ActionScript 2.0 :: Use The Var ClipName To Find The Location Of Each Movie Clip Found On _root In The Next Line?
Jan 20, 2005
// code to find out all the movieclips on _root
for (var property in _root) {
if (typeof _root[property] == "movieclip") {
var clipName = _root[property]._name;
// I am trying to use the var clipName to find the location of each movie clip found on _root in the next line
//the next line gives me "undefined" why?
clipBounds = [clipName]getBounds(_root);
}
}
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