The ActionScript 3 `addChild()` function
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The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller
I am a newbie, and I have seached and tried for weeks on this, and I cannot get the grip on this. The simple code below gives the "The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller" error.
var square = new…
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PHP SimpleXML::addChild with empty string - redundant node
Calling addChild with an empty string as the value (or even with whitespace) seems to cause a redundant SimpleXml node to be added inside the node instead of adding just the node with no value.
Here's a quick demo of what happens:
[description] =>…
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Correct use of addChild
I'm new to coding and AS3. I was reading about adding things to the stage using AS3 and learned about the addChild method. Reading more I found that there are different ways to use it. I also read that some ways are better than others, and that some…
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Can an AS2 swf be loaded into an AS3 swf? How can I add this to the stage and interact with it from As3 swf?
I am trying to load a swf written in AS2 into an AS3 swf - using Loader class and listening for Event.COMPLETE. in my onCompleteHandler function i want to add this to the stage so Im trying -
addChild(evt.currentTarget.content)
... but I get the…
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What is the proper way to create draft page programatically in the Wagtail?
Just to save page I do:
parent_page = Page.objects.get(title="parent")
page = Page(title="child", owner=request.user)
parent_page.add_child(instance=page)
page.save() # not sure if this required
What if I need to save Draft Page? This code seems to…
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Populating VirtualStringTree as virtually as possible?
I'm trying to populate a VirtualStringTree. My underlying data are like this, here showing 3 of many branches, each of which has a varied number of twigs.
string 1
chunk:string 1, fname:c:\temp\file0.txt, freq:8
chunk:string 1,…
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My SKSpriteNode wouldn't show even though I used addChild in swift
I tried to add an image to my Game Scene, but it won't appear. Below is my code. I hope you guys can help me
import SpriteKit
import GameplayKit
class GameScene: SKScene {
var Ground = SKSpriteNode()
var iceCream = SKSpriteNode()
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NSTreeController get added child
When NSTreeController -(void)addChild:(id)sender is called, is there a way to get the NSManagedEntity that was created?
The documentation mentions that the result of this method is deferred to the next loop run.
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AddChild to the stage only once when revisiting frame
I have two frames.
In the first frame you can click a button to go to the next frame. In the first frame I want to add menu1 to the stage just once. If we go to the next frame and then back to the first frame, the menu1 should not be created again…
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OpenFL - How to use addChild in another class?
The answer should be simple but I can't find out how anywhere..
So I have a Main.hx class and a ObjectManager.hx class.
In the main class's constructor, it calls ObjectManager.addAllToScreen(); and my objectManager should then add the objects to…
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Adding elements to other elements
I have been using .net for the past couple of years, and I like the way you can add controls at any point in the page from anywhere. For example, you can say Head.Controls.add(new LiteralControl("
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AS3 addChild with multiple buttons top layer fails
this seems like an odd one as it seems pretty straight forward, I have a movieclip that contains a back and forward button to invoke a tween for 2 groups of buttons to slide accross the screenI addChild then make the tween and then removeChild for…
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How to add sub-child to a child of self in swift
I am trying to add two SKSpriteNodes with their respective textures in swift, however the "Blade" does not show up on screen during the simulation. I am having no trouble getting the "Handle" to appear though. So my question is, what is the proper…
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AS3: Actions inside dynamically added movie clip not working
I have a very strange problem with a simple test I'm trying to do in AS3.
I have two functions on my first frame:
function function1 ():void {
trace ('function1 executed');
mc.gotoAndStop (2);
function2 ();
}
function function2…
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Adding a child to a child
In AS3, I am trying to add a child to a specific child of a MovieClip.
To do this I have done the following:
for (var r:Number = 0; r < 2; r++) {
sand = new Sand();
sLayers.getChildAt(r).addChild(sand);
}
When sLayers is the MovieClip…
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