ActionScript 3.0 :: Why Cannot Place Timer Event In A Loop
Aug 25, 2011
I tried to move 4 movie clips in a loop and with a 3 seconds interval. So first I tried a loop and a timer function inside. I supposed by the loop the timer should start and finish for times. But itdidnt work. So I used another code which is longer and complicated. So it worked. do-while doesn work also with first logic-why?
here are the codes - m s are clips
// THIS CODE IS NOT WORKING - I CAN NOT USE TIMER MULTIPLE TIMES IN A LOOP
var arr:Array=new Array(m1,m2,m3,m4);trace(arr);
var timer1:Timer=new
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