[RESOLVED] mc.stage.addChild vs mc.addChild

[ArenaFlash]

I have the followings:

_p:Player (which is a MC)
a1:Animation1 (which is a MC)

_p.addChild(a1); //doesn't display anything
_p.stage.addChild(a1); //displays a1

Why won't the MC display a child without using his stage?

[5TonsOfFlax]

_p is probably moved off the visible area or otherwise set invisible (visible = false or alpha = 0). Or a1 is placed such that when it is relative to _p's coordinate system it is off the viewable area.

[ArenaFlash]

trace(_p.visible, _p.x, _p.y, _a1.x, _a1.y, _a1.visible);
true 100 250 100 250 true

So it is visible and should be seen.

I thought maybe it was because I made the var a1:Animation1 in a function so it didn't keep the var once function is done but then I 've put it in the class (changed name to _a1) properties so it should stay there.

Also want to add that I'm addchilding to the MC from a 3rd party class.

Is there some limitations on adding childs directly to a mc froma 3rd class or should it work normally?

[Alluvian]

What is _p a child of? The stage itself?

[ArenaFlash]

What is _p a child of? The stage itself?

It's from the document (main) class. I guess it means it's from stage?

[5TonsOfFlax]

There is something I can't tell going on. I don't really fully understand your setup. Can you post full code, or at least all relevant excerpts? There should be no difference between adding A to B from one class vs another.

[Alluvian]

trace(_p.visible, _p.x, _p.y, _a1.x, _a1.y, _a1.visible);
true 100 250 100 250 true

Adding _a1 as a child of _p would put _a1 at x:200, y:500 globally, is that visible? I don't know the size of your stage.

[ArenaFlash]

trace(_p.visible, _p.x, _p.y, _a1.x, _a1.y, _a1.visible);
true 100 250 100 250 true

Adding _a1 as a child of _p would put _a1 at x:200, y:500 globally, is that visible? I don't know the size of your stage.

A quick try to _a1.y = 100 made it visible so you were right.

I didn't guess that tracing .x .y of a mc is relative to his parent.

Thanks.