AS3 Tweening

[Zahmet]

This might sound like a stupid question.

But just how do I use AS3 tweening to get a normal movieclip to just get bigger?
I basicly want to scale it up.

myTween = new Tween(submenu_mc, "alpha",Regular.easeOut,0,1,12,false);

This would be a simple turn on alpha tween, and so what I need to change is the "alpha" and maybe the Regualr.easeOut Im not sure, what I really would want is an easy help on the simple tweening that you can do, Ive been trying to read the API but I don't understand it very well.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/...riptLangRefV3/

But when I just want something simple I can't seem to find it like what kind of attributes that can be tweened etc.
Would I have to create 2 tweens one for x and one for y? or is there a simple "scale" attribute?

[Zahmet]

Ok, looking about more in the API I found the attributes of a movieclip, but I still have to make 2x tweens one for scaleX and one for scaleY, right? or is there another way?

Im not sure how to scale them also, guess ill go for abit of trial and error but any help would be great!

or maybe its the hieght and width I should change... testing :P

[mlecho]

hi zahmet...you can do this without using the tween class. you could use a timer, with exactly what you said...a variable to track scaleX and another to track scaleY...when the mc gets to be where you want it, stop the timer.

[Martin Munoz]

var myScale:Number;
var myTween:Tween

myTween = new Tween(this, myScale, Regular.easeOut, 0, 1, 12, false);

myTween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_CHANGE, onMotionChanged);
myTween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, onMotionFinished);

function onMotionChanged(event:TweenEvent):void
{
	submenu_mc.scaleX = submenu_mc.scaleY = event.position;
}

function onMotionFinished(event:TweenEvent):void
{
	event.target.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_CHANGE, onMotionChanged);
	event.target.removeEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, onMotionFinished);
	event.target = null;
}

Make sure that the scope of myScale is large enough so that it does not get garbage collected during the tween (ie. give it class scope).

[cancerinform]

It's very simple even with a ease-out effect:

import flash.events.*;
var mc:M = new M();
mc.x = 100;
mc.y = 100;
addChild (mc);
mc.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME,activated);
function activated (e:Event)
{
    e.target.scaleX = e.target.scaleY +=5/e.target.width;
    if(e.target.scaleX >= 5)
    {
        e.target.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,activated);
    }
} 

[Zahmet]

Thanks for the code cancerinform, but could you explane it to a new guy like me?

You first make a new mc called M?
set its x and y to 100
add it as a child?
When we enter the frame, it will scale x to y and some width?

sorry Im just confused.

Also lets say I have a movieclip how could I use that AS to make it grow?

[cancerinform]

You first make a new mc called M?
set its x and y to 100
add it as a child?

mc is your MovieClip. This is just an example. You can have a MovieClip on the timeline already.
ENTER_FRAME is an event, which fires continously with the framerate of your movie. One could also use the Timer class here. Then e.target refers to your Movieclip, which you scale until a certain size, here 5. This gives you an ease-out effect: 5/e.target.width.