Question
How can I animate and form rows together?
Explanation
One 'for loop' is for animation, the other 'for loop' is for making rows. I want to understand how to use arrays and create a row of sprite animations.
'for loop' for animation
//FRAMES ARRAY
//THIS SETS UP MY ANIMATION FOR TIMER EVENT
var frames:Array = [
new Frame1(),
new Frame2(),
new Frame3(),
new Frame4(),
new Frame5(),
new Frame6(),
new Frame7(),
new Frame8(),
new Frame9(),
new Frame0(),
];
for each (var frame:Sprite in frames) {
addChild(frame);
}
'for loop' for rows
//THIS MAKES A ROW OF DISPLAY OBJECTS
var numberOfClips:Number = 11;
var xStart:Number = 0;
var yStart:Number = 0;
var xVal:Number = xStart;
var xOffset:Number = 2;
for (var $:Number=0; $<numberOfClips; $++)
{
//DUDE ARRAY
var dude:Array = frames;
dude.y = yStart +11;
dude.x = xVal +55;
xVal = dude.x + dude.width + this.xOffset;
}
timer
var timer:Timer = new Timer(100);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, countdown);
function countdown(event:TimerEvent) {
var currentFrame:int = timer.currentCount % frames.length;
for (var i:int = 0; i < frames.length; ++i) {
frames[i].visible = (i == currentFrame);
}
}
timer.start();
counter experiment
My new class I'm working on loops through 10 different display objects that are numbers. For those following, I'm trying to make something like NumbersView.
