RE: FLASH: setting up "drop targets" in flash

[Eric Smollin]

>I'm trying to set up a multiple choice game that 

>would require a user to drag and drop a ball into 

>a specific area. I have figured out how to set up

>the drag part (thanks to the FlashLite site), but now

>I am wondering if there is a way to set it up so a movie

>would recognize where the ball has been dropped.



Here is the basic idea.


you have your draggable objects (an MC with a button inside) and your

dropTarget areas (also MC's).


The buttons inside the draggable MC's will have some ActionScript, e.g.:


On (Press)

      Start Drag (GetProperty(_x, _y))

End On

On (Release)

      Stop Drag

      If (_droptarget eq "Target")

            Set Property ("", Y Position) = Target:_y

            Set Property ("", X Position) = Target:_x

            Go to Next Frame

            Begin Tell Target ("/whereEver")

                  Go to Next Frame

            End Tell Target

      Else

            Set Property ("", Y Position) = OrgY

            Set Property ("", X Position) = OrgX

      End If

End On



In the example above, "Target" would be the Instance Name of the movie clip

that is the desired target area on the stage. If the object is in the

designated area, perform whatever action, in the example above it is a tell

target action. You'll notice the script in the Else statement. This snaps

the object back to it's position if it is dropped in an area other than the

desired dropTarget. OrgX and OrgY are variables set in the first keyframe of

the drag MC indicating the original positions of the objects.


Hope this helps, shoot me an email OFF-LIST if you would like me send you an

example.


Good Luck

-Eric-



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