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K_G
K_G

Reputation: 2901

AS3 Video COMPELETE event handler not working? addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE

hi i am using FLVPlayback 2.5 component and getting this error, please help! - cannot convert fl.video: to flash.events.VideoEvent.

as3 code using - 

            comp.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

            function videoComplete(event:VideoEvent):void {
                trace("videoComplete");
            }

full error -

TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert fl.video::VideoEvent@6e974dd1 to flash.events.VideoEvent. at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() at fl.video::FLVPlayback/http://www.adobe.com/2007/flash/flvplayback/internal::handleVideoEvent() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() at fl.video::VideoPlayer/http://www.adobe.com/2007/flash/flvplayback/internal::httpDoStopAtEnd() at fl.video::VideoPlayer/http://www.adobe.com/2007/flash/flvplayback/internal::httpNetStatus()

fix thanks to ronnie! cheers man. this works for me.. 

            import fl.video.VideoEvent;

            comp.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

            function videoComplete(event:Event):void {
                trace("videoComplete");
            }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 9791

Answers (5)

Jason Reeves
Jason Reeves

Reputation: 1716

I made a comment up there but I wanted to give you a full explaination here. When you said:

addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

it does in fact call your function... but with a different event than you expect. This is because it is actually firing a fl.video.VideoEvent which ALSO has a constant called COMPLETE. Both Event.COMPLETE and VideoEvent.COMPLETE = a string value "complete" so it calls you function.

Second problem is the function:

function videoComplete(event:VideoEvent):void {

is listening for a flash.events.VideoEvent. This was probably an accident when you used the code complete. But when you function get called, it is receiving a fl.video.VideoEvent... thus the error

so do these:

import fl.video.VideoEvent;

addEventListener(VideoEvent.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

function videoComplete(event:VideoEvent):void {

And you are all set!

Upvotes: 2

Ronnie
Ronnie

Reputation: 11198

lostPixels was right for the most part in explaining what the error means but it isn't VideoEvent, its simply Event

 comp.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

 function videoComplete(event:Event):void //event:Event not event:VideoEvent
 {
     trace("videoComplete");
 }

Upvotes: 4

crooksy88
crooksy88

Reputation: 3851

You could add a cue point to the end of your video and listen for that.

Assuming comp is the instance name of your flvPlayback component...

import fl.video.FLVPlayback;
import fl.video.MetadataEvent;

comp.addEventListener(MetadataEvent.CUE_POINT, video_cp_listener, false, 0, true);

function video_cp_listener(eventObject:MetadataEvent):void {

//run code here when a cue point is found
trace(eventObject.info.name);

}

Upvotes: 1

lostPixels
lostPixels

Reputation: 1343

Type Coercion fails are the result of you trying to convert one strictly typed variable to another. What that means (it's not written to be easily understandable) is this:

Say we have two variables, one is a number, and one is a string. If we try and say number = string, Flash will spit out that error, because a string can't be a number.

What this has to do with your code is that you're trying to convert an Event to a VideoEvent.

To remedy this, change your code to this line:

  comp.addEventListener(VideoEvent.COMPLETE, videoComplete);

Upvotes: 1

crooksy88
crooksy88

Reputation: 3851

I think this might have something to do with the flash player version you are targeting. Can you target FP9 or FP10? (in the properties panel in Flash Professional)

Upvotes: 1

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