Clear Interval problem

[NoobGeek]

Hello there folks, I have a prob when clearing an interval after calling it over a variable.

I ve created a method to increase the scale of a movie clip. the method is saved to a .as file and goes like this :

function addScale(clip1:MovieClip, intsc:Number, scaleNum:Number){


clip1._xscale += scaleNum;
clip1._yscale += scaleNum;

if(clip1._xscale > 100){

clearInterval(intsc);
}
updateAfterEvent();
}

and the call (in the 1st frame of the timeline) goes like this :

var intScale = setInterval(addScale, 30, chooseText, intScale, 1.6);

the problem is that my interval is not cleared in my method! dont know why. the movie clips keeps growing and growing...

The function is working (the animation is performed - but as I said doesn't stops), if I put a trace in the if statement, I get the result (the if statement is accessed in other words)....

I dont underestand though why the intScale value is not passed in my function to the intsc parameter , so I can clear this interval...

when I write the function without parametres (thus focused to animate a specific movie clip) the clearInterval works fine ....

but I want it like this, so I can call it 5 times to animate 5 diff movie clips!

[dawsonk]

function addScale(clip1:MovieClip, scaleNum:Number) {
	clip1._xscale += scaleNum;
	clip1._yscale += scaleNum;
	if (clip1._xscale >= 100) {
		clearInterval(clip1.intScale);
	}
	updateAfterEvent();
}
chooseText.intScale = setInterval(addScale, 30, chooseText, 1.6);

[NoobGeek]

finally a proper answer!

m8 , thx A lOT ! it is working properly! chheeers!

[AlsoGaiusCoffey]

As an alternative approach to the same thing, this uses variable scope to allow you to use setInterval without needing to set any properties on the MovieClip.

function addScale(clip1:MovieClip, scaleNum:Number) {
	var id = setInterval(doScale,30);
	function doScale() {
		clip1._xscale += scaleNum;
		clip1._yscale += scaleNum;
		if (clip1._xscale>=100) {
			clearInterval(id);
		}
		updateAfterEvent();
	}
}
addScale(chooseText,1.6);

G

[NoobGeek]

Thats an interesting approach my friend , I like it. I m goin to see how it works as well!

Thank you both for the quick answers!