Moving movie clip across stage?

[Ffatty]

Hey,

How would I move a movie clip from a (non-specified) point, to a designated destination (in coordinates)?

For example, move a movie clip named "Guy" to coordinates X=100, Y=100.

Thanks in advance!

[Ffatty]

I read that again, and realized I forgot to mention something...

I need it to move progressively, not instantly.

Like, scoot across the screen, instead of just appearing there.

Thanks!

[flashmed]

You can have velocity variables like vX and vY. Probably inside a timer event or enter frame, have your movie clip (mc) coordinates updated. Something like this:

var vX:uint = 2;
var vY:uint = 3;

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);

function onEnterFrame(e:Event):void
{
   //your movie clip's position
    mc.x += vX;
    mc.y += vY;

   //stop the movement when your movie clip reaches the position
   if (mc.x >= 100)
   {
       vX = 0;
   }
   if (mc.y >= 100)
   {
       vY = 0
   }
}

[5TonsOfFlax]

I'd use a tweening engine like TweenLite, where you'd do something like:

TweenLite.to(mc, 1, {x:100, y:100});

But you can do this yourself, too.

var destination:Point = new Point(100, 100);
var steps:int = 100; //how many frames to get there.
var dx:Number = (destination.x - mc.x) / steps;
var dy:Number = (destination.y - mc.y) / steps;
mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, nudge);
function nudge(e:Event):void{
  mc.x += dx;
  mc.y += dy;
  if (mc.x == destination.x){
    mc.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, nudge);
  }
}

[Ffatty]

Thank you both, I got it!

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