Re: LocalToGlobal() (was: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC)

[Robert Davis]

you can use dot notation rather than 'with':


_root.testsym.testdot.localToGlobal();


try putting the command in the OnEnterFrame event of the parent of the

MC you are converting (i.e. in testsym).



In message <

F17dOGCJLgRkQ9ZPWv100006289hotmail [dot] com

>, Ted Buson

<

tbusonhotmail [dot] com

> writes

>thanks Muzak for the tip. This sounds like the right path. however, has

>anyone used localToGlobal? I must admit, I'm having a little difficulty

>using it. In the following code, I'm trying to apply it to "testdot", an MC

>w/in "testsym", and then trying to trace the result. I'm sure I'm doing

>something seriously wrong, can someone point it  out?

>

>Ted

>

>

>onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

>    with (_root.testsym.testdot) {

>        localToGlobal();

>        trace ("testdot x = " + _root.testsym.testdot._x );

>    }

>}

>

>

>

>

>From: "Muzak" <muzakpandora [dot] be>

>

>Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>

>To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>>Subject: Re: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC (newbie)

>>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:04:19 +0100

>>

>>Hi Ted,

>>

>>If I'm not mistaken, what you need is localToGlobal() and/or

>>globalToLocal().

>>

>>localToGlobal(point)

>>Description

>>Method; converts the point object from the movie clip�s (local)

>>coordinates, to

>>Stage (global) coordinates.

>>

>>globalToLocal(point)

>>Description

>>Method; converts the point object from Stage (global) coordinates to the

>>movie

>>clip�s (local) coordinates.

>>

>>I haven't used this myself (yet), but from what I read in the manual, it

>>looks like that's what you need.

>>hth,

>>Muzak

>>

>>----- Original Message -----

>

>From: "Ted Buson" <tbusonhotmail [dot] com>

>

>To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>>Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 10:08 PM

>>Subject: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC (newbie)

>>

>>

>> > Hi all, stupid newbie question, hope you can help:

>> >

>> > So I've got an MC, box_mc, contained within another MC, master_mc. When

>>I

>> > click on a button, the x position of master_mc changes. There's another

>> > button, which when clicked changes the _x of another MC, circle_mc.

What

>>i

>> > want to do is set the _x of circle_mc based on the _x of box_mc, but as

>>it

>> > relates to the _root, not master_mc. In other words, if I just grab

>> > master_mc.box_mc._x, it always gives me the same number, because in

>>relation

>> > to master_mc it is always  the same, but what I really want is the _x

as

>>it

>> > actually relates to _root, i.e. where it actually looks like it is

>>onscreen.

>> > Does this make sense? Can this be done? Any help much appreciated.

>> >

>> > Ted


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