_root.MC.Mc2 is working but put the 3rd mc, it isn't. WHY?

Report · Feb 25, 2014

I can't figure how to reach to the MC which is inside other 2 MCs.

like :>> BG>Phone>base7.

I want to get to base 7 and use it on hittestobject. But it doesn't work as I use just _root.BG.Phone

This is my code.

// just so you know I have put _root = MovieClip(root); on function before this, so I can use _root.

private function checkKeys2(e:KeyboardEvent):void{

//checking if a certain key is down and it's touching the receptor

if(e.keyCode == arrowCodePhone && this.hitTestObject(_root.BG.Phone.base7)){

//checking if the correct key is down

//if the user hits it about perfectly

//the receptors y coordinate is about 10 px away from the

//symbol's y coordinate.

if(this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y -1 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y-50){

_root.score -= 10;

_root.scoreString = 'Too SLOW';

_root.changeHealth(-8);

}

else if(this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +60 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y+0){

_root.score += 10;

_root.scoreString = 'Perfect:D';

_root.changeHealth(10);

} else if (this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +120 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y +61){

_root.score += 8;

_root.scoreString = 'Awesome';

_root.changeHealth(7);

} else if (this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +110 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y +91){

_root.score += 6;

_root.scoreString = 'Nice :)';

_root.changeHealth(5);

}

else {

_root.score += 4;

_root.scoreString = 'Too quick!!';

_root.changeHealth(2);

}

_root.combo ++;

destroyThisPhone();//remove it from stage

}

When it gets into this function, it just gose through the 'else' instead of checking if. I always got "Too quick". But after I take the base 7 out after the Phone, it actully works again.

I want to know WHY? I can't use this to the 3rd degree MCs or it is fine but may be something else's wrong.

Report · Feb 25, 2014

this:

this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y -1 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y-50

will never be true.

maybe you want:

this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y -1 && this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y-50

Report · Feb 25, 2014

No, It is working . I want the space between -50 to -1 so y<-1 and y>-50.
It works when there is no base 7
My question is
How to reach to base 7 if I can't write it like : _root.BG.Phone.base7

Report · Feb 25, 2014

oops, your right.

use the trace function to see what you're doing:

// just so you know I have put _root = MovieClip(root); on function before this, so I can use _root.
 
private function checkKeys2(e:KeyboardEvent):void{
                              //checking if a certain key is down and it's touching the receptor
                              if(e.keyCode == arrowCodePhone && this.hitTestObject(_root.BG.Phone.base7)){ 
                                        //checking if the correct key is down
                                        //if the user hits it about perfectly
                                        //the receptors y coordinate is about 10 px away from the
                                        //symbol's y coordinate.
trace(this.y,_root.BG.Phone.y);

                                         if(this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y -1 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y-50){
                                                  _root.score -= 10;
                                                  _root.scoreString = 'Too SLOW';
                                                  _root.changeHealth(-8);
                                        }
                                        else if(this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +60 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y+0){
                                                  _root.score += 10;
                                                  _root.scoreString = 'Perfect:D';
                                                  _root.changeHealth(10);
                                        } else if (this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +120 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y +61){
                                                  _root.score += 8;
                                                  _root.scoreString = 'Awesome';
                                                  _root.changeHealth(7);
                                        } else if (this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y +110 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y +91){
                                                  _root.score += 6;
                                                  _root.scoreString = 'Nice :)';
                                                  _root.changeHealth(5);
                                        }
                                         else {
                                                  _root.score += 4;
                                                  _root.scoreString = 'Too quick!!';
                                                  _root.changeHealth(2);
                                        }
                                        _root.combo ++;
                                        destroyThisPhone();//remove it from stage
                              }
                    }

Report · Feb 25, 2014

hmm... I did. That's why I know the function itself works. But it didn't come in the 'if' to use hitTestObject. :[ Or it came in but just can't find base7.

So you think that _root.BG.Phone.base7 is already correct, right?

Report · Feb 25, 2014

did that trace ever show values that would trigger the if-branch?

if you think so and you think it did not trigger the if-branch copy and paste the trace output when using the following and the appropriate triggering values:

trace(this.y,_root.BG.Phone.y); if(this.y <= _root.BG.Phone.y -1 && this.y >= _root.BG.Phone.y-50){

trace("triggered"):

_root.score -= 10; _root.scoreString = 'Too SLOW'; _root.changeHealth(-8); }