Comments on: HOWTO: SharedObjects for Local Storage AS3

By: larry

larry — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:27:38 +0000

In a nutshell I’m adding duplicates of the same child when the user clicks on “addBtn”. How would I use SOs to save the children that have been added?

Cheers

My code:

var container_mc:MovieClip;
var juryMC:MovieClip;

container_mc = new MovieClip();
addChild(container_mc);

addBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onAdd);
function onAdd(evt:MouseEvent):void {
juryMC = new jury();
juryMC.x = Math.random() * stage.stageWidth;
juryMC.y = Math.random() * stage.stageHeight;
container_mc.addChild(juryMC);
}

By: Toby Skinner

Toby Skinner — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:48:21 +0000

colton, would you not just open a new instance of the SharedObject inside your child swf?

parent
var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal(“so”);
so.data.x = y;
so.flush();

child
var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal(“so”);
trace(so.data.x);

not tested.

By: Colton

Colton — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:01:07 +0000

Any help? Anyone???

By: Colton

Colton — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:25:04 +0000

Hi! Thanks so much for this!
How would I access these sharedObjects I define in the parent swf from a swf that is loaded in (child)???

Ex:// On the main timeline of my parent swf movie I define so.data.color = “blue”;… Then a swf loads into my timeline and accesses that color sharedObject…???…

Please help whenever you can. I am desperate.
Thanks!

By: Agustin

Agustin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:29 +0000

Thanks a lot!!! just what I needed, a simple, quick explanation, without the introduction about the history of cookies in the last score of years…
Got it working right away.
Thanks

By: drawk

drawk — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:53:24 +0000

Hey Tony,

Make sure when you are changing the data to .flush() it. That is all I can think of without seeing the code where you set save1.data.pass. Also, maybe saving to a temporary variable can help you debug if it is actually being set or if the text field is acting strangely.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:41:38 +0000

Wow, I officially love you. This was SO easy to understand and helped me a lot. One question though, if I display the information displayed in a shared object, how can I get it to constantly update?
example:

—-
Frame 1:
textfield.text=save1.data.pass;
Frame 2:
gotoAndPlay(1);
——
it just stays the same, even if the information changes.

Anyways, thanks again.