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[SWF(backgroundColor="#000000", frameRate="30", width="500", height="350")]
public class ObjectOrientatedExample extends Sprite
{
public function ObjectOrientatedExample()
{
super();
/*
First, set the root sprite to use for particles. You can set root sprites for each emitter
as well, but they'll default to this if you don't.
*/
PulseEngine.instance.root = this;
/*
Next, we set up our list of rules. These rules define the behavior for the particles.
The BoundingBoxRule causes particles to bounce when they hit the edges of the box.
The MovementRule causes particles to move in according to their angle and speed.
Usually, you'll want to add a DeathRule to particles will die, but we're going to let
them bounce around forever in this example.
Other rules can be found in com.roguedevelopment.pulse.rule.*
*/
var rules:Array = [];
rules.push( new BoundingBoxRule(new Rectangle( 0,0,500,350 )) );
rules.push( new MovementRule() );
/*
An IParticleFactory (of which GenericFactory implements) creates particles. It behaves just
like the ClassFactory class with a little added functionality.
You can pass it any of the particle classes (com.roguedevelopment.pulse.particle.*) or create your own.
*/
var particleFactory:GenericFactory = new GenericFactory( DotParticle, rules , {});
/*
An emitter uses the factory to create particles. Here we're setting up a GenericEmitter to emit
20 particles per second, setting the factory to create the particles, and setting up some initial
parameters for those particles. The GenericEmitter can randomize some parameters such as angle
and speed.
*/
var emitter:GenericEmitter = new GenericEmitter( 20 );
emitter.setFactory( particleFactory );
emitter.minSpeed = 50;
emitter.maxSpeed = 95;
emitter.minAngle = 0;
emitter.maxAngle = 360;
emitter.x = 10;
emitter.y = 10;
/* Since we didn't have a DeathRule, we'll limit the number of particles created to 100. This is a
creation limit, not a "currently active" limit.
*/
emitter.particleLimit = 100;
/*
And lastly, we start up the emitter.
*/
emitter.start();
}
}
[SWF(backgroundColor="#000000", frameRate="30", width="500", height="350")]
public class SimpleObjectSyntax extends Sprite
{
public function SimpleObjectSyntax()
{
super();
/*
First, set the root sprite to use for particles. You can set root sprites for each emitter
as well, but they'll default to this if you don't.
*/
PulseEngine.instance.root = this;
/*
Next, we'll use the SimpleParticles class to create a new particle emitter. The parameter passed
in is a simplified object syntax that translates into creating an Emitter, a Factory, and a set of
rules. You can use the particle explorer at:
http://rogue-development.com/pulse/explorer/#
To create this configuration object in an interactive environment.
*/
SimpleParticles.createEmitter( {pps:10,x:22, y:25,
width:1, height:1,size:1,
color:0xff0000, movement:true,
minSpeed:100, maxSpeed:300,
minAngle:0, maxAngle:360,
minScale:1, maxScale:1,
bound:[0,0,500,350], limit:100,
pointSwarm:[250,17]
} );
/*
You can create multiple emitter, either with similar or completely different
behavior to create interesting effects.
*/
SimpleParticles.createEmitter( {pps:10,x:22, y:225,
width:1, height:1,size:1,
color:0x00ff00, movement:true,
minSpeed:100, maxSpeed:300,
minAngle:0, maxAngle:360,
minScale:1, maxScale:1,
bound:[0,0,500,350], limit:100,
pointSwarm:[250,17]} );
SimpleParticles.createEmitter( {pps:10,x:480, y:25,
width:1, height:1,size:1,
color:0x0000ff, movement:true,
minSpeed:100, maxSpeed:300,
minAngle:0, maxAngle:360,
minScale:1, maxScale:1,
bound:[0,0,500,350], limit:100,
pointSwarm:[250,17]} );
SimpleParticles.createEmitter( {pps:10,x:480, y:225,
width:1, height:1,size:1,
color:0xffff00, movement:true,
minSpeed:100, maxSpeed:300,
minAngle:0, maxAngle:360,
minScale:1, maxScale:1,
bound:[0,0,500,350], limit:100,
pointSwarm:[250,17]} );
}
}
See the first video tutorial below for details, but here's the quick way to get started with particle effects in Flash.
Please see these video tutorials for more instructions on how to use this.