Boundry's for draggable objects?

[bobs99]

I currently have this code fragment to move a crosshair and shoot things:

onClipEvent (load) {
Mouse.hide();
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
this._x = _root._xmouse;
this._y = _root._ymouse;
this.swapDepths(_root.z+1);


if (_root._currentframe == 3) {
removeMovieClip("");
}
}


Is there a line of code I can add so that the aim stops being dragged if it hits a boundry – this is going to be centre in my work and I don’t want it being dragged everywhere.

[Vincent0]

Are the boundaries movie clips or coordinates? Is it supposed to stop when hitting a wall or is it not supposed to go past 300 x?

[bobs99]

Thanks for the quick reply!

Im embedding the game itself into a bigger menu (if that makes sense) so I want to make it so if the mouse is dragged past a certain point the mouse reverts back to being a mouse and I can use it to select other buttons such as help etc.

So yeah whats the best way of achieving that effect, walls i presume?

[Vincent0]

Ah, good, this isn't difficult. This is some sample code to show you how to do it.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if(_root._xmouse<=200 || _root._xmouse>=400 || _root._ymouse<=200 || _root._ymouse>=400){
        Mouse.show();
        this._visible = false;
}else{
Mouse.hide();
this._visible = true;
this._x = _root._xmouse;
this._y = _root._ymouse;
this.swapDepths(_root.z+1);
}


if (_root._currentframe == 3) {
removeMovieClip("");
}
} 

Replace the 400s and 200s on the second line with the correct values. This code will only replace the cursor if the mouse's x is between 200 and 400 and y is between 200 and 400. Otherwise it displays normally.

[bobs99]

Hey thanks a lot again for the swift reply!

Its 3 am here now so im going to wait till morning to try the code but just wanted to thank you!