in action 2 there I have seen _root

[nepalikto]

what does it mean _root and how to convert in AS3 for _root. Is  _root supportable in AS3 ?

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

_root in AS2 refers to the main timeline.  In AS3, the equivaslent is root, though to access it in AS3 you normally cast it as a MovieClip... MovieClip(root).

[nepalikto]

what i understand is "root" is the main timeline,which we can control whole movie clip and stage. For example play,stop etc. Am am not sure, if i am right.

[Ned Murphy]

You can use the root reference to target the main timeline and anything that lives in it that is targetable.  Sometimes when you get tangled deep into submovies, it is easier to use the root to target something than it is to try to use parent references.

[nepalikto]

thank u very much