Transition - Adobe ActionScript® 3 (AS3 Flash) API Reference

Package	fl.transitions
Class	public class Transition
Inheritance	Transition EventDispatcher Object
Subclasses	Blinds, Fade, Fly, Iris, Photo, PixelDissolve, Rotate, Squeeze, Wipe, Zoom

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

The Transition class is the base class for all transition classes. You do not use or access this class directly. It allows transition-based classes to share some common behaviors and properties that are accessed by an instance of the TransitionManager class.

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Related API Elements

fl.transitions.TransitionManager
fl.transitions.Tween
fl.transitions.easing

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		direction : Number Determines the easing direction for the Tween instance.	Transition
		duration : Number Determines the length of time for the Tween instance.	Transition
		easing : Function Sets the tweening effect for the animation.	Transition

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.	EventDispatcher
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	EventDispatcher
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	EventDispatcher
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	EventDispatcher
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	EventDispatcher

Events

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	Event		Summary	Defined By
		activate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.	EventDispatcher
		deactivate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.	EventDispatcher

Public Constants

	Constant		Defined By
		IN : uint = 0 [static] Constant for the direction property that determines the type of easing.	Transition
		OUT : uint = 1 [static] Constant for the direction property that determines the type of easing.	Transition

Property Detail

direction

property

direction:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Determines the easing direction for the Tween instance. Use one of the constants from the Transition class: Transition.IN or Transition.OUT.

Implementation
public function get direction():Number
public function set direction(value:Number):void

duration

property

duration:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Determines the length of time for the Tween instance.

Implementation
public function get duration():Number
public function set duration(value:Number):void

easing

property

easing:Function

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Sets the tweening effect for the animation. Use one of the effects in the fl.transitions or fl.transitions.easing packages.

Implementation
public function get easing():Function
public function set easing(value:Function):void

Constant Detail

IN

Constant

public static const IN:uint = 0

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Constant for the direction property that determines the type of easing.

OUT

Constant

public static const OUT:uint = 1

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flash CS3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Constant for the direction property that determines the type of easing.

Examples How to use this example

Transition_example.as

To know when the transition effect completes, listen for either the transitionInDone event or the transitionOutDone event (depending on whether you set the transition's direction property to Transition.IN or Transition.OUT). Example provided by ActionScriptExamples.com.

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//
// Requires:
//   - MovieClip on the Stage with an instance name of "logo".
//   - Button component on the Stage with an instance name of "button".
//
import fl.transitions.*;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
 
var blindsObj:Object = {type:Blinds,
                        direction:Transition.IN,
                        duration:4,
                        easing:Strong.easeOut,
                        numStrips:10,
                        dimension:1};
 
button.label = "Play";
button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, button_click);
 
function button_click(evt:MouseEvent):void {
    button.enabled = false;
    logo.alpha = 1.0; // 100% (reset alpha)
    var transition:Transition = TransitionManager.start(logo, blindsObj);
    transition.addEventListener("transitionInDone", transition_transitionInDone);
}
 
function transition_transitionInDone(evt:Event):void {
    logo.alpha = 0.5; // 50%
    button.enabled = true;
}

Transition - AS3 Flash

Classes x

direction

duration

easing

IN

OUT

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