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DudeOfAwesome
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August 22, 2011
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Make a new instance of an existing symbol (movie clip or graphic) using AS3

  • August 22, 2011
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I want to make a new instance of an existing symbol (movie clip or graphic) when an object hits the side of the stage. I have the code to figure out if it hit the side of the stage, i just need to know how to make a new instance and make it show up where the ball hit. I also want to be able to have multiple of these instances on screen. thanks in advance, i'm sure it's a basic thing, i'm just really new to flash, so yeah.

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Correct answer Ned Murphy

First create the symbol as a movieclip.  Then right click the object in the library and select the Linkage option.  In the panel that opens select the option to export for actionscript and then assign a Class name for the symbol... lets say you name it ImageMC (caps are usually used for starting class names).  Flash will provide an indication that it can't find a class and it will create one when you compile.

To add a new instance of the symbol to the stage you use...

var imgMC:ImageMC = new ImageMC();

imgMC.x = ???;

imgMC.y = ???;

addChild(imgMC);

where the x and y values (???) will be determined based on whatever information you have available regarding where the ball was when it hit the wall.

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Ned Murphy
Ned MurphyCorrect answer
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August 23, 2011

First create the symbol as a movieclip.  Then right click the object in the library and select the Linkage option.  In the panel that opens select the option to export for actionscript and then assign a Class name for the symbol... lets say you name it ImageMC (caps are usually used for starting class names).  Flash will provide an indication that it can't find a class and it will create one when you compile.

To add a new instance of the symbol to the stage you use...

var imgMC:ImageMC = new ImageMC();

imgMC.x = ???;

imgMC.y = ???;

addChild(imgMC);

where the x and y values (???) will be determined based on whatever information you have available regarding where the ball was when it hit the wall.

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DudeOfAwesomeAuthor
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August 23, 2011

will this work to make multiple ones, all using the exact same code, not changing the name at all?

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DudeOfAwesomeAuthor
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August 23, 2011

Great!!! thank you, it worked great!

one other question though, how would i get the objects to move down the screen after they have been made?

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