annoying problem with variables :(

hi all

simply I created new flash document,
.. created new movieclip named "ball" with instance name "ball" in the stage
in the ball movieclip I put this code in the actionscript panel

Code:

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var color = "red";

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I want to use this variable in the main stage

i used

Code:

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var ballcolor= ball.color;
trace (ballcolor);

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but didn't work and the result is "undefined" :rolleyes:

Note that script is run from the main timeline and then outwards in the movieclip hierarchy. So if the code you have on the main timeline is on the first frame with the movieclip it would run before the script that's setting the variable.

If you move it to the next frame, assuming that the movieclip is still on the timeline there it should find that ball.color is == "red".

Another way that you could do this is to put the skript: var color = "red"; in an onClipEvent(load) handler on the movieclip instance. That will make that code run before the skript on the main timeline. But it would be an ugly solution I guess.

/Mirandir