[Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars

Mon Apr 12 17:59:35 BST 2010

It is returning [type Function], but the brackets, spaces and dot
notation are urlencoded. Decoding would yield:

onload=[type Function]&onData=[type
Function]&icon=_level0.engine.IFC.PG_MC21

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 9:48 AM
> To: Xerte list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> 
> 
> 
> I think the 2nd debug call should also return [type Function]
> 
> Sorry, I didn't include the actual call:
> debug(some_Iconid.loadVars);
> 
> So I'm just asking "what are you?"
> Before I call it it says it's a function.
> After I've used it once, it says it's something else.
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> > Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> > Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:49:51 -0700
> > From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
> > To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >
> > Looks like it's not getting url decoded on postcall. Or is that
> normal
> > in Actionscript?
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-
> >> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
> >> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 8:41 AM
> >> To: Xerte list
> >> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Precall debug:
> >> [type Function]
> >>
> >> Postcall debug:
> >>
> >
>
onLoad=%5Btype%20Function%5D&onData=%5Btype%20Function%5D&icon=%5Flevel
> >> 0%2Eengine%2EIFC%2EPG%5FMC21
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:30:28 +0100
> >>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Interseting - it sounds similar to the situation where loadMovie
> >> wipes out any members of the loading movieclip. Does the function
> > still
> >> exist when you try to call it?
> >>>
> >>> debug(myIcon.loadVars); //whattya get?
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Dave
> Burnett
> >>> Sent: Mon 12/04/2010 15:57
> >>> To: Xerte list
> >>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> OK, something I should have checked earlier.
> >>>
> >>> The onLoadVars event is not firing on the second call (or at least
> > it
> >> is not being broadcast).
> >>>
> >>> Almost like the function is not being called on the second attempt
> > to
> >> the same icon.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:14:24 +0100
> >>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>
> >>>> delete this.icon.rawData;
> >>>>
> >>>> alternatively set it to '' (it's a string isn't it?)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
> >> Burnett
> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 3:14 PM
> >>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> How to kill it is what I'm unsure of.
> >>>> How to remove rawData from the icon object.
> >>>> I've tried delete and remove but no luck.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:05:29 +0100
> >>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'd try:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If (this.icon.rawData != undefined){
> >>>>> //we've been here before - do whatever it takes to kill it
> >>>>>
> >>>>> }
> >>>>>
> >>>>> //then carry on as before
> >>>>>
> >>>>> //and check it's changed
> >>>>> debug(this.icon.rawData);
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
> >> Burnett
> >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 2:43 PM
> >>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> OK, I'm looking at:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> this.icon.rawData = src;
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is that adding the rawData prop to the object?
> >>>>> i.e. is it best to remove the prop and let it be re-added or
> clear
> >> it?
> >>>>> rawData = null;
> >>>>> rawData = '';
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ??
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:17:21 +0100
> >>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> you can debug it yourself - in the engine, get in the
> >>>>>> ICON.prototype.loadVars function and try clearing out the data
> >> when
> >>>> the
> >>>>>> function is called.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Any good?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
> >>>> Burnett
> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:16 PM
> >>>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Did you ever send me that NDA?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:10:35 +0100
> >>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Oh you tease. Any chance of sending the file?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
Dave
> >>>>>> Burnett
> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:11 PM
> >>>>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I just made a new file with 3 buttons:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Load gloss text
> >>>>>>> main_page_id.loadVars('http://blah/common/gloss_content.txt');
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Load help text
> >>>>>>> main_page_id.loadVars('http://blah/common/help_content.txt');
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Check content
> >>>>>>> debug(main_page_id.rawData);
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Whatever is loaded first persists.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:47:28 +0100
> >>>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Dunno. I just exected that if you call the function again,
> >> things
> >>>>>>> would
> >>>>>>>> repeat,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> Dave
> >>>>>>> Burnett
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 12:08 PM
> >>>>>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Tried setting to null, Deleting, Removing.
> >>>>>>>> Couldn't seem to get rid of it.
> >>>>>>>> Bad syntax?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:04:12 +0100
> >>>>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> rawText? rawData?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> What happens if you delete it before making the second call?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> > Dave
> >>>>>>>> Burnett
> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 12:03 PM
> >>>>>>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> The previous data persists in the rawText property.
> >>>>>>>>> I got around it by using a loadVars call and a readFile call
> > on
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>>> same
> >>>>>>>>> icon, but I found it strange I couldn't just reload the
> >> loadVars
> >>>>>>>> object
> >>>>>>>>> with new data.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:53:19 +0100
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> What happens when you just call myIcon.loadVars(url);
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ??
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of
> >> Dave
> >>>>>>>>> Burnett
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 5:52 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Any trick to re-using a page for multiple loading of vars?
> >>>>>>>>>> i.e. do I have to kill the rawData object?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I have it loading once and I parse out what I need, but I
> >> can't
> >>>>>>>> figure
> >>>>>>>>>> out how to use the same object (and event) to have it load
a
> >> new
> >>>>>>>> file.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Have a good weekend all.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Dave
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
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