i just cant make this function work. Using addChild player mc is added to stage, inside it theres a mc named ballCnt. I need to make that position global, but it keeps giving local coordinates. Heres the code line (the last one i tryed):
var point:Point = localToGlobal(new Point(player.ballCnt.x, player.ballCnt.y));
trace(point);
I have a small problem with usage localToGlobal and than back to local. I can get global coordinate of my nested mc in question alright. Than i check if this coordinate + value of my mc.width is more than my stage width. I get to this part with no problem. Than if value is bigger (so mc is not on the stage i mean if part is off the stage i change value so it is stage width - mc.width). So i get value in global coordinates that i need. But how do i apply this to my nested clip is my question? For reference here is my code:
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i need to assign the possition of the mouse at the start of the level:
Code:
_root._xmouse = 424
_root._ymouse = 296.1
this doesn't work, but i have no idea how i suppose to do it anotherway
I have some filters set up, and have assigned some global vars to them, which I then use in my Filters code to display the filters: myText:Filters [globals.data.glow1, globals.data.stroke1, globals.data.shad1] Works perfectly. Now I want to assign a global var to each global filter var to determine if it should be shown or not. So...
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Is it possible to make global functions, much in the same way you make a global variable, reachable from anywhere in the project?
View 1 RepliesI have a bunch of enemy ships in a container on the stage.I am moving the container around every second and I'm creating bullets that the enemy ship are firing.So I need to have the bullets get created on the stage where the enemy ship is located currently so I can have it y-- on an enter frame event.The Y coordiantes are accurate but for some reason the X coordinates get scaled across the screen. So the first enemy ship is only off by 10 pixels or so, but the 2nd ship, the bullet gets created about 50-60 pixels over to the right.Is there any reason why the Y would be right but the X isn't?[code]
View 1 Repliesfunction traceCoordinates(event:MouseEvent):void {
var clickPoint:Point = new Point(square.mouseX, square.mouseY);
trace("display object coordinates:", clickPoint);
trace("stage coordinates:", square.localToGlobal(clickPoint));
}
i just want to find extract the .x value? clickPoint.x does not work???
I have a some objects of same class type prgramatically generated on the stage.Inside these objects which are generally at x=300 on the stage is the code:
Code:
this.x+=2.3;
trace(parent.localToGlobal(new Point(this.x,this.y)), ", ", this.x , " ", this.y);
A sample of the trace output is as follows..
(x=2.3, y=0) , 2.3 0
Now im expecting some values in there somewhere to indicate its absolute location on the stage, ie, x=300.This isnt happening.Whats the correct syntax i should be using.Bare in mind these object will be of any name on the stage and will be dynamically created so its not easy to just reference their mc names.
i am teaching myself how to use localToGlobal(), and i seem to be running into a scoping snag, at least i THINK it is a scoping snag. So when i use Code:
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i get the desired effect, yippee. That is to say, the output says 299, which is what the global coordinate of the movie is. However when i try use the same code in the main time line like this
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Here's what i have:
Code:
for(var i=x; i<y; i++)
{
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I'm adding several instances of an MC (bread_mc) into a container MC (wall_mc). wall_mc has been added to a shop class and that is where i'm called the rest of my functions from. Also the wall_mc is scrolled left and right with mouseX & mouseY values. I've set up a function to add the bread_mc to the wall at different x/y positions.
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I really don't even know if i'm using it right, But I think my problem lies in the fact that I need the currMC path to travel up the display list tree and get the global stage X/Y position. I'm not too sure how to implement a dynamic path with the localToGlobal method.
I am using localToGlobal to get the _y coordinate of a nested movieClip in relation to the stage.[code]
View 1 RepliesI have a movie clip that is nested inside 2 other clips and want to get it's coordinates on the stage. I am using the localToGlobal method but it is returning the wrong values. Here is my code:[AS]
var myPoint = new Point(this.skew_mc.grid_mc.dot_mc.x, this.skew_mc.grid_mc.dot_mc.y);
var newPoint = this.skew_mc.grid_mc.dot_mc.localToGlobal(myP);
trace(newP);[/AS]
I've attached an fla with an example of this in. If anyone can point out where I'm going wrong .
Let's say i have a 3 movieclips which are nested one in other like this:A-> B-> CAnd i would like to find out C movie clip (which is in B mc and B mc is in A mc) coordinates relative to global stage, how can i accomplish that?
View 3 RepliesI'm making a driving game in Flash Mx 2004, and I based my code in MarkFeller Game,but I can't make the code works, now I'm with problems in the skid routine, flash dont give me any error, but the code don't works (the LineTo and MoveTo dont do anything) and I think that my problem is with localToGlobal function....
Here is my code....
Code:
acel = .2;
angulo = 0;
atrito = .98;
VelocidadeMinima = -5;
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I have a movieclip A inside a movieclip B. A has a coords (10, 0) and B has a coords (0, 0). So technically the global point for A should be (10, 0) right? Well it's giving me (20, 0). I put A at (10, 10) and I get (20, 20). This is just the weirdest thing ever.
