More concise script?

Question

Is there a way I can shorten this script so that I don't have to copy and paste it for each button?:

myContent(scrollPane.content).RetClip_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame_SealInstaller);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame_SealInstaller(event:MouseEvent):void

{

gotoAndStop("SealInstaller");

}

It seems like it would be pretty lengthy and messy of me just to copy and paste that same code for each of my 21 buttons. Now, I don't want to load them as an array. That's not my goal, but I was hoping there was another way to combine the script for all the buttons or just shorten it up.

I hope I'm making sense.

kglad · Accepted Answer

Or maybe it would be better to put all the AS for the buttons inside of the movieclip where the buttons are and just tell each button to go to the root of the file (the stage) and go to a certain frame label? But I don't know if that's proper AS3 coding, if it can even be done, or if it's even recommended. Right now I just have AS in one layer on the stage calling to the movieclip when it's loaded into the scrollpane.

if every object inside that movieclip is one of your buttons, you can use something like:

for(var i:int=0;i<yourmovieclip.numChildren;i++){

SimpleButton(yourmovieclip.getChildAt(i)).addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,f);

}

function f(e:MouseEvent):void{

}

kglad · Answer

if the buttons are not listed in an array or some other list accessible to actionscript, there has to be some pattern or commonality that can be used to reference your buttons. is there?

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