Drop Down Menu Coding

[Ultrakd]

Ok Im just a little confused on what to do. In my menu I have 2 drop downs. each one is a separate Movie Clip and inside that Movie Clip they have other buttons that are separate Movie Clip. I have a class set to the buttons for a rollover action but it isn't working. How do I set actions to Movie Clips that are in other Movie Clip? Like how would I add links to them?

Here is a copy of my AS3 Class and a copy of the drop down.

package {
  import flash.events.MouseEvent;
  import flash.display.MovieClip;

  public class DropClass extends MovieClip {
    public function DropClass() {
       addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, over);
       addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, out);
    }

    private function over(event:MouseEvent):void {
        gotoAndPlay(2);
    }
   
    private function out(event:MouseEvent):void {
        gotoAndPlay(7);
    }
  }
}

Thanks Chris

[cancerinform]

May be this helps:

http://flashscript.biz/flashas3/mouse/button_event.html

[The FlashMaster]

here is the code

package
{
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;
	import flash.display.MovieClip;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	public class MouseExample extends MovieClip
	{
		public function MouseExample()
		{
			this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
			this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
		}
		private function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
		{
			trace("Stage mousedown");
			var newBut:MyButton = new MyButton (mouseX, mouseY);
			this.addChild (newBut);
			var myText:TextField = new TextField();
			myText.text = "Press the button.";
			this.addChild(myText);
		}
		private function mouseUpHandler(event:String):void
		{
			trace("Stage mouseup");
		}
	}
}

[Ultrakd]

Could you please explain how it works too. I would like to know for future references.

Thankyou
Chris

[Ultrakd]

Could someone explain how this coding works?

[calmchess]

package
{
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.text.TextField;
    public class MouseExample extends MovieClip
    {
        public function MouseExample()
        {
            this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
            this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
//this is saying when you click on stage run mouseDownHandler function
        }
        private function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            trace("Stage mousedown");
            //this says create  a button  at mouse positionX and mouse positionY
                                           var newBut:MyButton = new MyButton (mouseX, mouseY);
                                           
            this.addChild (newBut);
                                          //add button to display list.
            var myText:TextField = new TextField();
                                          //create a  new text field
            myText.text = "Press the button.";
                                          //write the text to the text field
            this.addChild(myText);
                                          //add textfield to display list
        }
        private function mouseUpHandler(event:String):void
        {
            trace("Stage mouseup");
        }
    }
} 

[Ultrakd]

How can I get this to work with roll over and linking it to a web page? I figured out how to add text to it through coding I just don't know how to add the roll over and link.

[calmchess]

probably MOUSE_OVER,MOUSE_OUT,GETURL/urlLoader........do you have the as3 livedocs saved to your computer?

[Ultrakd]

I don't need to make a button though. I have a button I need it to play.

[calmchess]

MOUSE_OVER,MOUSE_OUT will work for moviclips too i'd make movie clips with the alpha set to 0 and when moused over I'd have other movie clips either tweening or moving on Y axis to create drop down effect

[Ultrakd]

I used this code

package
{
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    public class DropClass extends MovieClip
    {
        public function DropClass()
        {
            this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, overHandler);
            this.parent.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, outHandler);
        }
        private function overHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            gotoAndPlay(2);
        }
        private function outHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            gotoAndPlay(7);
        }
    }
}

and I got this error

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
at flash.display:: DisplayObjectContainer/setChildIndex()
at menu_a_fla::MainTimeline/childOver()

[calmchess]

you need a button refrence from the doucument class something like

btn_Or_Clip_InstanceName.addEventListener(MouseEve nt.MOUSE_OVER, overHandler);

[Ultrakd]

If I add an instance name it says "1120: Access of undefined property ". And if I add the instance name of a button how can I get it to work for all the occurrences of that movie clip?

[calmchess]

are you in your main document class the one that connects to the .fla?

[Ultrakd]

I have 4 classes...One for each of the ends, one for the other buttons, and one for the drop down buttons. Here is my entire flash file, I really appreciate all your help...

[calmchess]

you will have to save the .fla in cs3 formatte

[Ultrakd]

Here you go.....

[calmchess]

i still couldn't open it i'm going to create my own which .as file is your document class?

[Ultrakd]

The classes are only for the button rollovers. The Action Scripting is in the flash file. It should work now..

[calmchess]

still didn't work just post the actionscript for the .fla