ActionScript 3.0 :: Flash Executing Parent Function From Within Child
Jun 11, 2010
I have this movieClip "Container" and within it on two different frames I have two movieClip/buttons, "pause_btn" and "play_btn", respectively. I would like to call a function on the main timeline on frame two of "Container" where "play_btn" is located.
I think I'm getting close but really have no idea. I know about the visible property and have been considering that, but isn't there a way to call a parent function from within a child movie clip? The code looks like this.
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I got a Parent Sprite, let's name it SpriteP, which holds inside it two other Sprites. Sprite1 and Sprite2.
When Sprite2 is NOT rotated:
Code:
trace(SpriteP.width + ' ' + SpriteP.height); //100 250.
SpriteP.removeChild(Sprite2)
trace(SpriteP.width + ' ' + SpriteP.height); //100 200. -> works, 200 is good.
When Sprite2 is rotated at 90:
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Code:
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I read on google and then I tried this in parent.swf's code
Code:
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Code:
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this is the code i found out on the web to call a function in the parent swf from the loaded child swf.
in the child swf:
Code: Select allpanel.next_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
function onClick(e:MouseEvent):void{
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}
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