setting x and y properties according to stage.

Question

Hello, I need to assign a symbol that is added dynamically in a symbol, x and y coordinates (that are from the main timeline).

Ned Murphy · Accepted Answer

Subtract the x/y coordinates of the symbol that holds the dynamically added symbol from the desired x/y coordinates (relative to the stage)...

addedMC.x = stageXDesired - parentMC.x;
addedMC.y = stageYDesired - parentMC.y;

Andrei1-bKoviI · Answer

You also can read object's coordinates relative to any other object on the same display list using getBounds() or getRect().

So, to find its position relative to stage you would do something like this:

say you movie clip instance is myMC

trace(myMC.getRect(stage));

or

trace(myMC.getBounds(stage));

Here is documentation:

http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/display/DisplayObject.html#getBounds()

Also, if it is only stage that concerns you, you can use localToGlobal().

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