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April 15, 2013
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Newbie needs some help. i need to show a MC on the stage in 4 random positions?

  • April 15, 2013
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i am new to actionscript and need some help with showing my MC in 4 places on the stage (topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright) all one after the other with a 2 second delay between them.

if any one has any actionscript 3.0 on how to do this youd be a life saver

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Correct answer kglad

the topleft etc are not random positions but, if MC has reg point at the top left:

addChild(MC);

MC.x=MC.y=0;

var positionA:Array=[[stage.stageWidth-MC.width,0],[0,stage.stageHeight-MC.height],[stage.stageWidth-MC-width,stage.stageHeight-MC.height]];

var t:Timer=new Timer(2000,3);

t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,f);

t.start();

function f(e:TimerEvent):void{

MC.x=positionA[t.currentCount][0];

MC.y=positionA[t.currentCount][1];

}

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kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 15, 2013

the topleft etc are not random positions but, if MC has reg point at the top left:

addChild(MC);

MC.x=MC.y=0;

var positionA:Array=[[stage.stageWidth-MC.width,0],[0,stage.stageHeight-MC.height],[stage.stageWidth-MC-width,stage.stageHeight-MC.height]];

var t:Timer=new Timer(2000,3);

t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,f);

t.start();

function f(e:TimerEvent):void{

MC.x=positionA[t.currentCount][0];

MC.y=positionA[t.currentCount][1];

}

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Rich_Rich_RichAuthor
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April 15, 2013

okay so i understand the timer and that the function calls the array?

but i dont really understand the array? could you explain it? or what i need to change ion the array to customise it to my project?

kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 15, 2013

nothing needs to be changed if MC reg point is at its top-left.

the array positions MC at the topleft, etc of your stage.  copy and paste the code and try it.

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