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AS3: Custom Preloader

Published in: ActionScript 3

Create a 100 frame MovieClip animation in companion with this code to create a preloader. Place the rest of your Flash application on the following Scene or Frame

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/***************************
Event Handler
***************************/
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loading);
 
/***************************
Function
***************************/
function loading(e:Event)
{
	var bytestotal = stage.loaderInfo.bytesTotal;
	var bytesloaded = stage.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded;
	var percent = Math.round(bytesloaded * 100/bytestotal);
 
	mc_with_100_frame_animation.gotoAndPlay(percent);
 
	if (bytesloaded >= bytestotal)
	{
		gotoAndStop(2);
		removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loading);
		removeChild(custom_animation);
	}
}
stop();

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Posted By: Slugtaco on April 14, 2009

Is the "customanimation" referring to the "mcwith100frame_animation"?

I received this error when trying it.

1120: Access of undefined property custom_animation.

Posted By: chrisaiv on April 24, 2009

Your custom animation is a 100 Frame MovieClip with, in this case, an instance name of "mcwith100frameanmiation"

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