Object Selection sample code

Object Selection

stop();

//Tutorial for this code was found on //www.atomicrobotdesign.com/blog/flash/animate-the-glow-filter-in-as3

//accessed on January 31, 2011

//We have to import the filters so we can use them

import flash.filters.*;

//This creates a new GlowFilter that we can then assign to a movieclip on the stage

var gasulGlow:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter();

//The color of the GlowFilter

gasulGlow.color = 0x138613;

//The size of the filter on the x-axis

gasulGlow.blurX = 50;

//The size of the filter on the y-axis, these don't have to be the same

gasulGlow.blurY = 50;

//Setting the alpha of our filter to zero to start off with

gasulGlow.alpha = 0;

//Assigning the GlowFilter to the movieclip

gasul.filters = [gasulGlow];

//This will tell our filter when to turn on and off

var glow:Boolean = false;

//Our listeners

gasul.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, addGlow);

gasul.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, removeGlow);

gasul.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, playFrame2);

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, increaseGlow);

//This function sets glow to true which turns on the glow when the mouse cursor is over our movieclip

function addGlow(e:MouseEvent):void

{

  

glow = true;

}

//This turns off the glow when the mouse cursor leaves the movieclip

function removeGlow(e:MouseEvent):void

{

 

glow = false;  

}

//This checks the status of glow and turns on and off our glow

function increaseGlow(e:Event):void

{

   

if(glow == true)

    {

       

//If glow = true, then it will increase the alpha of gasulGlow by 0.02 each frame. This number can be changed to anything between 0 and 1 depending on how fast

you want the glow to appear

        gasulGlow.alpha = gasulGlow.alpha + 0.02;

    }

    else if(glow == false)

    {

       

//If glow is false, then it will decrease the alpha by 0.02

       

gasulGlow.alpha = gasulGlow.alpha - 0.02;

    }

   

//Assigns the glow filter with the new alpha to gasul

   

gasul.filters = [gasulGlow];

}

//This plays frame 2 once movieclip is clicked upon

function playFrame2 (e:MouseEvent):void

           

{

removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, increaseGlow);

                       

gotoAndPlay(2);

           

}