What to use instead of the 'tellTarget()' action?

[leonard_770]

In FlashMX the 'tellTarget()' is now deprecated, so what do you use send a command ot another part of your movie?

Can someone give me an example please.

Thanks.

[Mirandir]

TellTarget is deprecated because you don't really need it anymore. Dot notation allows you to specify an action and a path at the same statement:

e.g: make mc2 inside mc1 goto and play frame 2

mc1.mc2.gotoAndPlay(2)

here are some keywords in dotnotation:
_root will bring you to the main timeline of the level.
_levelX will bring you to the _root of the level number X.
_parent will tkae you to the parent movieclip.
this targets the current timeline or object.

so if you want to make the mainTimeline jump to frame 6:

_root.gotoAndStop(6);

If you have a movieclip(mc2) inside another movieClip(mc1). And want to make mc1 gotoAndPlay from frame 12 from a script in/on mc2:

_parent.gotoAndPlay(12);

etc.

There is also a new replacement for tellTarget called with(). But what use it has I don't know. AFAIK there's no fundamental diffrence.

/Mirandir

[leonard_770]

Thanks.