Why MovieClip is not visible?

[hopewise]

I tried to create a movieClip and add an image inside it like this:

rect2 = new Bitmap(_preloader.getResult("rect").result);
mv = new MovieClip("single", 0, false, []);
mv.addChild(rect2);
_stage.addChild(mv);

I expect to see rect2 on stage, but it dose not show up, if I added rect2 to stage it will show up, so what's I am missing here?

I need to be able to add multiple images as layers inside movieClip to be able to move them as a group, is this the recommended way to do it?

[nickalie]

Looks like CreateJS MovieClip class cannot be used as container (despite the fact that it extends Container class). You can still use common container for both mv and rect2. For instance:

rect2 = new Bitmap(_preloader.getResult("rect").result);
mv = new MovieClip("single", 0, false, []);
var group= new Container();
group.addChild(mv);
group.addChild(rect2);
_stage.addChild(group);

[hopewise]

Thanks, I have tested the container, it worked, notice that any line after
mv = new MovieClip("single", 0, false, []);
will not be reached, it seems that an error occurs inside the constructor
of MovieClip?

Also, I tried this code from http://www.atari.com, but I got that cp is not
defined, possible that its a new function not implemented in the extern?

var logo = new createjs.Graphics()
.beginFill("#ff0000")
.moveTo(37,3).lineTo(41,3).lineTo(41,23)
.quadraticCurveTo(41,62,8,68)
.lineTo(8,59).quadraticCurveTo(37,53,37,3).cp()
.dr(44,3,10,65)
.moveTo(61,3).lineTo(57,3).lineTo(57,23)
.quadraticCurveTo(57,62,90,68)
.lineTo(90,59).quadraticCurveTo(61,53,61,3).cp()

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:07 PM, nickalie [email protected] wrote:

Looks like CreateJS MovieClip class cannot be used as container (despite
the fact that it extends Container class). You can still use common
container for both mv and rect2. For instance:

rect2 = new Bitmap(_preloader.getResult("rect").result);
mv = new MovieClip("single", 0, false, []);
var group= new Container();
group.addChild(mv);
group.addChild(rect2);
_stage.addChild(group);

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Jordan-Middle East

[nickalie]

1. According CreateJS docs there is no such mode MovieClip as "simple". http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/classes/MovieClip.html
2. cp - is shortcut for closePath. Shortcuts are not implemented in CreateJS-Haxe. http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/classes/Graphics.html

[hopewise]

Here is what they say for MovieClip property:

SINGLE_FRAME Stringhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String
static

Defined in SINGLE_FRAME:66http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/files/.._src_easeljs_display_MovieClip.js.html#l66

Read-only. The MovieClip will only display a single frame (as determined by
the startPosition property).

Default: "single"

I think I typed it "simple" in my unconscious mind :-)

How would I add the cp shortcut to the CreateJS-Haxe?
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:53 PM, nickalie [email protected] wrote:

1. According CreateJS docs there is no such mode MovieClip as "simple".
   http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/classes/MovieClip.html
2. cp - is shortcut for closePath. Shortcuts are not implemented in
   CreateJS-Haxe. http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/classes/Graphics.html

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Samir Sabri
Software Architect& Developer
www.dcaclab.com
Jordan-Middle East