how to store event.target to variable

[thenaa]

i also has another problem here is the senario .first i select the square (there are too many object one of is square )then click the button now  my event target is button previous one is square so i need to change the square(object)  using that button.

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

Create a variable and assign it a class designation to agree with whatever the square is (MovieClip?).

var squareMC:Movieclip;

Then, when the square is clicked, assign the evt.currentTarget to that variable...

squareMC = MovieClip(evt.currentTarget);

Then your button event handler code should be able to use squareMC to target the square.

[thenaa]

thank you for answering my question but i have to create that variable inside the function then i cannot access that variable when i'm in another function so how i deal this.(i have not much knowledge about flash script so  please explain in simple way ).

[Ned Murphy]

Declare the variable outside the function so that it will be available to any function.  Assign a value to the variable inside whichever function does that.

[thenaa]

thanks a lot. it is now work.

[gausim]

Hi thenaa

I tried with it.  how you able to work it, because when

I declare variable outside the function but , As3 is taking it as two different variables. here is my code

var m:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

var mc:my_mc = new my_mc();

addChild(mc);

mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onC);

function onC(e:MouseEvent)

{

m= e.target as MovieClip;

trace(m.name);// on click it provides instance1

}

trace(m.name)// it provides instance2

please guide in this

[gausim]

Hi thenaa

I tried with it.  how you able to work it, because when

I declare variable outside the function but , As3 is taking it as two different variables. here is my code

var m:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

var mc:my_mc = new my_mc();

addChild(mc);

mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onC);

function onC(e:MouseEvent)

{

m= e.target as MovieClip;

trace(m.name);// on click it provides instance1

}

trace(m.name)// it provides instance2

please guide in this

[gausim]

hI NED, i was just surfing these fourms, i tried it

I declare variable outside the function but , As3 is taking it as two different variables. here is my code

var m:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

var mc:my_mc = new my_mc();

addChild(mc);

mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onC);

function onC(e:MouseEvent)

{

m= e.target as MovieClip;

trace(m.name);// on click it provides instance1

}

trace(m.name)// it provides instance2

please guide in this

[Ned Murphy]

The first two lines of your code create two different objects, which Flash automatically names as instance1 and instance2.  When you assign m to be a reference to mc it will display mc's name instead of the name it started with.

[gausim]

yes,

right but what if i want to

access m outside funciton, i am not able to do that. as you told that declaring variable outside function, so we can use it in another function, but i am not able to do that. can you provide me a simple script in which i can get the name of clicked movieclip outside event listener method. Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Gaurav S.

[Ned Murphy]

Your code does access m both inside and outside the function.  I don't know how else to explain it to you except to tell you to look at your own code.