hittest-ish question...

[Captain_404]

I'm wondering if there is anyway to recognise if an mc is touching any other mc (with OR without an instance name) at all.

Basically, can an mc recognize if it touches any other non-specific mc within it's layer?

I'm using Flash MX 2004

I would really apreciate any help I could get.

even if the answer is no

[the--flash]

I have MX 2004 as well, and only I'm pretty such (almost positive) only MCs with instance names can be detected for hittest. The code goes as such...

code:

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if (_root.MCHERE.hitTest(this)) {

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put the MC in the MCHERE part.

Hope this helps!

EDIT: made a mistake!

[cornyanimation]

Use this tutorial for help. To learn how to use mass collision testing, go to this tutorial: http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Math-Physics/Mass_Col-Dennis_S-623/index.php

[joran420]

afaik every MC on stage has an instance name(to flash...maybe not one you put there(usually it defaults to something like instance1 or something..i think..)

something like

for (key in _root){
_root[key].hitTest(this)
}

should hit every movieclip on the main timeline..if you have movieclips inside movieclips then your gonna need something else but the code above should hittest against EVERYTHING in the root timeline(maybe even itself? )

[Captain_404]

for (key in _root){
_root[key].hitTest(this)
}

This does indeed work, however, as you predicted, it even tests for itself.

So, would there be any way to say: "check for everything, except yourself" in actionscript, basically, is there any way I can omit the mc that needs to check for hits from the search?

[joran420]

hehe you may want to pick up an actuall class or book on programming...but yeah

you would just add a
if(this != root[key]){modify _root[key] thing here}

alternatively you could just create a big movieclip and call it targets and place all the things you want to check inside

the do

for( key in targets){
if(targets[key].hittest(this)){//bust a move}
} or you could shove the objects you want to hitTest into an array(when theyre created) and run through the array with a for loop (its all explained in the tutorial posted above)

but seriously man doesnt matter what programming language you learn youll pick up some valuable concepts(try picking visual basic,c++,javascript, Lua , or actionscript)
as the main thing you want to learn in concepts and its fairly easy to follow with those languages...(actionscript would prolly be best since your trying to do flash stuff...but it may be harder(or more expensive) to find one of those)
[edit] damn reading it over its kinda harsh ...i didnt mean it in a bad way :P