Referencing Tweens in Flex [SOLVED]

[sevmusic]

I was not able to get the following to work in Flex:

TweenLite.to(mc,1, { x:100});

For some reason it doesn't see the '.to' as a function in Tweenlite.

 

What does work is:

 

private var myTween:TweenLite;
myTween = new TweenLite(mc, 1, { x:100 });

The problem is if I want to keep that animation dynamic and constantly working in a situation like:

 

function enterFrame(e:Event):void{
myTween = new TweenLite(e.target, 1, { x:mouseX });
}

myTween keeps getting refreshed and renewed obviously creating more and more of the instance and also causes odd behavior with the target in question.

 

How do I reference myTween and still be able to control its properties after its already been initated?

 

Thanks in advanced.

[GreenSock]

Wasn't it just a typo? You typed "Tweenlite" instead of "TweenLite" (upper case "L"). I can't imagine why TweenLite.to() wouldn't work.

 

By the way, if you want to have an object tween to the mouse position and you don't want to keep refreshing the tween (so that the duration remains fixed), I'd recommend looking into the "dynamicProps" plugin. There's an interactive demo in the Plugin Explorer that does exactly that. (the plugin is only for Club GreenSock members though)

 

You might also want to check out v11: http://blog.greensock.com/v11beta/

[sevmusic]

Sorry that was a typo.. TweenLite.to does not work in Flex.

[GreenSock]

There must be something else going on in your application - I just tested TweenLite.to() in Flex and it worked perfectly. Can you post a super simple example Flex project that demonstrates the issue (the simpler the better)

[sevmusic]

You are correct. It in fact does work.

 

I can't explain why I couldn't use the Tween.to method now. But the error in Flex I was getting said that TweenLite couldn't use the 'to' method.

 

Then again I was called on the typo in my original post "Tweenlite" quite possibly that was the reaon.

 

*smacks himself in the head*

 

-max

[box86rowh]

I bet you were trying to use it as a constructor:

var myTween:TweenLite = new TweenLite.to(...);

 

instead of

 

var myTween:TweenLite = TweenLite.to(...);