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1. • CommentAuthorhectors
   • CommentTimeOct 6th 2010

    
   Hiya, I've looked through the examples and can't find how to do this. I'm adding a TweenToZone:
   
   _startEmitter.addAction(new TweenToZone(new BitmapDataZone(__myBitmapData)));
   
   This works great but I want my particles not to disappear when they reach their destination.
   
   What's the best way to do this?
   
   Thanks :)
2. • CommentAuthorRichard
   • CommentTimeOct 9th 2010 edited

    
   The tween is tied to the particle's lifetime. As a result, the particle dies when the tween ends.
   
   However, if you listen for the particle dead event, you can revive the particle and add it to a different emitter which doesn't tween it (or kill it). Something like this
   
   stableEmitter = new Emitter2D();
renderer.addEmitter( stableEmitter );
stableEmitter.start();

emitter.addEventListener( ParticleEvent.PARTICLE_DEAD, reviveParticle );

function reviveParticle( event:ParticleEvent ):void
{
event.particle.revive();
stableEmitter.addExistingParticles( [ event.particle ], false );
}
   
   You can see a more complete example of this in the Logo Tween example.
3. • CommentAuthorBob vd Bibs
   • CommentTimeDec 9th 2010

    
   Hi Richard,
   
   i tried this but the particle still has an alpha of 0 so i cant see it. (or something else is wrong).
   Is there a way of getting more control over the lifecycle of the particle? How can i prevent the particle from fading?
   
   tnx
4. • CommentAuthorRichard
   • CommentTimeDec 20th 2010

    
   Set the particle's color when you revive it. The color is a 32bit value, with the first 8 bits (the first FF below) indicating the alpha.
   
   stableEmitter = new Emitter2D();
renderer.addEmitter( stableEmitter );
stableEmitter.start();

emitter.addEventListener( ParticleEvent.PARTICLE_DEAD, reviveParticle );

function reviveParticle( event:ParticleEvent ):void
{
event.particle.revive();
event.particle.color = 0xFFFFFFFF;
stableEmitter.addExistingParticles( [ event.particle ], false );
}