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The TransitionManager class in ActionScript 2 has Events that are useful to determine when a transition has completed. These events are not documented for AS3, but still seem to exist.

For example, if I have a MovieClip called "box6_mc" on the stage, then add the following as a framescript...

import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter;
var tm:TransitionManager = new TransitionManager(box6_mc);
tm.startTransition({type:Wipe, direction:Transition.IN, duration:0.5, easing:None.easeNone, startPoint:4});
//var lsnr:Object = new Object();
//attach the drop shadow after the transition is completed
function lsnr(e:Event):void {
trace(e.currentTarget.content);//e.target = transitionManager//e.target.content = the object (not instance)being transitioned
box6_mc.textbox_mc.filters = [new DropShadowFilter(3, 45, 0x2F5E8C, 0.5, 4, 4, 1, 1, false, false, false)];
trace("wipe transition complete");
};
tm.addEventListener("allTransitionsInDone", lsnr);

the event "allTransitionsInDone" seems to be dispatched when the transition has completed. So is this an undocumented feature? Will there be documented events in future?
Thanks,
Laurie Jensen

"allTransitionsInDone" still needs documenting. This is an important feature

If you open the file TrantisionManager.as and look for dispatchEvent call you
can find two events, allTransitionsOutDone and allTransitionsInDone.

What I don't get is how is it possible that Adobe didn't document this two
small things.

it says it in the notes of TrantisionManager.as why the events are not documented:

// Fix bug 58135
// Don't send allTransitionsOutDone if content was
// hidden before the transitions actually finished.

but, like the others say, it works. yay for livedocs.
both

in transition can be used --> start() method, but something like --> stop() or it is possible to do something like that ?

The start method seems to fail if the content parameter is not a instance of a
dynamic class.
A __transitionManager property is required on the class, and the transition
doesn't work if this parameter doesn't exists (unless the class is declared as
dynamic). Any documention about __transitionManager property ?

Yes, since the TransitionManager adds properties to the target MovieClip object, if you extend MovieClip, you must also make the extended class dynamic in order to use the TransitionManager.
(The __transitionManager property is not documented because it is an implementation detail that could change in future versions of the Flash Player.)

I am trying to use

var tm = new TransitionManager(img1_mc)
tm.startTransition({type:Blinds, direction:0, duration:1, easing:None.easeNone, numStrips:3, dimension:1});

The transition runs, but when its complete, img1_mc reapears.

If i use

TransitionManager.start(img1_mc, {type:Blinds, direction:direc, duration:dur, easing:ease, numStrips:strip, dimension:dim});

it works fine, but then I cant find a way of listening for the AllTransitionsOutComplete event.

Anybody any ideas?

for silent_bob1984

The way around it is less than intuitive but pretty easy. You can add an event listener to the hidden transitionManager instance by using:

img1_mc.__transitionManager.addEventListener("allTransitionsOutDone", eventHandler);

or whatever MovieClip you passed the TransitionManager.start function.