Virtual Trash: Flash Tutorials with Action Script

Use startDrag, stopDrag, _droptarget, onPress and onRelease functions to simulate virtual trash.

This tutorial is advanced, you have to understand basic commands of Flash Designer.

Download source project t1049.zip (86 kb)

1. Launch Flash Designer and set movie dimensions 300 x 300.
   
2. Create 4 blank frames with "Frame" > "New" so you have "Frame 1" to "Frame 5" in the frame list.
   

Frame 1

1. Download t1049.zip file and extract trash images.
   
   
2. Import image "pieceofpaper.gif" (File > Import Image) and move it outside visible area.
   
3. Convert it to sprite (Edit > Convert to Sprite), name it "Garbage" and check "ActionScript" target (Item > Placement Properties)
   
4. Import image "opentrash.gif" and move it to X:170, Y:118 (Edit > Move To) .
   
5. Draw an ellipse over the hole of the trash. Set fill color to black, 1% opacity, no line
   
6. Convert it to sprite, name it "Hole" and check "ActionScript" target
   
7. Add the text "Put all papers into trash"
   
8. Add Frame ActionScript (Frame > ActionScript):
   
   

   maxpapers=1;
   

   
   

Frame 2

1. Add the text "GET READY!"
   
2. Set background to "Frame 1"
   

Frame 3

1. Set frame delay to "Stop"
   
2. Set background to "Frame 1"
   
3. Import "laser.wav" sound and set the frame sound
   
4. Add Frame ActionScript:
   
   

   maxpapers = maxpapers * 2; // at each run increase the number of pieces
   collected = 0; // count collected items
   
   function checkifallcollected()
   {
   // check if all items are collected and go to congratulations frame
   if(collected==maxpapers) gotoAndPlay("Frame 4");
   }
   
   // this array will hold all pieces
   var garbages = new Array();
   
   // create maxpapers pieces
   for(i=0;i<maxpapers;i++)
   {
   // create new instance of the paper
   garbage[i] = Garbage.duplicateMovieClip("garbage"+i,100+i);
   
   // put it in random place and random rotation
   garbage[i]._x = 30+100*Math.random();
   garbage[i]._y = 30+200*Math.random();
   garbage[i]._rotation = 360*Math.random();
   
   // define mouse events
   garbage[i].onPress=function() { this.startDrag();};
   garbage[i].onRelease=function()
   {
   // check if this piece hits the hole
   if(this._droptarget=="/Hole") {this.removeMovieClip();collected++;}
   
   stopDrag();
   checkifallcollected();
   };
   
   }
   

   
   

Frame 4

1. Import "elecshot.wav" sound and set the frame sound
   
2. Import image "closedtrash.gif" and move it to X:174, Y:163.
   

Frame 5

1. Set frame delay to 3 seconds
   
2. Set background to "Frame 4"
   
   
3. Set loop to frame 2 ("Frame" > "Loop" command)
   
4. Import "clap.wav" sound and set the frame sound

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