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brad9376
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October 11, 2007
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control main timeline with as3

  • October 11, 2007
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I'm having some problems playing the main timeline from one of it's children. In actionscript 2 the command would have been:
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);

How is this done with actionscript 3?
root.gotoAndPlay(2) does not work since root is a DisplayObject instead of a MovieClip.
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Correct answer kglad
cast it as a movieclip.

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kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
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October 11, 2007
not always. but frequently the flash compiler looses track of what's what.
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brad9376Author
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October 11, 2007
I have just found that this works:
(root as MovieClip).gotoAndPlay(2);

Does root always have to be cast to a MovieClip like this? I'm using it in a class that extends MovieClip.
kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 11, 2007
cast it as a movieclip.
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