How to access functions in external swfs?

[chur]

Hey guys, just wondering how actionscript 3.0 deals with accessing functions in external swfs?

In actionscript 2 i would just load the external swf into a movieclip (eg: loader_mc) then i would just say loader_mc.animateIn().

I've tried the same thing in AS3 but it doesnt work... Can anyone tell me the new way of doing it?

Thx

[chur]

^bump

[artists_envy]

Do you want to load the swf and call one of its methods or just call one of its methods?

[Sietjp]

You have to use LocalConnection class. Make a search on this keyword on google there are some tutorials out there.

[chur]

Thx for the replies. Im checking out this LocalConnection class but it seems a bit strange. Basically i've already loaded the swf into a movieclip, all i want to do is to call a function called animateIn() which is in the swf i loaded into the movieclip.

Normally it would just be blah_mc.animateIn(). I dont c why they changed it...

[2morrowMan]

var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadCompleteHandler);
loader.load(new URLRequest('myMovie.swf'));

function loadCompleteHandler(event:Event):void
{
	var movie:* = loader.content;
	movie.animateIn();
}

[artists_envy]

If you are loading an AS2 swf, you will need to use something like http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archive...dge_easie.html

[chur]

Sweet thx 2morrowMan. I'll try it out today.