RE: [flasher] abstract movie clip name refs

[AndyA]

Hi Marc,


ActionScript provides you with the array access operator too. It works in

pretty much the same way as in javascript. So if you want to access

myMovieClip1 and:


string = "MovieClip";

number = 1;


then


_root["my" + string + number]._x = 25;


would change the _x property of myMovieClip1 to 25


In Flash4 notation, you'd use eval() to evaluate a name


set Property (eval("me" add string add number),_x,25;


I think (F4 notation isn't my strong point).


You might also want to look at storing the object ref in a variable:


mc1 = _root["my" + string + number];

mc1._x = 25;

mc1._y = 50;

mc1._visible = true;


So you can use the variable name without the array access operator because

you set the variable to equal the object reference of the object.


Regards


Andy