I've looked all over the Haxe Flash Command-line compiler website but was unable to find any detailed documentation of the HXML files (scroll down to the "Changing SWF properties" section) which de...

Hi all i want to know what is dispatchEvent in AS3. I didn't get any idea while Googling it. :( So please help me Edit 1: public static const SET_VOLUME:String = "setVolume"; private function ...

given the following function A(b:Function) { } If function A(), can we determine the name of the function being passed in as parameter 'b' ? Does the answer differ for AS2 and AS3 ?

I'm talking about an action game with no upper score limit and no way to verify the score on the server by replaying moves etc. What I really need is the strongest encryption possible in Flash/PH...

My AIR app is loading an SWF file which contains a text field for input. I can type into the text field but copying and pasting is broken. When I try to paste something using the keyboard shortcut,...

What more can be done if I extend MainClass with MovieClip rather than Sprite. I know that MovieClip extends Sprite and it has Timeline defined under it. but still how it will be usable to me by Mo...

I am trying to play with google's swiffy to convert as2 content into html5. so far it has been amazing. using getURL, I can make javascript calls. But, will I be able to get sort of response fro...

I am trying to enable communication between Javascript and Flash via ExternalInterface across domains. The Javascript works great when it is located on the same domain as the SWF. But in one case, ...

What are the main differences between the versions?

You know it's bugger-all when your computer can't get a sum right! I have not the slightest idea why this is happening: _root.attachMovie("clippy","aClip",_root.getNextHighestDepth()); trace("al...

I've noticed that some programmers animate objects based on the difference in time. I am not sure why or even if this is logical. Does anyone know the significance? Below is a snippet of code tha...

I love the AS3 event model - it helps keep my code clean and lossely coupled. When I used to work on AS2 projects, my code was not so neat and classes were more reliant on one another. Due to AS2's...

Often I find if my SWF file size is on the large side, when deleting media altogether or perhaps deleting and re-inserting compressed versions of images, sound etc, it has little or no effect on th...

In ActionScript, how can you test if an object is defined, that is, not null?