[Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars

Dave Burnett d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 12 18:08:33 BST 2010 

But the original query returns:
[type Function]


Try it with readFile.
The pre/post debugs are identical.
[type Function]
[type Function]

Something is changing the form of the function.
(or isn't form equal to function?) ;-)


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> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:59:35 -0700
> From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>
> 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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