[MX04] Actionscript help

Hi there,

Since ive started using actionscript ive always had the same problem that comes up time and time again. Locating items.

_root. is the base of your application
_parent. is one level up
_child. is one level down

but how do you located an item which is neither of these.

i.e. i always try _root.mc1.mc2.mc3(1);

but never works. Can anyone help.

Thanks in advance

if you have trouble finding paths, add this code to frame#1
of any movieclip and it will trace its path in the output window -

trace(this);

if you have - mc1.mc2.mc3
and place the code on frame#1 of mc3, the output will be -
_level0.mc1.mc2.mc3

from mc3, if you want to reach the timeline of mc2 -
_parent.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

from mc3, if you want to reach the timeline of mc1 -
_parent._parent.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

from mc3, if you want to reach the main timeline -
_root.gotoAndPlay("a_label");
or
_level0.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

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Originally Posted by a_modified_dog

if you have trouble finding paths, add this code to frame#1
of any movieclip and it will trace its path in the output window -

trace(this);

if you have - mc1.mc2.mc3
and place the code on frame#1 of mc3, the output will be -
_level0.mc1.mc2.mc3

from mc3, if you want to reach the timeline of mc2 -
_parent.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

from mc3, if you want to reach the timeline of mc1 -
_parent._parent.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

from mc3, if you want to reach the main timeline -
_root.gotoAndPlay("a_label");
or
_level0.gotoAndPlay("a_label");

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ah I see. Theres a few things in there ive never used before such as level1 and also _parent. twice. Il have to try these out over the coming days. Thank You