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alexandermouton
alexandermouton
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April 21, 2017
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how to control main timeline from within a movie clip using javaScript?

  • April 21, 2017
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Hello,

As background, I am an old AS3 coder and I have not touched code for a few years as I have been waiting for developers to integrate javaScript into Flash.  I do not know javaScript, however I am trying to get up and running with Animate CC using javaScript and HTML5.  My problem is that I want to target the main timeline from within a movie clip and I do not know the syntax to refer to it.  In AS3, the main timeline could be referred to as "root".  This way, if I wanted to control the timeline of an MC from within it, I could say this.gotoAndPlay and if I wanted to control the main timeline from within that MC, I could write root.gotoAndPlay.  I have no problem writing frame actions on either timeline, but how do I have an action on the timeline within an MC refer to the main timeline?

What I am trying to do seems so simple, yet I'm stumped even after searching the interwebs.  I would like to have a movie clip sit on frame one of the main timeline with a stop action on that frame.  When the movieclip's timeline runs its course, i would it to stop and tell the main timeline to move forward to frame two.

How do I refer to the main timeline using javaScript?  Is there an equivalent to root?

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Correct answer ClayUUID

exportRoot

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alexandermouton
alexandermoutonAuthor
Participant
April 24, 2017

Thanks for these responses! 

I was successfully able to access the main Animate CC timeline from within an MC using either of these lines of code:

exportRoot.gotoAndPlay();

this.parent.gotoAndPlay();

I see that CreateJS lists all the methods, properties, and events for the Movie Clip Class, however not how to actually employ the code. Can you recommend a resource where I can learn more about incorporating javaScript in Animate CC?

Thanks!

Preran
Preran
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April 21, 2017

In addition to what clayUUID said, see this discussion What is root when converting AS3.0 to Create js? where this topic has been discussed.

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    ClayUUIDCorrect answer
    Legend
    April 21, 2017

    exportRoot

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