ActionScript 3.0 :: Ordering Children - Placing The Swf Under All Other Elements On The Timeline Via The AddChildAt Being 0
Jul 20, 2010
I used the following to add an external .swf:
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it worked as I wished - by placing the swf under all other elements on the timeline via the addChildAt being 0. I now need to add another external .swf (over the top of the one I just brought in) and was expecting by using:
[Code]...
it would place it above the other .swf but in fact, it places it under one element of it.
should this be the case of is there a different way to do what I wish to?
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