Childish Movieclips!

[SFMltd]

Hi All,

I'm having a bit of trouble with using addChild. I'm building a diagram which can zoom into specific details when the user clicks. So far i start off with the diagram at stage size on the main timeline. I have an invisible movieclip with the registration point at its center just off the stage. When the user clicks on the object within the diagram they want to enlarge i create a new point at the center of the object and then align the invisible clip to this point. Then i use addChild to add the diagram image to the container and i then enlarge the container itself to create the zoom effect. I then center the container to the middle of the stage. This works ok. The problem comes when i want to address the objects within the diagram. say i want to make one invisible, i would write: container.diagram.object1.visible = false; To me this should work as that is how i would normally address a nested clip!? It doesnt work because i've dynamically added the diagram to its container. Flash seems to be getting confused with it somehow. Is there a way around this? Am i using the wrong code or can you just not talk to a clip once its been nested with addChild?!

Any help would be massively appreciated...

Many Thanks

Matt

[kglad · Accepted solution]

using addChild doesn't change how an object is referenced.

if you have

var mc:MovieClip=new MovieClip();

p1.p2.addChild(mc);

the correct reference is mc, not p1.p2.mc

only if mc is added to the p2 timeline in the ide, would you use p1.p2.mc

[SFMltd]

Thankyou Kglad, I could'nt see the wood for the trees! Works as described on the test file i've just created will try it at work tomorrow on the actual project.

Many Thanks

Matt

[kglad]

you're welcome.