SYNOPSIS

use SWF::Button;
$button = new SWF::Button();
$button->setUp($shape1);
$button->setDown($shape2);

DESCRIPTION

Creates buttons for flash movies. Buttons are controlled by various methods for visible design and triggered actions, see below:

METHODS

new SWF::Button()

Creates a new Button object.

$button->addShape($shape, FLAG)

Adds $shape to the button. Using this method is not recommended, better use addCharacter(), see next item for details. Also unlike addCharacter() this method does not return any SWF::ButtonRecord objects

$buttonrecord = $button->addCharacter($character [, $flags])

Adds character $shape to the button. Valid FLAGs are:

        SWFBUTTON_HIT
        SWFBUTTON_UP
        SWFBUTTON_DOWN
        SWFBUTTON_OVER

Unlike addShape() this method returns an object of SWF::ButtonRecord class. The flag states can be combined using the binary or operator.

$buttonrecord = $button->setOver($shape)

Shortcut for $button->addCharacter($shape, SWFBUTTON_OVER);

$buttonrecord = $button->setHit($shape)

Shortcut for $button->addCharacter($shape, SWFBUTTON_HIT);

$buttonrecord = $button->setUp($shape)

Shortcut for $button->addCharacter($shape, SWFBUTTON_UP);

$buttonrecord = $button->setDown($shape)

Shortcut for $button->addCharacter($shape, SWFBUTTON_DOWN);

$button->addAction($action [,FLAG])

$button->setAction($action [,FLAG])

Adds $action object (see SWF::Action). Valid FLAGs are:

        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEUP
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEOVER
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEOUT
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEDOWN
        SWFBUTTON_DRAGOVER
        SWFBUTTON_DRAGOUT

SWFBUTTON_MOUSEUP is the default value of FLAG.

$button->setMenu(0|1)

Parameter is 0 (off) or 1(on). Can be used for a slight different behavior of buttons.

$soundinstance = $button->addSound($sound, $flags)

Plays a prepared SWF::Sound object and returns an object of SWF::SoundInstance. Once more valid flags are:

        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEUP
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEOVER
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEOUT
        SWFBUTTON_MOUSEDOWN

For example:

        $sound = new SWF::Sound("wow.mp3", SWF_SOUND_MP3_COMPRESSED );  
        $soundinstance = $button->addSound($sound, SWFBUTTON_MOUSEDOWN );

$button->setScalingGrid($x, $y, $w, $h)

This function (available from SWF>=8) sets a 9 slice scaling grid: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X, y, w and h define a rectangle, which is the dimension of the center slice (5). All other slices are determined out of the characters bounds and the defined rect. While slice 5 is scaled vertical and horizontal, slice 2 and 8 are only scaled horizontal. Slice 4 and 6 only vertical. The 4 corner slices are not scaled (1, 3, 7, 9).

$button->removeScalingGrid()

Removes scaling grid rectangles.

AUTHOR

wrapper written by

Soheil Seyfaie (soheil at users dot sourceforge dot net) Peter Liscovius (peterdd at users dot sourceforge dot net) and many others.