help with selections

use:

var selectedCharacter;

var selectedBackground;

var charactersA:Array = [your character instances here];

var backgroundsA:Array = [your background instances here];

// your next movieclip or button listener

yournextobject.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,nextF);

for(var i:int=0;i<charactersA.length;i++){

charactersA[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,characterF);

}

for(i=0;i<backgroundsA.length;i++){

backgourndsA[i].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,backgroundF);

}

function characterF(e:MouseEvent):void{

selectedCharacter = e.currentTarget;

}

function backgroundF(e:MouseEvent):void{

selectedBackground = e.currentTarget;

}

function nextF(e:MouseEvent):void{

if(selectedCharacter && selectedBackground){

for(var i:int=0;i<charactersA.length;i++){

charactersA[i].parent.removeChild(charactersA[i]);

}

for(i=0;i<backgroundsA.length;i++){

backgroundsA[i].parent.removeChild(backgroundsA[i]);

}

addChild(selectedBackground);

addChild(selectedCharacter);

// position each per your needs

} else {

// perhaps an info message to select one of each

}

}