Is it possible to get the object path in JSFL, Scene 1 -> Symbol 1 -> Symbol 2 ?

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
July 9, 2019
2 replies
587 views

Is it possible to get the object path in JSFL, Scene 1 -> Symbol 1 -> Symbol 2 ? Or a getParent ?

Thanks in advance.

This topic has been closed for replies.

Correct answer ClayUUID

Ah. I believe that answer to that is "No" then. This is probably because container objects can be unnamed in Flash/Animate, so what would the path display?

DOM hierarchy is a bit a mess in Animate. Timelines contain layers, layers contains frames, frames contain elements, and elements contain members, which can contain elements which contain members ad infinitum.

C

ClayUUID

Legend

What do you mean by "object path"?

clémentr97509505Author

Participant

By "object path" I mean where the current "symbol 2" is in my scene, for example here it is under Symbol 1, and Symbol 1 is under Scene 1.

C

ClayUUIDCorrect answer

Legend

Ah. I believe that answer to that is "No" then. This is probably because container objects can be unnamed in Flash/Animate, so what would the path display?

DOM hierarchy is a bit a mess in Animate. Timelines contain layers, layers contains frames, frames contain elements, and elements contain members, which can contain elements which contain members ad infinitum.

kglad

Community Expert

yes, you can select symbol1 and then use fl.enterEditMode('inPlace') to get to symbol1's timeline and proceed from there. use fl.exitEditMode() to return to the previous timeline.

clémentr97509505Author

Participant

I already knew about this one, I just wanted to know if there was something else to get all the 'parents' without leaving the current timeline.

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded