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Simple Button to Control Movie Clip

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June 2, 2008
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Hello,

I was relatively comfortable with AS 2.0, but am having a hard time warming up to 3.0. I feel that this should be something simple to find help online with, yet I'm finding it difficult to get a simple answer.

I have a button that is inside a movie clip within another movie clip:

mainMenu_mc > whoBtn_mc > whoButton

This button appears to work fine controlling a movie clip on the same timeline. This is the code so far (on an Actions frame in WhoBtn_mc):

whoButton.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.CLICK,
function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
whoGlow.gotoAndStop("click");

}
);

I have another movie clip on the main timeline that I would like to control with this button:

blackFadeBottom_mc

What would the code look like for this?

Any help is appreciated - Thank you.

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Correct answer charleuts

Thanks kglad, that worked like a charm. I just wasn't sure of the syntax, this helps a lot.

Appreciate all the help.

kglad

Community Expert

you're welcome.

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charleutsAuthor

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I'm not sure what you mean. My movie clip is intentionally stopped on frame one. I would like it to goto the next frame and play once my button is clicked...if I put this code on the timeline the button is on, I get the trace, but no response from the movie clip:

whoButton.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.CLICK,
function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(evt.currentTarget.root).blackFadeBottom_mc;
//I assume that the above makes my mc the event target
gotoAndPlay(2);
trace("whoButton trace works");
}
);

What am I missing? I appreciate your patience!

Thanks,

Chuck

kglad

Community Expert

:

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charleutsAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

Thanks kglad, that worked like a charm. I just wasn't sure of the syntax, this helps a lot.

Appreciate all the help.

kglad

Community Expert

use gotoAndPlay() applied to your movieclip

kglad

Community Expert

that must be placed somewhere that has access to blackFadeBottom_mc. so, where you place it depends on where and when you create your blackFadeBottom_mc movieclip.

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charleutsAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks, I was able to place the code on the main timeline and get a trace when I clicked on the movie clip instance itself. I probably didn't explain what I was trying to do very well, so I apologize.

What I need to do is to control this movie clip that is physically placed on the main timeline (fadeBlackBottom) with the button that is buried under two other movie clips (mainMenu_mc>whoBtn_mc>whoBtn).

I would like the whoBtn to tell the fadeBlackBottom movie clip to (what used to be) _root.fadeBlackBottom.gotoAndPlay("play"); This will drop down a box that will contain the content of my 'Who' link.

How can I accomplish this?

Thanks again,

Chuck

kglad

Community Expert

:

kglad

Community Expert

you can use the root property of your button (cast as a movieclip) to reference the main timeline. if you want to reference a movieclip on the main timeline, you can use dot notation just like you did in as2:

blackFadeBottom_mc.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.CLICK,
function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
// MovieClip(evt.currentTarget.root).yourmovieclip

}
);

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charleutsAuthor

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As always kglad, thanks for the quick response and guidance.

I am a little unclear as to where to put this code exactly. Does this go in the same frame I have my other existing button code?

I keep getting the 'Access of undefined property blackFadeBottom_mc'

...this is what I tried. I put this in the same actions frame I have the other button code.

blackFadeBottom_mc.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.CLICK,
function(evt:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(evt.currentTarget.root).blackFadeBottom
gotoAndPlay("play");
trace("this works");
}
);

Thanks!

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