Prototype ¬ Detail

author: hypeartist [+], Submitted: 09.22.04 5a • Last Edit: 09.30.04 9p

// It's kinda my response to Quasimondo's approach...:)

MovieClip.prototype.dropShadow=function(spread,offset,color){
	this.spread=spread;
	this.offset=offset;
	this.col=color;
	this.sidesColors = [0xFFFFFF, this.col];
	this.cornerColors = [this.col,0xFFFFFF];	
	this.ratios = [0, 255];
	this.sidesAlphas = [0, 100];
	this.cornerAlphas = [100, 0];
	sh=_root.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"ShadowHolder_mc",this.getDepth()+1);
	this.swapDepths(sh);
	this.bounds=this.getBounds(this);
	this.x=this.bounds.xMin;
	this.y=this.bounds.yMin;
	this.bounds=this.getBounds(_root);
	this.w=this.bounds.xMax-this.bounds.xMin
	this.h=this.bounds.yMax-this.bounds.yMin;
	b=sh.createEmptyMovieClip("InnerBox_mc", 1);
	b.bounds=this.getBounds(b);
	b.x=b.bounds.xMin+offset;
	b.y=b.bounds.yMin+offset;
	b.w=(b.bounds.xMax-b.bounds.xMin)-spread/2;
	b.h=(b.bounds.yMax-b.bounds.yMin)-spread/2;
	b.lineStyle(1, this.col, 0);
	b.beginFill(this.col,0);
	b.drawRect(b.x,b.y,this.w,this.h);
	b.endFill();
	sl=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"SideL_mc", 2);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x-this.spread, y:b.y, w:this.spread, h:b.h, r:0};
	sl.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	sl.beginGradientFill("linear", this.sidesColors, this.sidesAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	sl.drawRect(b.x-this.spread, b.y, this.spread, b.h);
	sl.endFill();
	st=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"SideT_mc", 3);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x, y:b.y-this.spread, w:b.w, h:this.spread, r:Math.PI/2};
	st.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	st.beginGradientFill("linear", this.sidesColors, this.sidesAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	st.drawRect(b.x, b.y-this.spread, b.w, this.spread);
	st.endFill();
	sr=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"SideR_mc", 4);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x+b.w, y:b.y, w:this.spread, h:b.h, r:Math.PI};
	sr.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	sr.beginGradientFill("linear", this.sidesColors, this.sidesAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	sr.drawRect(b.x+b.w, b.y, this.spread, b.h);
	sr.endFill();
	sb=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"SideB_mc", 5);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x, y:b.y+b.h, w:b.w, h:this.spread, r:-Math.PI/2};
	sb.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	sb.beginGradientFill("linear", this.sidesColors, this.sidesAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	sb.drawRect(b.x, b.y+b.h, b.w, this.spread);
	sb.endFill();
	clt=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"CornerLT_mc", 6);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x-this.spread, y:b.y-this.spread, w:this.spread*2, h:this.spread*2, r:0};
	clt.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	clt.beginGradientFill("radial", this.cornerColors, this.cornerAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	clt.moveTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y);
	clt.curveTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y-this.spread, b.x, b.y-this.spread);
	clt.moveTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y);
	clt.lineTo(b.x, b.y);
	clt.lineTo(b.x, b.y-this.spread);
	clt.endFill();
	crt=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"CornerRT_mc", 7);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x+b.w-this.spread, y:b.y-this.spread, w:this.spread*2, h:this.spread*2, r:0};
	crt.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	crt.beginGradientFill("radial", this.cornerColors, this.cornerAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	crt.moveTo(b.x+b.w, b.y-this.spread);
	crt.curveTo(b.x+b.w+this.spread, b.y-this.spread, b.x+b.w+this.spread, b.y);
	crt.lineTo(b.x+b.w, b.y, b.y);
	crt.lineTo(b.x+b.w, b.y-this.spread);
	crt.endFill();
	clb=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"CornerLB_mc", 8);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x-this.spread, y:b.y+b.h-this.spread, w:this.spread*2, h:this.spread*2, r:0};
	clb.lineStyle(0, this.col, 0);
	clb.beginGradientFill("radial", this.cornerColors, this.cornerAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	clb.moveTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y+b.h);
	clb.curveTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y+b.h+this.spread, b.x, b.y+b.h+this.spread);
	clb.lineTo(b.x, b.y+b.h);
	clb.lineTo(b.x-this.spread, b.y+b.h);
	clb.endFill();
	crb=sh.createEmptyMovieClip(this._name+"CornerRB_mc", 9);
	this.matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:b.x+b.w-this.spread, y:b.y+b.h-this.spread, w:this.spread*2, h:this.spread*2, r:0};
	crb.lineStyle(0, this.col,0);
	crb.beginGradientFill("radial", this.cornerColors, this.cornerAlphas, this.ratios, this.matrix);
	crb.moveTo(b.x+b.w+this.spread, b.y+b.h);
	crb.curveTo(b.x+b.w+this.spread, b.y+b.h+this.spread, b.x+b.w, b.y+b.h+this.spread);
	crb.lineTo(b.x+b.w, b.y, b.y);
	crb.lineTo(b.x+b.w, b.y+b.h);
	crb.endFill();
         	return sh;
}
// this one is surely can be put inside of the above
MovieClip.prototype.drawRect = function(x, y, w, h) {
	this.moveTo(x, y);
	this.lineTo(x+w, y);
	this.lineTo(x+w, y+h);
	this.lineTo(x, y+h);
	this.lineTo(x, y);
};

usage

[b]Params:[/b]

   [i][b]spread [/b][/i]- kinda blur radius

   [i][b]offset [/b][/i]- distance from the source

   [i][b]color [/b][/i]- shadow color

[b]Usage:[/b]

   box_mc.dropShadow(10,6,0x333333);

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Enjoy! Any comments are welcome...