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Paul
Paul

Reputation: 58

How do I add MovieClips to the stage while using AIR?

So I had been messing around in AS3 for awhile and had done some basic starting flash game things, but then found out I could use air to make them for mobile platforms. So I tried copying over what I had worked on before, but I am running into issues.

Right now I am just trying to find out how to add an instance of a MovieClip to the stage. I have an image converted to a MovieClip with it's own class so I can manipulate it later (such as moving around) and I have this in my Main class:

class Main extends MovieClip
{
    var space:Background;  //Background is the MovieClip

    function Main():void
    {
        space = new Background(stage);
        stage.addChild(space);
    }
}

But when I run the program, the image doesn't show up. It works that way when I just had a standard AS3 program and I don't understand why it would be different when I am trying to use AIR. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 171

Answers (3)

Paul
Paul

Reputation: 58

Rajneesh Gaikwad had the answer, I didn't have my Main class as my Document class.

Upvotes: 1

Craig
Craig

Reputation: 814

I can run this code through the AIR compiler (AIR SDK 3.8 or later): 

package  

{
    import flash.display.MovieClip;

    public class MAIN extends MovieClip
    {
        var space:Background; 

        public function MAIN()
        {

            space = new Background();
            stage.addChild(space);
        }
    }

}

With an image inside the Background class it shows up fine. My 'Background' is a library symbol linked for Actionscript. If your 'Background' is pure Actionscript are you adding a graphic to it?

Upvotes: 1

Craig
Craig

Reputation: 814

Put the word 'public' in front of 'class' in your first line.

Also remove the 'stage' from the first line in your constructor: make it space = new Background();

And do you really need 'stage' in the addChild statement? Unnecessarily verbose!

Upvotes: 1

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