Is there a way to create a math.random that doesn't overlap movieclips?

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Hi,Actually I have two questions. I am creating a memory sequence game and I was wondering:1. Is there a way to random position movieclips on the stage without having them overlap each other?2. Is there  a way to have flash draw a vector line from one clip to another in sequence and then have the user retrace what flash did? I have 6 movieclips on the stage, each with their own instance (ex. obj1_mc, obj2_mc, etc.). Is there a way to tell flash to always draw a line between movieclips in sequence even though the movieclips are randomly placed on the stage?Thanks,OJ

kglad · Accepted Answer

sure.1. the easiest way to position objects without over-lapping, IF you can assume it will always be possible, is to use something like:var mcA:Array=[your movieclips]var index:uint=0;positionF();function positionF(){// assuming top-left reg points of your movieclipsmcA[index].x=Math.random()*(stage.stageWidth-mcA[index].width);mcA[index].y=Math.random()*(stage.stageHeight-mcA[index].height);var hitBool:Boolean=false;for(var i:int=0;i<index-1;i++){if(mcA[index].hitTestObject(mcA)){hitBool=true;break;}}if(hitBool){positionF();} else {index++;if(index<mcA.length){positionF();} else {// positioning complete. do whatever}}}2. you can use the graphics class to draw dynamic lines.

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