ;)

Zip with this example is not available anymore?
Got "404" when tried to access http://www.joshspoon.com/TileList.zip

ropetight wrote on December 4, 2007 - 5:03 am

I'll get on that.

joshspoon wrote on December 7, 2007 - 7:35 pm

http://www.joshspoon.com/TileList.zip
is still missing.

thanks!

tom wrote on February 18, 2008 - 9:58 am

the link is fixed. Just use the one in the post.

joshspoon wrote on February 21, 2008 - 12:41 am

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