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1. • CommentAuthorTuskony
   • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2011 edited

    
   Hey,
   
   I just downloaded the libraries for this particle system and I must say the examples I have seen are REALLY impressive!!!!
   
   What I am trying to do is explode a symbol that gets added to the stage dynamically.
   
   I have "batteries" drop out of the sky on to the stage and if the user doesn't click on them fast enough I want them to explode. I managed to make this work if I used a jpeg but I want to use symbols so it jives with the rest of my code.
   
   Here is what I have so far: (sorry it's probably butchered!)
   
   //Rendering stuff for exploding decayed batteries
   var emitter:Emitter2D = new Emitter2D();
   var renderer:DisplayObjectRenderer = new DisplayObjectRenderer();
   var particles = Particle2DUtils.createParticle2DFromDisplayObject(this, renderer, emitter.particleFactory);
   emitter.addExistingParticles( particles, true );
   
   renderer.addEmitter( emitter );
   addChild( renderer );
   emitter.start();
   
   This code is embedded in a method for the battery class that gets called when a timer event triggers telling the code that the battery has now decayed!
   
   It gives me the follow error when the timer event is triggered:
   
   "TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert org.flintparticles.twoD.particles::Particle2D@268e9031 to Array.
   at Battery_mc/BatteryDecayed()
   at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
   at flash.utils::Timer/tick()"
   
   Any help would be greatly appreciated!
2. • CommentAuthorven
   • CommentTimeJan 4th 2011

    
   Check out my code in Show and Tell category, might help you. Also, one thing I find helpful when developing (if in CS3/CS4) is to Permit debugging so line #'s of where the offending error/warning are shown; Publish Settings | Flash | Advanced
   
   -ven