Add close button to loader AS3

try a function to removeChild or make invisible

var myMapWindow:Sprite = new Sprite();
var myText:TextArea = new TextArea();
 
addChild(myMapWindow);
myMapWindow.addChild(myText);
myMapWindow.visible=false;

mapbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandlermapbtn);
function clickHandlermapbtn(eo:MouseEvent):void {
   myText.editable = false;
   myText.height = 480;
   myText.width = 645;
   myText.move(125,110);
   myText.setStyle("fontFamily", "Arial");
   myText.htmlText = "<b>Reference Number:</b> "+ nuTitle + "<br><br>" +
   "<b>Description:</b> " + nuDescription + "<br><br>" +
   "<img src='_map/map1.jpg'><br><br>" +
   "<b>Location:</b> " + nuLocation + "<br><br>" +
   "<b>PostCode:</b> " + nuPostcode + "<br><br>" +
   "<b>Contact Location:</b> " + nuCompanyLocation;
 
   //myMapWindow.visible=true;
  closeWin();    
}

function closeWin():void{ removeChild(myMapWindow) }

Sorry, you might have misunderstood me.

The loader creates a window and a textarea right now.
I need a close button created too.

Know what I'm trying to do?

ok...
so it looks like 'myMapWindow' is the container for the controls?

var btnClose:Sprite = new ButtonFromLibrary();
btnClose.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP btnCloseHandler)
function btnCloseHandler(e:MouseEvent):void{
	trace(e.target + " clicked")
	removeChild(myMapWindow);// this may need to be removeChild(e.target.parent);
}
 
myMapWindow.addChild(btnClose);
myMapWindow.x = 200;
myMapWindow.y = 5;

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Hmm...

I get errors on line 2


btnClose.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP btnCloseHandler)

error is:

1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before btnCloseHandler.

//comma needed between MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP and  btnCloseHandler
btnClose.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, btnCloseHandler)

Another error:

1180: Call to a possibly undefined method ButtonFromLibrary.

sorry... i made an assumtion here,  i should have explained

You obviously need a graphical button so create something that looks like a close button, convert to symbol which adds to the library.

This example a Sprite exists in the library called 'ButtonFromLibrary'
Name yours what ever you like and change this code accordingly

I still have problems here:

I'm getting:

1151: A conflict exists with definition nuTitle in namespace internal.
1151: A conflict exists with definition nuDescription in namespace internal.
1151: A conflict exists with definition nuLocation in namespace internal.
1151: A conflict exists with definition nuPostcode in namespace internal.
1151: A conflict exists with definition nuCompanyLocation in namespace internal.

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Problems here:

////// vars in html code
var nuTitle:String = "nuTitle";
var nuDescription:String = "nuDescription";
var nuLocation:String = "nuLocation";
var nuPostcode:String = "nuPostcode";
var nuCompanyLocation:String = "nuCompanyLocation";
////// vars in html code

This code works (see attached code):

It just needs to close button added.

Thanks again

st3vo

import flash.display.Sprite;
import fl.controls.TextArea;*/
 
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////
/*var myMapWindow:Sprite = new Sprite();
var myText:TextArea = new TextArea();
 
addChild(myMapWindow);
myMapWindow.addChild(myText);
myMapWindow.visible=false;
mapbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandlermapbtn);
 
function clickHandlermapbtn(eo:MouseEvent):void
{
        myText.editable = false;
        myText.height = 480;
        myText.width = 645;
        myText.move(125,110);
           //myText.setStyle("textFormat", myFormat);
        //myText.setTextFormat(myFormat);
//      myText.embedFonts = true;//test
        myText.setStyle("fontFamily", "Arial");
 
        var nuTitle:String = "nuTitle";
        var nuDescription:String = "nuDescription";
        var nuLocation:String = "nuLocation";
        var nuPostcode:String = "nuPostcode";
        var nuCompanyLocation:String = "nuCompanyLocation";
        
        myText.htmlText = "<b>Reference Number:</b> "+ nuTitle + "<br><br>" + 
                "<b>Description:</b> " + nuDescription + "<br><br>" +
                "<img src='_map/map1.jpg'><br><br>" +
                "<b>Location:</b> " + nuLocation + "<br><br>" + 
                "<b>PostCode:</b> " + nuPostcode + "<br><br>" + 
                "<b>Contact Location:</b> " + nuCompanyLocation;
 
        myMapWindow.visible=true;
}

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Errors sorted Thanks :o)