Back button to reload main swf

[kkompan]

My main swf loads other swf's via this timeline code:

var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("scene1.swf");
var loader:Loader = new Loader();

loader.load(req);
addChild(loader);

Does anyone have AS3 code for a button click to take me back to the main swf (at a particular frame label?) Thx!!

[neznein9]

Assuming the button exists in the outer swf, you would use something like this:

function escapeChildSwf(e:Event = null):void{
    removeChild(loader);
    loader.unload();
    gotoAndPlay('someFrame');
} 

If the button is inside the child swf, you'll need to dispatch a custom event out of their like so:

childBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function(e:MouseEvent):void{
    dispatchEvent(new Event('killMe'));
}); 

And listen to that event from the parent swf:

loader.content.addEventListener('killMe', escapeChildSwf);