Re: [flasher] Movie organization question

[Helen Triolo]

Werner Sharp wrote:

> 

> I currently have 40 MCs (to contain

> the properties) with 40 buttons (the graphic) inside of them.  Each button

> handles press and release and sends the event back to a function at the

> root level.  This function, using the context of the MC, does all the

> work.  Is this the best solution?  Or can I put something else in the 40

> MCs (like another MC) that only has one instance in the library.  Then in

> that MC, I can put the generic actionScript.  I'm trying to avoid having 40

> copies of the actionScript around while still keeping a nice

> object-oriented framework in place.


Werner,


Your solution sounds like the best one to me for keeping code to a

minimum: keep a function in the main timeline (and any global vars you

might need) and call that from the mc's as needed.  Eg, if you have 40

mc's that you want to move right by some amount that may be specified

elsewhere in the movie, then stick variable howmuch in the main timeline

and this code on the button in the mc:


on (release) {

  _root.goright(this._name,_root.howmuch);

}


and this function in the main timeline:


function goright(whichmc, moveAmount) {

  _root[whichmc]._x += int(moveAmount);

}


(Code works; I checked to make sure before posting this. Sounds like

you've already got working code, but thought I'd stick it in anyway)


Regards,

Helen 

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