Convert Object to String

[TheScarecrow]

I am trying to get the name of a MovieClip that the user is clicking on.  I am  getting an error at setting the startX value.  Iss there a way to do this? Thanks.

Here is a sample code:

var MC;

function T01MouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void

{

          trace("Tomato 01 Down");

          trace(event.target.name);

          MC = (event.target.name);

          //trace(MC);

          startX = MC.x;

          startY = event.currentTarget.name.y;

          event.currentTarget.parent.setChildIndex(event.currentTarget,event.currentTarget.parent.numChildren - 1);

          event.currentTarget.name.startDrag();

          stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage_onMouseUp);

          currentClip = event.currentTarget.name;

          trace(currentClip);

}

[kglad · Accepted solution]

use getChildByName to use an instance name to return a display object:

var MC:DisplayObject;

function T01MouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void

{

          trace("Tomato 01 Down");

          trace(event.target.name);

          MC = getChildByName(event.target.name);

          //trace(MC);

          startX = MC.x;

          startY = MC.y;

          event.currentTarget.parent.setChildIndex(event.currentTarget,eve nt.currentTarget.parent.numChildren - 1);

          event.currentTarget.startDrag();

          stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage_onMouseUp);

          currentClip = MC;

          trace(currentClip.name);

}

[TheScarecrow]

Awesome.Thank you so much.  One more question can I pass the event.currentTarget. to another function to stopdrag();

[kglad]

you're welcome.

and yes, you can pass event.currentTarget from within T01MouseDown to any other function:  stopdrag(event.currentTarget)

btw, you don't need to access the name property of event.target/event.currentTarget and then use getChildByName.  you can just reference event.target/event.currentTarget directly:

event.currentTarget.startDrag();

[TheScarecrow]

kglad

I am getting an erroron the stopDrag and I am not sure why.  Do you see why?

function T01MouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void

{

          trace("Tomato 01 Down");

          //trace(event.target.name+'_name');

          MC = getChildByName(event.target.name);

          trace(MC);

          startX = MC.x;

          startY = MC.y;

          MC.parent.setChildIndex(MC,MC.parent.numChildren - 1);

          event.currentTarget.startDrag();

          stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage2_onMouseUp);

          //currentClip = MC;

          //trace(currentClip.name);

}

function stage2_onMouseUp(event:MouseEvent):void

          {

                    if (MC.hitTestObject(MovieClip(gray_mc)))

                    {

                              MC.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, item_onMouseDown);

                              gray_mc.gotoAndStop(gray_mc.currentFrame + 1);

                              removeChild(MC);

                              tomatoCount = tomatoCount + 1;//trace(tomatoCount);

                              tomatoGraybin = tomatoGraybin + 1;

                              grayCount.text = String(tomatoGraybin);

                              if (tomatoGraybin > 0)

                              {

                                        tomatoGraypercentage = tomatoGraybin / tomatoSampleTotal;

                                        tomatoGraypercentageformatted = Math.floor(tomatoGraypercentage*100)+"%";

                                        grayPercentage.text = tomatoGraypercentageformatted;

                              }

                              if (tomatoCount == tomatoCountTotal )

                              {

                                        whichBox = "question";

                                        drawBox(whichBox);

                              }

                              stopDrag(event.currentTarget);

                    }

}

[kglad]

you're not using stopDrag() correctly.  it accepts no parameters and can be used without even referencing the dragged object (because you can drag, at most, one object at any one time):

stopDrag();  // will always work.

you also may be able to use:

event.currentTarget.stopDrag();

if the dispatching objects for both listener functions are the same.

[TheScarecrow]

OK So my problem is that I am getting an error #1069 whith this code and it doesnt stopDrag.

function T01MouseDown(e:MouseEvent):void

{

          trace("Tomato 01 Down");

          //trace(event.target.name+'_name');

          MC = getChildByName(e.target.name);

          trace(e.currentTarget);

          startX = e.currentTarget.x;

          startY = e.currentTarget.y;

          e.currentTarget.parent.setChildIndex(e.currentTarget,e.currentTarget.parent.numChildren - 1);

          e.currentTarget.startDrag();

          stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stage2_onMouseUp);

}

function stage2_onMouseUp(e:MouseEvent):void

          {

                    e.currentTarget.stopDrag();

}

[TheScarecrow]

ok I got it.  e.target.stopDrag();