Problem
Need show array elements on the stage like: show array random array left to right array right to left array row columns array left to right random array
Solution
Using array as a type. Using length, for, Math.random and other. Please see detailed explanation.
Detailed explanation
Please create 5 movie clip boxes with different color in your library.
show array
var classNames:Array = ["box1", "box2", "box3", "box4", "box5"];
// for efficiency sake - declare the length
var len:int = classNames.length;
// this array will hold of all the boxes
var boxesList:Array = [];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < len ; i++) {
ClassRef = Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
// keep references to the objects in an array
// now each element of the array is a DisplayObject
// this way you don't need a separate array
// for positions and can refer to memebers of array's
// x and y directly
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
trace(boxesList);
random array
var classNames:Array = ["box1", "box2", "box3", "box4", "box5"];
// for efficiency sake - declare the length
var len:int = classNames.length;
// this array will hold of all the boxes
var boxesList:Array = [];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < len ; i++) {
ClassRef = Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
// keep references to the objects in an array
// now each element of the array is a DisplayObject
// this way you don't need a separate array
// for positions and can refer to memebers of array's
// x and y directly
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
// declare variable once
var currentBox:MovieClip;
for (var ii:int = 0; ii < len ; ii++) {
currentBox = boxesList[ii];
currentBox.x = Math.random() * (stage.stageWidth -
currentBox.width);
currentBox.y = Math.random() * (stage.stageHeight -
currentBox.height);
}
left to right array
var classNames:Array = ["box1", "box2", "box3", "box4", "box5"];
// for efficiency sake - declare the length
var len:int = classNames.length;
// this array will hold of all the boxes
var boxesList:Array = [];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < len ; i++) {
ClassRef = Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
// keep references to the objects in an array
// now each element of the array is a DisplayObject
// this way you don't need a separate array
// for positions and can refer to memebers of array's
// x and y directly
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
// declare variable once
var currentBox:MovieClip;
var nextX:Number = 0;
// left to right
for (var iii:int = 0; iii < len ; iii++) {
currentBox = boxesList[iii];
currentBox.x = nextX;
nextX += currentBox.width;
}
right to left array
var classNames:Array = ["box1", "box2", "box3", "box4", "box5"];
// for efficiency sake - declare the length
var len:int = classNames.length;
// this array will hold of all the boxes
var boxesList:Array = [];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < len ; i++) {
ClassRef = Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
// keep references to the objects in an array
// now each element of the array is a DisplayObject
// this way you don't need a separate array
// for positions and can refer to memebers of array's
// x and y directly
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
// declare variable once
var currentBox:MovieClip;
var nextX:Number = 0;
currentBox = boxesList[0];
nextX = stage.stageWidth - currentBox.width;
for (var iii:int = 0; iii < len ; iii++) {
currentBox = boxesList[iii];
currentBox.x = nextX;
nextX -= currentBox.width;
}
rows columns array
var classNames:Array = ["box1", "box2", "box3", "box4", "box5"];
var boxesList:Array = [];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < classNames.length ; i++) {
ClassRef = Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
var currentBox:MovieClip;
var numCol:int = 3;
for (var columnIterator:int = 0; columnIterator <
boxesList.length; columnIterator++) {
var column:int = columnIterator % numCol;
var row:int = int(columnIterator / numCol);
currentBox = boxesList[columnIterator];
currentBox.x = currentBox.width * column;
currentBox.y = currentBox.height * row;
}
left to right random array
var classNames:Array=["box1","box2","box3","box4","box5"];
var boxesList:Array=[];
var ClassRef:Class;
for (var i:int = 0; i < classNames.length; i++) {
ClassRef=Class(getDefinitionByName(classNames[i]));
boxesList[i] = new ClassRef();
addChild(boxesList[i]);
}
var currentBox:MovieClip;
var nextX:Number=0;
for (var iii:int = 0; iii < classNames.length; iii++) {
currentBox=boxesList[iii];
currentBox.x=nextX;
nextX+=currentBox.width;
}
for (iii= 0; iii < 1*boxesList.length; iii++) {
var pos1:int = (Math.random()*1000) %boxesList.length;
var pos2:int = (Math.random()*1000) %boxesList.length;
if (pos1!=pos2) {
var temp:int=boxesList[pos1].x;
boxesList[pos1].x=boxesList[pos2].x;
boxesList[pos2].x=temp;
}
}
In attached files you can find all .fla files.
Source:
show_array_from_library
Thank you for reading.