Initialising an array of mcs variable problem

Code:

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var str:String;
for(i=0; i<13; i++) {
        for(j=0; j<21; j++) {
                theScene["mask_"+i+"_"+j].onRollOver = function() {
                        str = "mask_"+i+"_"+j;
                        trace(str);
                        theScene[str].gotoAndPlay(2);
                }       
        }
}

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Everytime I run this it prints out mask_13_21, no matter which mask I'm actually on.

it's because that is the last known value of i and j. When you rollover any mc it will get the present value of 'i' and 'j' not what the value of i and j was when the onRollover event handler was defined for it. What u need to do is create a dynamic property for the movieclip at the time its onRollover handler is being defined e.g

Code:

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var str:String;
for(i=0; i<13; i++) {
        for(j=0; j<21; j++) {

                theScene["mask_"+i+"_"+j].i = i;
              theScene["mask_"+i+"_"+j].j = j;
                theScene["mask_"+i+"_"+j].onRollOver = function() {
                        str = "mask_"+this.i+"_"+this.j;
                        trace(str);
                        theScene[str].gotoAndPlay(2);
                }       
        }
}

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or just

Code:

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var str:String;
for(i=0; i<13; i++) {
        for(j=0; j<21; j++) {

                theScene["mask_"+i+"_"+j].onRollOver = function() {
                        this.gotoAndPlay(2);
                }       
        }
}

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The first one was to illustrate the point