Hi I'm loading an external swf into a MovieClip, and I want it to stop until I choose to play. Currently it plays upon loading immediately.
var mc:MovieClip;
var swfLoader:Loader = new Loader();
swfLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, eventLoaded);
var request:URLRequest;
request = new URLRequest("external.swf");
swfLoader.load (request);
function eventLoaded(e:Event): void
{
mc = e.target.content as MovieClip;
// does not stop the clip
mc.Stop ();
}
So I tried adding a Event.ENTER_FRAME to the movieclip and stop it there, that will stop but it will play the first frame. Is there a way to get it to stay stopped when loaded until I choose Play?
It's actually very close to what Jochen Hilgers suggested. However, in this instance, the event you want is actually INIT
instead of COMPLETE
. INIT
is fired when the content is not yet fully loaded but is ready for use (and will start playing on its own).
Attach the event with
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, handleReady );
And handle it with
public function handleReady( initEvent:Event ):void{
MovieClip(initEvent.currentTarget.content).stop();
}
You'll notice that you can cast the content
property of currentTarget
as a MovieClip and stop it even before it has been attached to the stage.
It is important to note that it is not safe to use the content
property in a PROGRESS
event (or any time prior to an INIT
or COMPLETE
event). You will get an error to the effect that the object is not ready.
I wrote this simple TestCase and it works fine... the loaded swf is quite simple, just a tween on the main timeline.
package {
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
public class Test extends Sprite
{
private var loader:Loader = new Loader;
public function Test()
{
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, handleLoaded );
loader.load( new URLRequest( 'testFile.swf' ) );
}
public function handleLoaded( event:Event ):void
{
addChild( loader.content );
var mc:MovieClip = loader.content as MovieClip ;
mc.stop();
}
}
}
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