View 2 RepliesSay I have a movieclip called theScreen a 0,0. It is 800 wide, 700 hightheScreen contains a movieclip called theStatusArea at 600,0. It is 200 wide by 700 hightheStausArea contains a movieClip called pieces at 10, 410. It is 180 wide by 180 highpieces contains a number of movieclips (triangle, square, etc.),all of these sub movieclips are more narrow than the pieces container and are all set added to the pieces container at 0,0
var pt:Point = new Point(triangle.x, triangle.y)
pt= triangle.localToGlobal(pt);
trace(pt); // should be 610, 410 at least at the start.
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What I'm having the problem with is the proper usage of localToGlobal method. I have the hero mc, I put into it another mc called 'weapon'. Now, in the game, I want to fire a projectile and set it at the x and y of the weapon. The question is, how can I access the absolute x and y of the weapon.
View 3 RepliesMy problems keep piling up. I was trying to figure out where child objects X and Y positions are on stage and not locally. Therefore i use the "localToGlobal" function and I'm pretty sure i use it correctly? The thing is that some Y values are true but the X are just completely spaced out. I use a function to find all child objects on stage and this works great.
Code:
private function findGameElements():void
{
// Array that will store all elements on screen and their values
fixedElements = new Array();
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I got 23 boxes (box1, box2...) inside two movieclips (Circle.SizeableCircle). I need to bring all these to the front, using localToGlobal.This brings box1 to the front (or whatever it's called):
PHP Code: var cpBox1:Point=new Point(Circle.SizeableCircle.box1.x,Circle.SizeableCircle.box1.y);var gpBox1:Point=Circle.SizeableCircle.box1.parent.localToGlobal(cpBox1);
What can I do instead of making 23x that code?
i defined the global variable in the first frame of my file, and i can access it on other frames, however i am trying to access it within a movieclip, and flash is telling me that it is undefined. does anyone know why this could be?
View 1 RepliesI've got a clip on the stage at (100, 100) and I execute the following code:
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Given that circle1 is on the stage, shouldn't localToGlobal leave the co-ordinates unchanged? I think the result of its call is wrong!
So I am able to trace the correct coordinates. However the hitTest fails. Here is my code:
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Ive tried looking in a whole bunch of threads for a solution to this probably common issue but to no avail.I have a bunch of objects of same type on the stage which are generated through code.Inside these objects which are generally at x=300 on the stage.
Code:
this.x+=2.3;
trace(stage1.localToGlobal(new Point(this.x,this.y)), ", ", this.x , " ", this.y);
stage1 is the stage object I pass into my class.The trace output is as follows
(x=2.3, y=0) , 2.3 0
Now im expecting some values in there somewhere to indicate its actual location on the stage, ie, x=300.This isnt happening.Whats the correct syntax i should be using.
I'm working on an isometric-view prototype game, and I thought a good way to do the collision detection would be to put four empty movie clips on each of the character's base corners (it's a cube), convert those corner's _x and _y to the Stage, and go from there. Problem is, how to get it to work.My character is on the stage in an otherwise empty "clip" MovieClip. Here's what I have inside my character:
Code:
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
var point:Object = new Object();
point.rightX = right._x;[code]....
Whenever I trace any of these, it always traces the local coordinates. Otherwise, everything is fine.
I'm try to calling my sloppy global function by calling my global function class as u can see below.[code]
View 2 RepliesI've imported Excel values through XML file. I can already navigate to any XML value that I want (by trace()), but I want to operate with these values in my applcation. I can read the XML values, but how should I make them to be global, to have access to them and use them anywhere in the timeline, in different moviclips? Easy example of importing XML file and importing some xml value:
ActionScript Code:
stop();
var myXML:XML;
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
myLoader.load(new URLRequest("file.xml"));
myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);
function processXML(e:Event):void {
myXML = new XML(e.target.data);
var MyVariable = myXML.Data[0]; //for example Data[0] in XML file stores value "0,5"
}
And now, I want MyVariable to be accessed from anywhere in application. In xml file, value stored in Data[0] was '0,5', so now MyVariable is 0,5 and I want to have access to this number. For now it is available only inside this processXML function, how to take MyVariable outside?
I realize that the issue of global variables has been discussed several times on this forum in the past. I have carefully read each one but I could not find any clear, definitive answers. Let me first give the basic idea of what I plan to do with Flash.
I will be simulating electrical, pneumatic, etc diagrams. I will, for an example, have a circuit breaker that can be clicked, thus changing its state from open to closed. Once this is changed, the flow from that circuit breaker will also be changed. This could all be accomplished inside of this file fairly easily, but this Flash file will be linked to hundreds of other flash files, each containing a unique drawing, but the variable for that circuit breaker, and all the other conditions need to be passed from drawing to drawing.
I have spent a lot of time researching online and browsing this forum, but I cannot find a solution to this problem.
Is there a way to do a global timeline stretch in CS4 ?
Basically I need to change the animation speed from 12 fps to 25 fps - but I dont wont the movie to play twice as fast, and I don't want to have to manually move each key frame to fix it because it will take forever!
how to define global variable in fms so that it can be accesses by different application instance of same application,
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