getting instance name problem

[stevehungry]

Hey guys, im trying to grab the instance name of something on stage, set it to a variable then remove it.

iv tried:

var something = object1
something.removeMovieClip();

that works. problem is im setting variables at runtime depending on a user click.

tried this too..

var myvar;
object1.onRelease = function() {
myvar = this._name;
}

tracing this out reveals that it is actually _level0.object1.

also tried adding the string "_level0." + object1. still dosen' work.

what im trying to do is click on objects. store there instance names into an array then remove them all when i do something else. such as press space.

Thanks,
Steve,

[whispers]

maybe a depth issues? maybe a scope issue?

try this:

var onStageArray:Array = new Array();

someClip1.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
someClip2.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
someClip3.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());

someClip1.onPress = function(){
    onStageArray.push(this);
}
someClip2.onPress = function(){
    onStageArray.push(this);
}
someClip3.onPress = function(){
    onStageArray.push(this);
}

function removeAllClips(){
    for(i=0; i<onStageArray.length; i++){
        removeMovieClip(onStageArray[i]);
    }
}

remove_btn.onPress = function(){
    removeAllClips();
}