Behavior in Anark Studio 2.5
Instance Properties
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| active | Boolean | Should this asset be drawn? [from Asset] |
| behaviors | Collection | (read only) All Behavior objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| constructor | Object | A reference to the constructor class for the current object instance. [from Object] |
| context | TimeContext | (read only) The asset's local TimeContext object. [from Asset] |
| contextType | Number | Type of the TimeContext for this asset. [from Asset] |
| endLifeTime | Number | Ending time of the asset. [from Asset] |
| id | Number | (read only) Unique ID for the asset. [from Asset] |
| mouseEvents | Boolean | Does the object to which this behavior is attached respond to mouse events? |
| music | Collection | (read only) All Music objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| name | String | User-defined name for the asset. [from Asset] |
| parent | Object | (read only) Parent object of this asset. [from Asset] |
| prototype | Object | The prototype for a class. [from Object] |
| sounds | Collection | (read only) All Sounds objects attached under this asset. [from Asset] |
| startLifeTime | Number | Starting time of the asset. [from Asset] |
| type | String | (read only) Type of the asset. [from Asset] |
Instance Methods
| name | returns | description |
|---|---|---|
| attach(assetObject) | (none) | Attach the argument underneath the asset. [from Asset] |
| copy() | Asset | Create a copy of the asset. [from Asset] |
| detach(assetObject) | (none) | Remove an asset from this asset. [from Asset] |
| hasOwnProperty(propertyOrMethodName) | Boolean | Determines if the object/instance itself has the named property or method. [from Object] |
| isPrototypeOf(instanceToTest) | Boolean | Determines if the calling object prototype is in the inheritance chain for the supplied argument. [from Object] |
| propertyIsEnumerable(propertyOrMethodName) | Boolean |
Determines if the object/instance itself has a property or method of the supplied name which will appear in a for (prop in obj) enumeration.
[from Object]
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| toLocaleString() | String |
For most objects, the same as toString() unless explicitly overridden.
[from Object]
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| toString() | String | Returns a string representation of the object. [from Object] |
| valueOf() | String |
Returns the internal this value of the object.
[from Object]
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Description
A Behavior object is a type of Asset and represents a collection of JavaScript statements that control the behavior of objects in a presentation. A behavior can be created using the Anark Studio interface, or it can be imported into Anark Studio from a text file with a .bvs extension. Behaviors may be attached to any object in the scene.
New behavior instances can be created from a behavior asset in the Anark Studio Library. Behaviors cannot be created using the scripting constructor because there would be no way to assign information to the behavior.
Library asset constructor syntax
var theBehavior = new Behavior( "library://libraryAssetName" [, objectToAttachTo] );libraryAssetName- required — A String with the name of the asset in the Anark Studio Library from which to create this object.
objectToAttachTo- optional — The String name of the object to which the behavior will be attached.
Behavior Examples
function onAttach( )
{
// Set the parent object to receive mouse events.
this.mouseEvents = true;
// Create a handle for this behavior.
this.mouseDrag = mouseDrag;
}
…
// From a different behavior, call the mouseDrag function.
scene.DragDrop.mouseDrag( );