In case Flash no longer exists; a copy of this site is included in the Flashpoint archive's "ultimate" collection.

Dead Code Preservation :: Archived AS3 works from wonderfl.net

code on 2008-12-21

Get Adobe Flash player
by orgicus 20 Dec 2008
package {

    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.filters.*;

    [SWF(width="465", height="465", backgroundColor="0x000000", frameRate="15")]
    
    public class CheapStarField extends Sprite{
    

    private var starContainer:Sprite;
    private var starLimit:int = 100;

    public function CheapStarField(){
        init();
    }

    private function init():void{
        starContainer = new Sprite();
        addChild(starContainer);
        starContainer.x = stage.stageWidth * .5;
        starContainer.y = stage.stageHeight * .5;
        starContainer.filters = [new BlurFilter(2,2,2)];
        for(var i:int = 0 ; i < starLimit; i++){
            addStar();
        }
        addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
    }

    private function addStar():void{
        var star:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
        star.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
        star.graphics.drawCircle(0,0,1 + Math.random()*5);
        star.graphics.endFill();
        star.rotation = Math.random() * 360;
        star.vx = (Math.cos(star.rotation / 180 * Math.PI) * 20);
        star.vy = (Math.sin(star.rotation / 180 * Math.PI) * 20);
        starContainer.addChild(star);
    }

    private function update(e:Event):void{
        for(var i:int = 0; i < starContainer.numChildren ; i++){
            var star:MovieClip = MovieClip(starContainer.getChildAt(i));
            star.x += star.vx;
            star.y += star.vy;
            if(star.x < - stage.stageWidth * .5 || star.x > stage.stageWidth || star.y < -stage.stageHeight * .5 || star.y > stage.stageHeight){
                starContainer.removeChild(star);
                addStar();
            }
        }
    }

    }

}