Get symbol

[paulo_robertot23494037]

On Edge we use sym.getSymbol("Symbol");

On Flash we use getChild("Symbol");

Now what I do to get the symbol Symbol and change his Frame position to frame 1 (the second frame)?

Also how I work to get to Stage from inside a symbol (Edge we used sym.getComposition().getStage() )??

[ClayUUID · Accepted solution]

this.Symbol.gotoAndStop(1);

stage

[erlingg27797165]

what if you are in a symbol S1 and want a timeline action to get symbol S2 (which is on the stage) to stop on frame 1?

[Colin Holgate]

this.parent.S2.gotoAndStop(0);

[ClayUUID]

He doesn't say how deeply nested S1 is, and we have to guess that by "on the stage" (everything is on the stage) he actually means on the root timeline. In which case it would be:

exportRoot.S2.gotoAndStop(0);

[Colin Holgate]

To cover all eventualities he could use Window variables, and in S2 have:

window.s2 = this;

and in S1 have:

window.s2.gotoAndStop(0);

Then both symbols can be at any level. Though of course you would want to make sure that S1 had set its variable before S2 used it.

I know the 'window' part may be implied, but I include it for readability.