Flex MC naming and parinting

[MadWilson]

Can someone point me in the right direction with a tutorial or a quick explanation. I would like to make a MC (MC1) give it a name so I can referencing it latter. I would like to then make a second MC and make it a child of the first MC and give it a name latter. and be able to delete a MC latter from it's name.

Thanks.

[Sybersnake]

Here is the thing. DisplayObject.name is difference from the Instance Name as defined in the Properties panel. Instance name is the same as adding this code var INSTANCE_NAMEisplayObject = this.getChildById(0); You cannot do this.getChildByName( INSTANCE_NAME ) because it won't return the object.

I'd say

var d1isplayObject = new DisplayObject();
d1.name = 'my obj name';
var d2isplayObject = new DisplayObject()
d2.name = 'my obj name 2';
d1.addChild(d2);

you can then call by name.

this.getChildByName('my obj name').removeChild(this.getChildByName('my obj name').getChildByName('my obj name 2') );

if that makes any sense.

[MadWilson]

Thanks Sybersnake

I think I get what your saying you just have to make it a DisplayObject or you cant reference the name. I will have to put this into practices right away.


I see people using the world "this" but when I use "this" in my second AS file it will not work in any of my functions. I use to use it all the time in AS 2.0 and before but getting flex and just a AS Project to recognize it on any of the Secondary AS files that isn't my Main.AS doesn't work they only way I could get it to work is using a variable that is = to "this". maybe this DisplayObject and building from one MC or Sprint will work?

so out of my element wish I wouldn't have stooped using AS.