What's the code for Scaling a MovieClip at Runtime?

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I can't believe how difficult it's been to find an answer for such a simple question. I found a thread in this forum titled "How to Resize a MovieClip at Runtime?", but the code that was posted as an answer has been removed from the post. WHY?!?! Is it a highly guarded secret?!?!

Anyway...I just want to know how to scale a movieclip at runtime with a drag function...and also while the parent movieclip already has a drag function active.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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kglad · Accepted Answer

Ok...I got it to resize, but WOW it resizes quick!

Is there a way to slow it down and keep it proportionate?

onMouseUp and onRelease is usually (but not always) the same.

you can use a scaling factor:

var scaleFactor:Number = .3;

mc.onPress=function(){

resize_mc = this;

startX =_xmouse;

startY = _ymouse;

this.onEnterFrame=resizeF;

}

mc.onRelease=function(){

delete this.onEnterFrame;

}

function resizeF():Void{

resize_mc._width+=(_xmouse-startX)*scaleFactor;

resize_mc._height+=(_ymouse-startY)*scaleFactor;

}

kglad · Answer

if a parent movieclip has mouse handlers assign, mouse events for the child will be intercepted. you'll need to use a loop and hittest to detect when the child undergoes a mouse event.

the messages on the adobe forums that seem to have disappeared were caused by a forum conversion a few years ago. that's why many threads for a few years ago (or earlier) seem to have missing responses.

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