ActionScript 3.0 :: Assign Actions To A Instance Before Its On Screen?
Apr 1, 2009
Is there a way to assign actions to a instance before its on screen. Like to give you an example I have a box symbol instance named "box_mc" and I would like to place the actions on the first frame of the movie and have the box show up on on like the third frame of the movie. This is all done with AS3 by the way.
PHP Code:
box_mc.alpha = 0.50;
The action script is really just to visually know that the box is getting the info passed along to it. But I keep getting this error message when I publish my movie:
Quote:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.at remote_as_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
Now as error messages go that one is pretty straight forward. Looking for box_mc and I can't find it.
Now the simple answer it if you want the box to show up on frame 3 then place the actionscript on frame 3 and it will work.
But this isn't really about getting the box at 50% alpha its more about know how to assign actions to elements that aren't on the screen yet.
Is there a way to do that like place all your actions on frame one and then assign them remotely to the instances thought out the movie from there?
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