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What if the menu is nested in a child movieclip? Hello thank you very much for your help! My menu is located in a nested movie clip and I need to control the main timeline. I tried this with no luck.

import com.jumpeye.Events.AccordionMenuEvents;

// Listen for the event dispatched when a menu item is pressed ().
accTree.addEventListener(AccordionMenuEvents.ITEM_PRESS, pressHandler);

function pressHandler(evtObj:AccordionMenuEvents):void {
// We are accessing the 'frame' property on the child object and call
// the useFrame() function that will make use of the frame variable.
var frame:Object = (evtObj.item.frame != undefined) ? evtObj.item.frame : 0;
useFrame(frame);
}

// The frame in the xml file cn be identified by its number or label, so
// the parameter passed to the useFrame() function, does not have an exact
// type.
function useFrame(frame:Object):void {
this.parent.frameNumber.text = "frame "+frame;
this.parent.gotoAndStop(frame);
}

I also tried stage instead of this.parent with no luck..Thx you guys rock!

What if the menu is nested in a child movieclip? It all depends to where "this" points to. Maybe you should try accTree.parent.parent.gotoAndStop(frame) in the useFrame() function.

Thank you so much!!!! Duh, in AS3 parent child relationships can and did change cause of a loader. I will never use "this." again. I will be back for other components without hesitation. You have really helped me out. 1000% worth the money!! Bless B

Thank you so much!!!! Indeed, in AS3, the "this" keyword points to the current class instance (in a class environment) or the stage (in the flash timeline), regardless of the function it is located in (regular function or event handler).

Glad I could help you out.

what would I change for Drop Down Menu? I want to do this but for the Drop Down Menu, what would I alter, thanks!

what would I change for Drop Down Menu? I want to do this but for the Drop Down Menu, what would I alter, thanks!

what would I change for Drop Down Menu? Hello ,

All you have to do is to replace the Accordion Tree Menu component with the Drop Down Menu then give it an Instance Name . Also please make sure that it 's xmlPath parameter is set to the same xml like the Accordion Tree Menu.

AccordionMenuV3-AS3 - loading into content box. Hi,
Sorry to bother you, I'm trying to load an external swf into a content container. I'm using Accordion Menu V3 (AS3) and Flash CS3, with Action Script 3. There is a related post in your knowledge base section for a similar question (for a Drop down Menu) with a code sample but I couldn't modify it it for AccordionMenu and after a couple of hours I decided to ask for help - I'm missing something! Is there any way you could post a working example - I'm sure it will help lots of other people like me.
Many thanks!

AccordionMenuV3-AS3 - loading into content box. Hello,

That code should work for the AccordionMenuV3 to. You only have to import the AccordionMenuEvents instead of the DropDownMenuEvents. Also please make sure that you have metioned in the xml fle the "path " attribute .
So if you want to use that code for the AccordionMenuV3 component instead of DropDownMenu then the code should look like this:

import com.jumpeye.Events. AccordionMenuEvents;

// Create the loader object and add it inside the container_mc
// movie clip. This is not necessary, it could be placed directly
// on the root.
var contentLoader:Loader = new Loader();
addChild(contentLoader);

// Listen for the "onRelease" event, to know when a menu item
// has been selected.
myMenu.addEventListener( AccordionMenuEvents.ITEM_RELEASE, releaseHandler);

function releaseHandler(evtObj:AccordionMenuEvents):void {
// evt.item represents the selected menu item Each menu item
// has extra properties that are the actual xml node attributes.
if (evtObj.item.path != undefined) {
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(evtObj.item.path);
// If the menu item has an extra property called "path",
// then load the content found at that location.
contentLoader.load(request);
}

AccordionMenuV3-AS3 - loading into content box. Thank you very much for your message!
I feel like an idiot, I'm missing something really simple but I can not find the cause of the problem. I've followed your instructions and I'm still getting output error messages:

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at com.jumpeye.menu::AccordionMainMenu/com.jumpeye.menu:AccordionMainMenu::realDraw()
at AccordionMenuV3AS3/AccordionMenuV3AS3::draw()
at fl.core::UIComponent/::callLaterDispatcher()
Is there any way I can get a simple working example saved as a Flash file? Sorry for the trouble once again!

AccordionMenuV3-AS3 Hi

Please send us an email to (support [at] jumpeyecomponents [dot] com) with a detailed description of your problem. Please send the email from the same email address which you have used to bought the Accordion Tree Menu component and please write the order ID number too.

Thank you.