I really need this to work as I am trying to create something similar for a website that I am currently working on, but I need to do it by wednesday haha. Is there any way you could help please?

Thank you

init();


thx in advance

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter text must be non-null.
at flash.text::TextField/set text()
at quoteRotator_fla::MainTimeline/rotateQuote()
at flash.utils::Timer/flash.utils:Timer::_timerDispatch()
at flash.utils::Timer/flash.utils:Timer::tick()

It’s because sometimes it tries to place the text before it loaded the XML.

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property alpha through a reference with static type Class. || AuthorMC.alpha = 0;

- 1120: Access of undefined property rotateTimer. || rotateTimer.addEventListener(“timer”, rotateQuote);//add a listener to the timer

- 1120: Access of undefined property rotateQuote. || rotateTimer.addEventListener(“timer”, rotateQuote);//add a listener to the timer

- 1120: Access of undefined property rotateTimer. || rotateTimer.start();// start the timer

- 1180: Call to a possibly undefined method init. || init();

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property quote_txt through a reference with static type Class. || QuoteMC.quote_txt.text = String(quote[initRandom]);

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property author_txt through a reference with static type Class. || AuthorMC.author_txt.text = String(author[initRandom]);

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property alpha through a reference with static type Class. || QuoteMC.alpha = 0;

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property alpha through a reference with static type Class. || AuthorMC.alpha = 0;

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property quote_txt through a reference with static type Class. || QuoteMC.quote_txt.text = “”;

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property author_txt through a reference with static type Class. || AuthorMC.author_txt.text = “”;

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property quote_txt through a reference with static type Class. || QuoteMC.quote_txt.text = quote[randomness];

- 1119: Access of possibly undefined property author_txt through a reference with static type Class. || AuthorMC.author_txt.text = author[randomness];
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Now I’m adding the text field Dynamically in another class containing:
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public var quote:QuoteMC = new QuoteMC();
public var quotegen:Quotes = new Quotes();

auteur.x = 659;
auteur.y = 282;
addChild(auteur);

quote.x = 2;
quote.y = 282;
addChild(quote);
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Can someone please help me out with the classes.
I think the common problem is that I don’t give the created MC’s the instance names needed (quote_txt & author_txt). The other problems I can’t seem to figure out. If anyone knows the answer please post a reply on my blog here: http://blog.libertystudio.nl/2009/02/23/quote-rotator-using-classes/ or email me.

Thanks in advance

Modifications: Added no duplicate rotation, so no one quote is shown twice in a row. Added Fade in and fade out based on Toby’s code. I also added a system to move the author up or down depending if it was using multiple lines or not (the size will very depending on you’re dimensions). With my last message also fixed that annoying #2007 error.

CODE:

import caurina.transitions.Tweener;

var quote:Array = new Array();
var author:Array = new Array();
var lastQuote:Number = 0;

var totalQuotes:Number;
quoteMC.alpha = 0;
authMC.alpha = 0;

var rotateTimer:Timer = new Timer(7000, 100000); //rotates the quote every 2 seconds for 100000 times
rotateTimer.addEventListener(“timer”, rotateQuote);//add a listener to the timer
rotateTimer.start();// start the timer

function init():void {
var quotesXML:XML = new XML();
quotesXML.ignoreWhitespace = true;
var XMLURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://localhost/quotes1.xml”);
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(XMLURL);
myLoader.addEventListener(“complete”, xmlLoaded);
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void {
quotesXML = XML(myLoader.data);
totalQuotes = quotesXML.quote.length() – 1;
for (var i:int = 0; i < quotesXML.quote.length(); i++) {
quote[i] = quotesXML.quote[i].text;
author[i] = quotesXML.quote[i].author;
}
var initRandom:Number = randomNumber(0, totalQuotes);
lastQuote = initRandom;

var temp:String = quote[initRandom];
if (temp.length < 60) {
authMC.y = 50;
} else {
authMC.y = 72;
}

Tweener.addTween(quoteMC, {alpha:1, time:5});
Tweener.addTween(authMC, {alpha:1, time:5});
quoteMC.quote_txt.text = String(quote[initRandom]);
authMC.author_txt.text = String(author[initRandom]);
}

}

function wait(evt:TimerEvent)
{
stop();
var myInterval = setInterval( function () {
play();
clearInterval(myInterval);
rotateQuoteIN(evt);
}, 2000);
}

function rotateQuote(evt:TimerEvent) {
Tweener.addTween(quoteMC, {alpha:0, time:3});
Tweener.addTween(authMC, {alpha:0, time:3});
wait(evt);
}

function rotateQuoteIN(evt:TimerEvent) {
quoteMC.alpha = 0;
authMC.alpha = 0;
Tweener.addTween(quoteMC, {alpha:1, time:6});
Tweener.addTween(authMC, {alpha:1, time:6});
quoteMC.quote_txt.text = “”;
authMC.author_txt.text = “”;
var randomness:Number = randomNumber(0, totalQuotes);

/* prevent the same quote from showing */
while ( lastQuote == randomness) {
randomness = randomNumber(0, totalQuotes);
}

lastQuote = randomness;

var temp:String = quote[randomness];
if (temp.length < 60) {
authMC.y = 50;
} else {
authMC.y = 72;
}

quoteMC.quote_txt.text = quote[randomness];
authMC.author_txt.text = author[randomness];

}

function randomNumber(low:Number, high:Number):Number {
var low:Number = low;
var high:Number = high;
return Math.round(Math.random() * high – low) + low;
}
init();

totalQuotes = quotesXML.quote.length();

needs to be changed too

totalQuotes = quotesXML.quote.length() – 1;

You get the #2007 because the original code is reaching out of the array bounds.

var XMLURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“http://localhost/quoteRotator/quotes1.xml”);

You need to change that to the localhost folder where the app is running. However, after fixing that, the first quote comes up as “undefined” and then it works ok. What’s causing this?