RE: FLASH: position of a movie clip REVISED

[Paul Willoughby]

I'm assuming your using Flash 4.

If burger is on the main timeline and you just want to set a variable

based on it's position use this syntax:


SetVariable: "burgerX" = /burger:_x 

(with the variable field set to expression)


And for the bun in the burger (what kind of restaurants do you eat at?):


SetVariable: "bunX" = /burger/bun:_x 


If you wanted to use it in a more complicated expression, like if you

wanted to do something based on relative positions without bothering to

set variables first, you need to use the GetProperty syntax. Here's an

example:


If(GetProperty("/burger", _x) > GetProperty ("/burger/bun", _x))

Put the burger back in the bun!


hth


paul


Quack the Duck wrote on 10 November 2000:


> I have a movie clip "burger" with instance name burger0

> 

> If i want to get the x position ( burgerx0 )and the

> y position ( burgery0 ) of a movie clip "bun" within the 

> burger movie clip.

> 

> MC bun has instance name bun

> 

> what is the action for this ? I've tried a few things but 

> it's having a 

> temper tantrum.

> 

> Thank you

> Quack

> 

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