[AS3] How do i make a character move and turn using arrow keys?

[rawrimarabbit]

I'm really terrible with actionscript and no matter where i look i just cant seem to find a tutorial for as3 in which it explains how to make an animated character move and turn using the arrow keys. Would appreciate any help i can get or even a link to a tutorial if anyone has found a good one. Thanks!

[franky87]

Very simple setup here. I made a object and made it a symbol and converted to symbol(named it Ball). Then exported it for ActionScript.

I then made a actionscript file and named it Main.as and insterted the following under.

Main.as

package
{
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.ui.Keyboard;
    import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
    
    public class Main extends Sprite
    {
        private var ball:Ball;
        private var speed:Number = 5;
        public function Main ():void
        {
            
            ball = new Ball();
            ball.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
            ball.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
            addChild(ball);

            stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, KeyDown);
        }
        private function KeyDown (key:KeyboardEvent):void
        {
            switch(key.keyCode)
            {
                case Keyboard.LEFT:
                ball.x -= speed;
                break;
                
                case Keyboard.RIGHT:
                ball.x += speed;
                break;
                
                case Keyboard.UP:
                ball.y -= speed;
                break;
                
                case Keyboard.DOWN:
                ball.y += speed;
                break;
            }
            
        }
    }
}

Bare in mind that this is NOT the best way to do it. It is just a simple way to get you started.

If you want to have more smooth flow in the movement and add some physic, check out Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move! great book to start with.

Good luck with your scripting!

[rawrimarabbit]

thanks so much! this is an awesome starting point for me to work from ^_^