Help Needed with closing a menu

[lucasw20586300]

Hey,

I hope you can help, I think its very simple but I am jsut starting.

I want to close my menu. The picture(converted into movie clip) is in the layer "Button_an" on frame 10.

therefore I created an empty keyframe on frame 10 with the following code:

menu_close.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame(event:MouseEvent):void

{

    gotoAndStop(1);

}

I already checked the name - its correct

I already checked if the code is in the right frame action (its 10, thats correct)

however, there is an error saying, that my menu_close is not beingt defined (error: 1120:Access of undefined property error )

thanks for hleping out!

[kglad]

menu_close does not exist when the error message is triggered.

[lucasw20586300]

Hey, tahnks for replying.

As shown in the screenshot, it does exist - dunno why the error massage states that

[kglad]

you didn't show that it exists when the error message is triggered.  you showed it exists at some point/time.

[lucasw20586300]

it exists but somehow still triggers. Any suggestions?

[lucasw20586300]

here is a better screenshot with the isntance name

[kglad]

remove that tween (which changes your menu_close reference).

[lucasw20586300]

what exactly do u mean with removing the tween?

[kglad]

right click the tween span > remove tween.

[lucasw20586300]

I dont created a "tween". I just made a picture into my timelane (Layer "Button an") and put 1 picutre over 10 frames in it (including the drop downmenu and the close button (arrow) and that arrow I converted into a movieclip and want to, by clicking, get back to frame 1

[kglad]

why is your timeline, at that layer/frame span, blue?

[lucasw20586300]

bexause i clicked on it - meaning its the selected layer, which my movieclip "menu_close" is on

[kglad]

upload your fla somewhere and post a link.

[lucasw20586300]

ok, thanks so much

https://ufile.io/s0y8a

[kglad]

i can't determine what you've done setting up that file to cause all the problems you're going to have.

my suggestion is to start with a new fla and careful add items and code in steps, checking for errors frequently.

if you just want to resolve the current error, click the problematic frame in the timeline (to select all items)>right click over the stage items>click distribute to layers.  test.

[lucasw20586300]

I did it again very clean, still not working

somehow if I have the close button from frame 1to10 - it works, but I want the button only to appear when opening the mnu on frame 5 - any suggestions?

[kglad]

again, if you just want to resolve the current error, click the problematic frame in the timeline (to select all items)>right click over the stage items>click distribute to layers.  test.

[lucasw20586300]

ok, oh mygod it worked thank you so much - can you explain why tho? I dont get it? cant there be 2 items in 1 layer in the same frame?

[kglad · Accepted solution]

a better solution:

disable advanced layers (modify>document>untick 'use advanced layers').

info about advanced layers: https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/timeline-layers.html#advanced-layers

[marliton]

Sorry, I mean "exists at runtime", when the code executes. Normally, the code executes first, and then, the graphic elements. This is why, maybe, if you delay your function (using a timing event), the error is gone.

[lucasw20586300]

so what code do I include or? .. sorry I am a beginner 😕 cant quite understand

[marliton]

You need to be sure that the function run after menu_close exists. Maybe, this event can help you: www.w3schools.com/js/js_timing.asp

[lucasw20586300]

I used this function on my first frame for another movieclip, it does work, it only works in the first frame tho ..