Single MovieClip Drag and Drop to Multiple Targets

[RenderDragon1]

So I've been sitting down for the past few hours trying to search the web for solutions about being able to drag and drop one MovieClip between multiple Targets. I have no idea and I am struggling to find anything that will help me with this. This is for a drag and drop class assignment and I would please like some help, if I may. Here's the general outline.

The scene is a multiple-choice quiz. There are 3 statements lined up next to 3 boxes, these are my Targets. One movieclip appears in the corner, this is the item I wish to enable dragging and dropping into any of the 3 Targets. These targets are named seperately as target1_mc, target2_mc, and target3_mc. The movieclip that is the "selector" for the multiple-choice is named selector_mc.

I only know the basic drag and drop script that was taught in class but that is only for a single target, not 3. An image has been provided below. To reiterate, selector_mc is the blue square in the uppermost part of the screen. Targets (target1_mc, target2_mc, target3_mc) are on the rightmost part of the screen. I want to let that blue square be able to be dragged and dropped onto the target areas and snap to any of them, invoking a response to it.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

selector_mc.origX = selector_mc._x;

selector_mc.origY = selector_mc._y;

selector_mc.onPress=function(){

this.startDrag();

}

selector_mc.onRelease=function(){

this.stopDrag();

if(eval(this._droptarget)==target1_mc){

// do something. red dragon was selected

this._x = target1_mc._x;

this._y = target1_mc._y;

} else

if(eval(this._droptarget)==target2_mc){

// do something. white dragon was selected

this._x = target2_mc._x;

this._y = target2_mc._y;

} else

if(eval(this._droptarget)==target3_mc){

// do something.blackdragon was selected

this._x = target3_mc._x;

this._y = target3_mc._y;

} else {

// missed em all

this._x = this.origX;

this._y = this.origY;

}

}

[RenderDragon1]

Adding this to the movie clip instance seems to bring up issues about the if statements not being in an 'on/onClipEvent' handler. Adding it onto the frame just makes the movie clip draggable but it doesn't snap to any of the targets and it doesn't snap back to it's original position.

[kglad]

no code should be attached to objects.  attach that code to the first frame that contains those objects.

[RenderDragon1]

Doesn't seem to be working for me, My objects appear on different frames from each other instead of the single frame.. They have tweens between them so that they have a "grow" transition. Do they all have to start on the same frame?

[kglad]

add a keyframe in each layer so all those objects referenced in code are correctly defined in the frame in which the code executes.

[RenderDragon1]

Thank you so much! You're a lifesaver!

[kglad]

you're welcome.