how to address a symbol that was added dynamically in ANCC HTML5?

[avid_body16B8]

I have several symbols added dynamically into a blank symbol. I swap them on click events from buttons in a menu however I do not seem to be able to manipulate them after they have been added to the stage. I suppose it has to do with the fact the I need an instance name to use them.

Is the link name the same as an instance name? Probably not because I get  the following error.

this.blank.colonialSymbol is undefined

So is there a way to add an instance name to these symbols so I can use them porperly?

var colonial = new lib.colonialSymbol();
//************** LOAD BUTTON ACTIONS *************************
this.addBtn.addEventListener("click", loadSymbol.bind(this));
function loadSymbol(){    
    this.blank.addChild(colonial);
    this.blank.colinialSymbol.gotoAndStop("author1"); // symbol timeline - gives undefined
    this.gotoAnStop('start'); // main timeline
}

[ClayUUID]

Well, in your code you misspelled colonialSymbol as "colinialSymbol". But you should be able to use "colonial" to control it, since that points to the newly created object.

[avid_body16B8]

Nope. I made a typo here but it was correct in the actual FLA.

So per your advice and to make sure, I changed it to colonial (which I had tried before BTW and I got the same error)

this.blank.colonial.gotoAndStop("author1");

in the console:

this.blank.colonial is undefined

[ClayUUID]

Yes, this.blank.colonial is undefined because you never created any such thing. What you do create is local variable colonial in the first line. Try using that.

[avid_body16B8]

Makes sense! Thanks.

[JoãoCésar · Accepted solution]

Hi.

Use colonial.gotoAndStop("author1");

[avid_body16B8]

Muita obrigada! This was it. I am forever grateful for your input!

[JoãoCésar]

De nada! I do appreciate your Brazilian Portuguese.

[avid_body16B8]

Love Brazil! Named my first daughter after my best Brazilian friend. Saudade dela!

[avid_body16B8]

I have another question.

Is it better to load instances from the library and use them as needed than putting everything on the main timeline? I know in design it is easier because you can make your main timeline transitions there once only rather than having a bunch of symbols and transitions.

But what about memory, file size, etc...

[ClayUUID]

JoãoCésar  wrote

Hi.

Use colonial.gotoAndStop("author1");

Yes, that's exactly what I said, twice.

[avid_body16B8]

Except I did not get it because I just thought you were talking about the misspelling! Thanks anyway.

[ClayUUID]

That's why it's generally a good idea to read all the sentences, not just the first one.

[avid_body16B8]

Sorry I am French and I read all of it and still understood you were speaking of the typo. But thanks for answering the question. I am grateful to you as well.