Away3D Forum [Resolved] text from XML with movieMaterial : problem

Erroll, Newbie
Posted: 27 August 2011 08:01 PM Total Posts: 6

Hi,
i’m trying to load some text from XML, the ‘trace’ is correct, but the text doesn’t show up on screen. I created a movieMaterial, with a textField into it, and if i test the code with a random text it works, but not with my text from the XML. Do you know why? i’m a bit stuck ... Thanks for your help

mc = new MovieClip();
        textfield = new TextField();
  textfield.setTextFormat(new TextFormat("Arial", 50, 0xff0000));
  
  //load xml
  myXMLLoader = new URLLoader();
  myXMLLoader.load(new URLRequest("texteXML/texte.xml"));
  myXMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXMLduTexte);
  
  //textfield.text = "allodsqkjflmsdjfmlqsjdflmqkdjflmdkj";
        textfield.autoSize = "left";
        mc.addChild(textfield);
                
        var text_movie : Plane = new Plane({width:TEXT_WIDTH, height:TEXT_HEIGHT});
                text_movie.material = new MovieMaterial(mc);
                text_movie.bothsides = true;
                text_movie.rotationX = 90;
                view.scene.addChild(text_movie);
      }
   
   function processXMLduTexte(e:Event):void {
      //load text from xml
   var myXML:XML = new XML(e.target.data);
   var my_texts:XMLList = myXML.elements("titre");
   
   //show text from xml
   textfield.text = myXML.titre[0].@nom;
   trace (myXML.titre[0].@nom);
  
   myXMLLoader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXMLduTexte);
   myXMLLoader = null;
  
  } 

theMightyAtom, Sr. Member
Posted: 27 August 2011 08:35 PM Total Posts: 669 [ # 1 ]

If you add the mc to the stage, does it look right?
Looks to me like you’re assigning the mc to the material before the text has been drawn.

Try text_movie.material.update() after you’ve assigned the text to the textfield.

Good Luck!

Erroll, Newbie
Posted: 27 August 2011 09:37 PM Total Posts: 6 [ # 2 ]

thanks for the answer, yes the mc appears on screen,
i tried your line with “update” but i’ve got an error 1061 : undefined method with type : away3D.materials:Material, i tried to import the whole away3d.materials.* but still the same error….

any other idea? i really don’t know what to do.

theMightyAtom, Sr. Member
Posted: 28 August 2011 08:02 AM Total Posts: 669 [ # 3 ]

(text_movie.material as MovieMaterial).update();

Erroll, Newbie
Posted: 28 August 2011 01:38 PM Total Posts: 6 [ # 4 ]

thanks it did not work, but it’s a good tip to know. I actually moved the code with the text and movieMaterial after loading the XML, and it works fine. Thanks a lot anyway if you have any idea about the simpleShadow (in my other topic) your help would be also appreciated! thanks again

[Resolved] text from XML with movieMaterial : problem Software: Away3D 3.x

Erroll, Newbie Posted: 27 August 2011 08:01 PM Total Posts: 6 Hi, i’m trying to load some text from XML, the ‘trace’ is correct, but the text doesn’t show up on screen. I created a movieMaterial, with a textField into it, and if i test the code with a random text it works, but not with my text from the XML. Do you know why? i’m a bit stuck ... Thanks for your help mc = new MovieClip(); textfield = new TextField(); textfield.setTextFormat(new TextFormat("Arial", 50, 0xff0000)); //load xml myXMLLoader = new URLLoader(); myXMLLoader.load(new URLRequest("texteXML/texte.xml")); myXMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXMLduTexte); //textfield.text = "allodsqkjflmsdjfmlqsjdflmqkdjflmdkj"; textfield.autoSize = "left"; mc.addChild(textfield); var text_movie : Plane = new Plane({width:TEXT_WIDTH, height:TEXT_HEIGHT}); text_movie.material = new MovieMaterial(mc); text_movie.bothsides = true; text_movie.rotationX = 90; view.scene.addChild(text_movie); } function processXMLduTexte(e:Event):void { //load text from xml var myXML:XML = new XML(e.target.data); var my_texts:XMLList = myXML.elements("titre"); //show text from xml textfield.text = myXML.titre[0].@nom; trace (myXML.titre[0].@nom); myXMLLoader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXMLduTexte); myXMLLoader = null; }
theMightyAtom, Sr. Member Posted: 27 August 2011 08:35 PM Total Posts: 669 [ # 1 ] If you add the mc to the stage, does it look right? Looks to me like you’re assigning the mc to the material before the text has been drawn. Try text_movie.material.update() after you’ve assigned the text to the textfield. Good Luck!
Erroll, Newbie Posted: 27 August 2011 09:37 PM Total Posts: 6 [ # 2 ] thanks for the answer, yes the mc appears on screen, i tried your line with “update” but i’ve got an error 1061 : undefined method with type : away3D.materials:Material, i tried to import the whole away3d.materials.* but still the same error…. any other idea? i really don’t know what to do.
theMightyAtom, Sr. Member Posted: 28 August 2011 08:02 AM Total Posts: 669 [ # 3 ] (text_movie.material as MovieMaterial).update();
Erroll, Newbie Posted: 28 August 2011 01:38 PM Total Posts: 6 [ # 4 ] thanks it did not work, but it’s a good tip to know. I actually moved the code with the text and movieMaterial after loading the XML, and it works fine. Thanks a lot anyway if you have any idea about the simpleShadow (in my other topic) your help would be also appreciated! thanks again

[Resolved] text from XML with movieMaterial : problem

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