this command...

[sunrhythms_13]

I am trying to skip a couple of levels in my actionscript book and ask a question I still don't understand.


what does this._x and this._y do exactly.
lamens terms please?

[chosenson]

_x/_y refer to the x/y coordinates of the object they are referencing.

for instance, I have a movie clip on stage at a postion of x=100, y=100

On the movieclip i place a script like :

onClipEvent(mouseDown){
yPos = this._y;
xPos = this._x;
trace(yPos);
trace(xPos);
}

this would show an out put of
100
100

[mickbrit55]

.... andthis refers to the timeline you are in

[lukesquall]

Originally posted by mickbrit55
.... andthis refers to the timeline you are in

Slighty true. If you are adding code to a frame, then yes, this refers to the timeline, but if you are adding code to an MC then it will only refer to that MC.

[sunrhythms_13]

So how do I use this

onClipEvent(mouseDown){
yPos = this._y;
xPos = this._x;
trace(yPos);
trace(xPos);
}

with drag....????