controlling movieclip from array - goto inside movieclip

Hi, i have dynamic buttons in movieclip and i want the movieclip goto 2nd frame once some one click single movieclip while rest remains in 1st frame.
the movieclips can be in array

i have some code here:

Actionscript Code:

var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
for(var i:int = 0 ; i < numberOfButtons;i++)
{
            var btn:MovieClip = new button();
            btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLI[QUOTE][/QUOTE]CK, mouseClickHandler);
            btn.x = i * 20;
            btn.name = "btn_" + i;
            
            mc.addChild(btn);
            buttonArray.push(btn.name);
            
}
trace(buttonArray);

basically i want to run this action i.e.

am calling movieclip name from array to goto 2nd frame

mc.buttonArray[my_playback_counter].gotoAndStop(2);

Actionscript Code:

function mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var str:String = event.currentTarget.name;
    var i = str.substring(4,6);
    var thumb_url = BannerArray[i];
    event.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(2);
    trace(event.currentTarget.name);
}

how can do it?


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am doing rotating image banner all code is working except the buttons highlighting

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Actionscript Code:

var my_slideshow:Sprite = new Sprite();
var my_image_slides:Sprite = new Sprite();
var my_preloader:TextField;

var tween:Tween;
var my_prev_tween:Tween;
var timer:Timer;
var my_timer:Timer;
var BannerArray:Array = new Array();
var my_loaders_array:Array=[];
var my_tweens_array:Array=[];
var buttonArray:Array=[];

var my_speed:Number;
var my_success_counter:Number = 0;
var my_playback_counter:Number=0;

//total number of images
var my_total:Number;
var interval:int = 2000;
timer = new Timer(interval); 

//loading xml
var myXML:XML;
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
myLoader.load(new URLRequest("banners.xml"));

//add listener xml
myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);

function processXML(e:Event):void {
//xml data
myXML = new XML(e.target.data);
my_speed= myXML.@SPEED;
my_total = myXML.spotlight.length();



//loadin image on stage
loadimage();

myLoader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
myLoader=null;

//add buttons to stage
var numberOfButtons:int = myXML.spotlight.length();
var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
for(var i:int = 0 ; i < numberOfButtons;i++)
{
            var btn:MovieClip = new button();
            btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, mouseClickHandler);
            btn.x = i * 20;
            btn.name = "btn_" + i;
            
            mc.addChild(btn);
            buttonArray.push(btn.name);
            
}
trace(buttonArray);
mc.buttonArray[1].gotoAndStop(2);
addChild(mc);
mc.x = stage.stageWidth/2 - mc.width/2; 
mc.y = 303;
//<------- buttons finish -->


//adding image
function loadimage():void{

var imageList:XMLList = myXML.spotlight.image;

    for each (var tempXML:XML in imageList)
    {
        BannerArray.push(tempXML);
    }


//trace(BannerArray);
var thumb_url = BannerArray[i];
var thumb_loader = new Loader();
thumb_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoadComplete);
thumb_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler)
thumb_loader.load(new URLRequest(thumb_url));

    
    //loading text
    
    my_preloader = new TextField();
    //my_preloader.text="LOADING...";
    my_preloader.autoSize=TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
    my_preloader.x = (stage.stageWidth - my_preloader.width)/2;
    my_preloader.y = (stage.stageHeight - my_preloader.height)/2;
    addChild(my_preloader);
    
    
}



//adding image to stage
function imageLoadComplete(e:Event):void{


//var my_thumb:Loader = Loader(e.target.loader);
//mycontainer.addChild(my_thumb);
//var myTween:Tween = new Tween(my_thumb, "alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 1, 2, true);
if (BannerArray.length == my_total)
{
startShow();

    }

    var my_loaderInfo:LoaderInfo=LoaderInfo(e.target);
    my_loaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoadComplete);



}

function ioErrorHandler(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
    trace(e.text);
}


function startShow():void {

    removeChild(my_preloader);
    my_preloader=null;

    //addChild(my_slideshow);
    mycontainer.addChild(my_image_slides);
    
    nextImage();

    my_timer=new Timer(my_speed*1000);
    my_timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerListener);
    my_timer.start();
    //trace(my_timer);

}

function nextImage():void {
    
    var thumb_url = BannerArray[my_playback_counter];
    var thumb_loader = new Loader();
    thumb_loader.load(new URLRequest(thumb_url));
    var my_image:Loader = Loader(thumb_loader);
    my_image_slides.addChild(my_image);
    my_tweens_array[0]=new Tween(my_image,"alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,1,1,true);
    //MovieClip(root).buttonArray[2].gotoAndStop(2);
    //"btn_"+ my_playback_counter.gotoAndStop(2);
    
    
}

function timerListener(e:TimerEvent):void {

    hidePrev();

    my_playback_counter++;
    if (my_playback_counter==my_total) {
        my_playback_counter=0;
        
    }
    nextImage();

}

function hidePrev():void {

    var my_image:Loader=Loader(my_image_slides.getChildAt(0));
    my_prev_tween=new Tween(my_image,"alpha",Strong.easeOut,1,0,1,true);
    my_prev_tween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH, onFadeOut);
    //mc.buttonArray[my_playback_counter].gotoAndStop(1);
    

}

function onFadeOut(e:TweenEvent):void {
    my_image_slides.removeChildAt(0);
    
}


function mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var str:String = event.currentTarget.name;
    var i = str.substring(4,6);
    var thumb_url = BannerArray[i];
    var thumb_loader = new Loader();
    thumb_loader.load(new URLRequest(thumb_url));
    var my_image:Loader = Loader(thumb_loader);
    my_image_slides.addChild(my_image);
    my_tweens_array[0]=new Tween(my_image,"alpha",Strong.easeOut,0,1,1,true);
    
    my_timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerListener);
    my_timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerListener);
    my_timer.start();
    my_playback_counter=i;
    event.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(2);
    trace(event.currentTarget.name);
}


}

Do not put the button names in the array, put the actual buttons in the array.

Thanks, i check putting buttons in array.
this.Array[0].gotoAndStop("2"); ----> it works

but if i put instance name, it doesnt
any idea how can i add buttons in array with instance names

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

i want the bullet circles to highlight one by one as per images

this is demo link:
http://charag.com/demo/banners/alain/

and download fla link
http://www.mediafire.com/?u41pxxohujd2y6t

btw i sorted out myself and these codes were very helpful

Actionscript Code:

/*  convert array objects into movieclip */
    for (var i:uint = 0; i < buttonArray.length ; i++)
    {
        var remov = buttonArray[i];
        var ins:MovieClip = MovieClip(mc.getChildByName(remov));
        ins.gotoAndStop(1);
    
    }

Actionscript Code:

/*  detecting objects inside container or movieclip */
    
    for (var i:uint = 0; i < mc.numChildren; i++){
    trace (i+'.\t name:' + mc.getChildAt(i).name +
           '\t type:' + typeof (mc.getChildAt(i))+
           '\t' + mc.getChildAt(i));
    }

If you had put the actual buttons in the array instead of their names, you wouldn't have had to set their names, and your code would be much simpler.

Code:

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    for (var i:uint = 0; i < buttonArray.length ; i++)
    {
        buttonArray[i].gotoAndStop(1);
    }

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Or even

Code:

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buttonArray.forEach(function(obj:Object){MovieClip(obj).gotoAndStop(1);}, null);

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As for your second bit of code, it doesn't seem to actually do anything except a trace. It's certainly not "detecting" anything as the comment says. What were you trying to accomplish?

And if it was just the trace, then save the result of the getChildAt call to a temporary variable so that you only have to execute it once rather than 3 times each time through the loop.