label array?

[LEL]

This might be stretching it...but...

 

Is there a way to create a label array and call a "label next" or a "label previous"

I'm using TimelineMax.

 

Thanks!

 

Lisa

[GreenSock]

Your wish is my command, Lisa

 

I just updated the platform and added a "currentLabel" property to TimelineMax as well as getLabelAfter() and getLabelBefore() methods. It also has a getLabelTime() method. So to get the next label after 2-seconds for example, you'd do myTimeline.getLabelAfter(2);

 

http://blog.greensock.com/v11beta/

 

Enjoy!

[LEL]

Thank yoU!!!

 

I updated my "com/greensock" folder and tried using this:

 

arrowRightBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rtBtn01);

arrowRightBtn.buttonMode=true;

arrowRightBtn.useHandCursor=true;

 

function rtBtn01(event:MouseEvent) {

myTimeline.getLabelAfter();

}

 

and i'm getting an error:

1061: Call to a possibly undefined method getLabelAfter through a reference with static type com.greensock:TimelineMax.

[GreenSock]

Maybe you need to clear your cache - I just double-checked and the zip that's up there does indeed have TimelineMax with a getLabelAfter() method. Keep in mind that you need to feed a time into the function, like myTimeline.getLabelAfter(2).

 

http://blog.greensock.com/v11beta/

[LEL]

hrmmm I'm testing while working in flash.

[GreenSock]

No, I meant that you needed to download the latest version of the classes. When you downloaded previously, your browser may have had an old version cached. Please clear your browser cache, then re-download the classes from http://blog.greensock.com/v11beta/, replace your local files, delete your ASO files, and retry publishing in Flash.

[LEL]

it was the ASO files...

 

its working now ... but not functioning like I'd like it to. I'm sure it's my error

 

when I click an arrow, I'd like for it to go to the next label in the timeline.

Here's my code:

 

function rtBtn01(event:MouseEvent) {
myTimeline.getLabelAfter(1);
myTimeline.paused=! myTimeline.paused;
}

 

any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[GreenSock]

If you want to get the next label after the current time, you'd do:

 

myTimeline.getLabelAfter(myTimeline.currentTime);

 

I considered having a getNextLabel(), but it wouldn't be as flexible as getLabelAfter() because getLabelAfter() doesn't depend on the timeline to be at a certain point - you can search for next/previous labels anytime/anywhere.

 

Keep in mind that getLabelAfter() returns a String - the name of the label. It doesn't actually make the timeline play to that point. If you want to make it play to that point, you could do:

 

var label:String = myTimeline.getLabelAfter(myTimeline.currentTime);
var targetTime:Number = myTimeline.getLabelTime(label);
var duration:Number = Math.abs(targetTime - myTimeline.currentTime);
TweenLite.to(myTimeline, duration, {currentTime:targetTime, ease:Linear.easeNone});

 

EDIT: I just added a tweenTo() method to TimelineMax that handles this for you! So it's as easy as myTimeline.tweenTo("myLabel")

[LEL]

If I have another kid, I'm naming him Jack

Thank you so much for your help!