Class File that is used by the flash file to birth Objects ?

Oeufmerf

Hi Everybody...

I'm relatively new to this and having a difficult time. I have built a image gallery with xml in ActionScript 3.0 that has 2 columns of thumbnails to pick from. Is there any way i can convert my .fla file to an .As file so the class file can be used to birth objects on the main timeline ?

My Xml code is

<? xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


<images>
<image source="images/Image1.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image1.jpg">All Smiles.</image>
<image source="images/Image2.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image2.jpg">Enoying the live show.</image>
<image source="images/Image3.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image3.jpg">Dinner Outside.</image>
<image source="images/Image4.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image4.jpg">A couple at the Speech.</image>
<image source="images/Image5.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image5.jpg">Having A Dance.</image>
<image source="images/Image6.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image6.jpg">Having A Dance.</image>
<image source="images/Image7.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image7.jpg">Street Performer.</image>
<image source="images/Image8.jpg" thumb="thumbnails/Image8.jpg">High Brow.</image>

</images>


My Flash file Code is

var imageLoader:Loader;
var xml:XML;
var xmlList:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

var numClips:int=6;
var columns:int=2;

xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("data/images.xml"));

xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);

function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
{
xml = XML(event.target.data);
xmlList = xml.children();
for(var i:int = 0; i < xmlList.length(); i++)
{
imageLoader = new Loader();
imageLoader.load(new URLRequest(xmlList.attribute("thumb")));
imageLoader.x = 6 +( i % columns )*600;
imageLoader.y = 6 +(Math.floor(i/columns)*106);
imageLoader.name = xmlList.attribute("source");
addChild(imageLoader);
imageLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showPicture);
}

}


function showPicture(event:MouseEvent):void
{

imageLoader = new Loader();
imageLoader.load(new URLRequest(event.target.name));
imageLoader.x = 158;
imageLoader.y = 6;
addChild(imageLoader);



}

the code that i am trying to use on my new .fla file so that an .As class file can be used to birth objects on the main timeline is

import classes.interactive.gallery.ImageGallery;
var gallery:ImageGallery = new ImageGallery("data/images.xml","thumb","full");
addChild(gallery);


The code in my .As file is just a regular template where i dont know where to begin......


package
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import fl.transitions.*;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;

public class ImageGallery extends MovieClip
{


public function ImageGallery()
{

}

}
}


Please help .Any feedback would be a great help

p

It is possible. At a high level, you need to create a Class for your main Flash file. (You can do this in the properties panel) The second thing is to create a Class that you want multiple instances of.

I'd recommend doing a test, by setting up a basic structure, where you have a main class, and you can create multiple instances of another class, something like a Ball, and use the main class do something like new Ball("blue", 50); with different variables. If you can get to that stage, you can then try create something like an ImageHolder class, that loads a targetted image, and a LargeImage class that contains the full size image. You can then try get them to talk to each other.

I'd suggest you try read up on a few Flash Class/OO tutorials to get you up to speed.
http://www.flashandmath.com/bridge/intro/
http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/?page=1
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/oop_as3.html

Good luck!