Instantiate Slideshow using only code

Instantiate Slideshow using only code

Published: 21 August 2009

1. Drag an instance of the Slideshow component in the Library.

2. Instantiate the component and add it to the stage.

import com.flashotaku.slideshow.Slideshow;

var mySlideshow:Slideshow = new Slideshow();

addChild(mySlideshow);

3. Create an XML file, as explained in this tutorial, and pass it to the xmlPath property.

mySlideshow.xmlPath = "images.xml";

4. Set a few properties

mySlideshow.setSize(400, 250);
mySlideshow.move(20, 10);

mySlideshow.autoSlideshow = true;
mySlideshow.border = true;
mySlideshow.preloaderType = "pie";

Here's the complete code:

//import the Slideshow class
import com.flashotaku.slideshow.Slideshow;

import com.flashotaku.events.SlideshowEvent;

// create an instance of the Slideshow
var mySlideshow:Slideshow = Slideshow();

// add the instance to the display list
addChild(mySlideshow);

// set the source
mySlideshow.xmlPath = "images.xml";

// set the dimension and position
mySlideshow.setSize(500, 300);
mySlideshow.move(20, 10);

// set some properties
mySlideshow.autoSlideshow = true;
mySlideshow.border = true;
mySlideshow.preloaderType = "pie";