Question

I’m no expert in Flash but I found a way in AS2 to make a “press and hold” button. Now I’m working with AS3 and I’d like this code to be converted to AS3. Can someone help ?

stop();

function startTimer(mc, conversionTime) {
    mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
        if ((getTimer() / 1000) - conversionTime > 1) {
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
            gotoAndStop(3);
        }
    };
}
button1.onPress = function() {
    var conversionTime:Number = getTimer() / 1000;
    startTimer(this, conversionTime);
    this.onRelease = function() {
        if (this.onEnterFrame != null) {
            gotoAndStop(2);
        }
        delete this.onEnterFrame;
    };
};

Thanks !

Answer 1

Change mc.onEnterFrame = function() … to:

mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEvent);

function onEvent(e:Event)
{
  if ((getTimer() / 1000) - conversionTime > 1)
  {
       this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEvent);
       gotoAndStop(3);
  }
}

Change button1.onPress = function() … to:

button1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onBtnDown);

function onBtnDown(e:MouseEvent)
{
  var conversionTime:Number = getTimer() / 1000;
  startTimer(this, conversionTime);
  function onBtnUp(e:MouseEvent)
  {
    if (this.hasEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME))
    {
        gotoAndStop(2);
        this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEvent);
    }
  }
}