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Flash MX 2004 Games
195 break;
196 case 2:
197 avatars_so.data.name2 = "";
198 avatars_so.data.used2 = false;
199 avatars_so.data.x2 = avatar.org.x;
200 avatars_so.data.y2 = avatar.org.y;
201 break;
202 case 3:
203 avatars_so.data.name3 = "";
204 avatars_so.data.used3 = false;
205 avatars_so.data.x3 = avatar.org.x;
206 avatars_so.data.y3 = avatar.org.y;
207 break;
208 case 4:
209 avatars_so.data.name4 = "";
210 avatars_so.data.used4 = false;
211 avatars_so.data.x4 = avatar.org.x;
212 avatars_so.data.y4 = avatar.org.y;
213 break;
214 case 5:
215 avatars_so.data.name5 = "";
216 avatars_so.data.used5 = false;
217 avatars_so.data.x5 = avatar.org.x;
218 avatars_so.data.y5 = avatar.org.y;
219 break;
220 }
221 avatar = null;
222
223 }
224
gotoAndStop(2);
225 Selection.setFocus("entername");
Listing 23.1
Once we have got a remote shared object we can get and set the data in that object. Line 19 shows
how by reading the value of the shared object data value ‘used1’ we can decide where to park up
the first of the five avatars.
Lines 50 through 66 update the position and names of the avatars every time a sync message
is sent from the server. This occurs as data stored within the shared object is modified. In this
instance we simply update our avatar movie clips with the information. This callback function is
invoked when we connect to the server at line 69. For each avatar we define onPress, onRelease
and an onReleaseOutside functions. The ‘onPress’ function is defined between lines 72 and 87.
First in line 73 we test to see if we have already defined an avatar, if so then we must disconnect
before we can select an alternative avatar. We also need to test if the avatar is available, in which
case the value for the shared object used parameter with the index of the avatar will be set to
true. Assuming that we are currently disconnected and that the avatar we have clicked is available,
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