_root to AS3 - EASY ONE!

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November 15, 2010
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I swear I've googled all over for this before I posted. I've tried things I've read, but nothing's worked (or made sense to me, for that matter).

What I have is pretty basic. Trying to do what WOULD have been this in AS2:

mute_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onMute);
function onMute(e:MouseEvent):void {

_root.soundbars_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

}

Both mute_btn and soundbars_mc are on the main timeline. I can't get this to work, and I know it's easy. Any help???

Thanks!

ActionScript

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DAFSKY

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mute_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onMute);

// try to delete _root.
function onMute(e:MouseEvent):void {

soundbars_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

}

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Grfx Guru

Participating Frequently

Hi,

In ActionScript 3 _root was changed to just root

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Peter Witham

www.uibuzz.com

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DIY_LobotomyAuthor

Inspiring

That's what I thought. But if I make that line:

root.soundbars_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

Then I get this error:

Scene 1, Layer 'Actions', Frame 1, Line 76 1119: Access of possibly undefined property soundbars_mc through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject.

Ned Murphy

Legend

AS3 gets picky (aka stupid) at times, requiring you to tell it what it already knows anyways. Try using...

MovieClip(root).soundbars_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

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