gradient background using as2 code

wSize = Stage.width;
hSize = Stage.height;
fillType = "linear";
colors = [0xFF0000, 0xFFFF00];
alphas = [100, 100];
ratios = [0, 255];
matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:0, y:0, w:wSize, h:hSize, r:90/180*Math.PI};
_root.lineStyle(1, 0xFFFFFF, 0);
_root.beginGradientFill(fillType, colors, alphas, ratios, matrix);
_root.lineTo(wSize, 0);
_root.lineTo(wSize, hSize);
_root.lineTo(0, hSize);
_root.lineTo(0, 0);
_root.endFill();


out put looks like :-

gradient background using as3 code

var rect:Shape=new Shape();
this.addChild(rect);
rect.x = 0;
rect.y = 0;
var rectWidth:Number = 640;
var rectHeight:Number = 480;
var mat:Matrix;
var colors:Array;
var alphas:Array;
var ratios:Array;
mat=new Matrix();
colors = [0x000000,0x006699];
alphas = [1,1];
ratios = [0,255];
mat.createGradientBox(rectWidth,rectHeight,toRad(-90));
rect.graphics.lineStyle();
rect.graphics.beginGradientFill(GradientType.LINEAR,colors,alphas,ratios,mat);
rect.graphics.drawRect(0,0,rectWidth,rectHeight);
rect.graphics.endFill();
function toRad(a:Number):Number
{
return a*Math.PI/180;
}

Out put looks like :-

glow filter effect on mouse-over in as3

1. create a movieclip with the instance name of 'robot'



import flash.filters.*;

//This creates a new GlowFilter that we can then assign to a movieclip on the stage
var robotGlow:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter();
//The color of the GlowFilter
robotGlow.color = 0x138613;
//The size of the filter on the x-axis
robotGlow.blurX = 50;
//The size of the filter on the y-axis, these don't have to be the same
robotGlow.blurY = 50;
//Setting the alpha of our filter to zero to start off with
robotGlow.alpha = 0;
//Assigning the GlowFilter to the robot movieclip
robot.filters = [robotGlow];
//This will tell our filter when to turn on and off
var glow:Boolean = false;

//Our listeners

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, increaseGlow);

//This function sets glow to true which turns on the glow when the mouse cursor is over our movieclip
function addGlow(e:MouseEvent):void
{
    robotGlow.alpha = 100;
glow = true;
}

//This turns off the glow when the mouse cursor leaves the movieclip
function removeGlow(e:MouseEvent):void
{
    robotGlow.alpha =0;
glow = false;  
}

//This checks the status of glow and turns on and off our glow
function increaseGlow(e:Event):void
{
    robot.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, addGlow);
robot.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, removeGlow);
    robot.filters = [robotGlow];
}



Out put looks like :-

Drop down list in actionscript3 using transitions effects

//Import the required classes
import fl.transitions.Tween;  
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;

//Turn on buttonMode for our movieclips
button_mc.buttonMode=true;
dropdown_mc.buttonMode=true;

//Add the dropDown Event Listener
button_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropDown);

//initial dropDown function to animate on our dropdown movieclip into the mask
function dropDown(e:MouseEvent):void
{
var enterTween:Tween;
enterTween = new Tween(dropdown_mc, "y", Regular.easeOut, dropdown_mc.y,  177, 30, false);
enterTween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, dropUpEventListener);
}

//This function is called on after the dropdown animation is finished
function dropUpEventListener(e:TweenEvent):void
{
button_mc.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropDown);  //remove event listener to dropDown function
button_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropUp);  // add event listener for dropUp function
}

//Drop up function tweens out our dropdown movieclip from the mask
function dropUp(e:Event):void
{
var enterTween:Tween;
enterTween = new Tween(dropdown_mc, "y", Regular.easeOut, dropdown_mc.y,  -8, 30, false);
enterTween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, dropDownEventListener);
}

//Function does the exact opposite of the dropUpEventListener
function dropDownEventListener(e:TweenEvent):void
{
button_mc.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropUp);
button_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, dropDown);
}

How to convert movie clip to bitmap in action script 3.0

var bitmapInfo:BitmapData = new BitmapData(myClip.width,myClip.height);
bitmapInfo.draw(myClip);
var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bitmapInfo);
addChild(bm);

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load as2 swf in as3

SWF files written in ActionScript 1.0 or 2.0 cannot load SWF files written in ActionScript 3.0.

"0
1
ArgumentError: Error #2180: It is illegal to move AVM1 content (AS1 or AS2) to a different part of the displayList when it has been loaded into AVM2 (AS3) content.
    at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChild()
    at swfloading_fla::MainTimeline/onCompleteHandler()
"

How to load .swf file using action script 3.0

import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;

function startLoad() {
    var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
    var mRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest("SampleSWFFile.swf");
    mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
    mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
    mLoader.load(mRequest);
}

function onCompleteHandler(loadEvent:Event) {
    addChild(loadEvent.currentTarget.content);
}
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent) {
    var percent:Number=mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
    trace(percent);
}
startLoad();