Actionscript 3 :: Targeting Unnamed Timeline Instances?
Dec 31, 2011
Is there any way to control nested MovieClip instances placed on the timeline without naming them through the Properties panel? Are there any unique identifiers I can refer to?
Using instance names (like instance33, instance12, etc.) doesn't help since names are just properties, but how about references like sprite187_27 (as returned by trace(this) inside a MovieClip on the TimeLine)?
(Using ActionScript3, Automatically declare stage instances disabled)
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I have a main.fla which has 3 movieclips inside it. All 3 mc's have timelines that run 40 frames. The main.fla timeline has each mc instance on a frame.
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