Avoiding Loose Typing Dangers

Sometimes I like terse code. if( state ){} is clear. However this syntax can cause a lot of grief in loose typed languages, and while you can avoid some cases by typing vars, you can still get yourself into trouble (as a note: I find strict mode a pain in ActionScript). if( GetState() ){} may mess you up if the function returns a string, where if( GetState() == false ){} will do... Read More

Error #2035: URL Not Found – a fix to the problem

Ok, so the Adobe docs say: var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); loader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler); But thanks to the FlashKit forums: var pictLdr:Loader = new Loader(); pictLdr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imgLoaded); I realize these are two different classes, but the docs on this type of thing are just so poor. Nevermind the... Read More