_root -against- _parent?

[fino]

This are instructions given to a button (inside a mc called "SlideMenu") in order to play a certain frame ("Topicin") in another mc called "mvTopicPortf".

Why is that the first line of code works
and the second one doesn't?

_parent.mvTopicPortf.gotoAndPlay("Topicin")

_root.mvSlideMenu .SlideMenu.mvTopicPortf.gotoAndPlay("Topicin");

Can anyone give me a hand on this?
(I am using Flash MX)

[blake]

I'm guessing this question is just out of interesting as you can just use the one that works but here we go anyway.

The _parent of a mc is either a _root if it is on the stage or a mc if it's inside a movie clip. _parent goes to the level up ie.

_root. - level 0
mc_funny - level 1
|
Mc_inside_mc_funny - level 2
|
Dancing Banna - level 3

Dancing bannas' parent would be Mc_inside_mc_funny because it is going up a level.

_root on the other hand would just go to the top (level 0) ect...

the only flaw that i can see in your code the the space between mvslidemenu and slidemenu


Fixed-

_root.mvSlideMenu.SlideMenu.mvTopicPortf.gotoAndPlay("Topicin");

good luck, reply back , cheers

blake

[NTD]

Hi,

This are instructions given to a button (inside a mc called "SlideMenu") in order to play a certain frame ("Topicin") in another mc called "mvTopicPortf".

Why is that the first line of code works
and the second one doesn't?

_parent.mvTopicPortf.gotoAndPlay("Topicin")

_root.mvSlideMenu .SlideMenu.mvTopicPortf.gotoAndPlay("Topicin");

Where is the "mvSlideMenu" name from?.... If on the main timeline you have a movieclip named "SlideMenu" with a button inside, the path to access that button would be......

on(release) {
_root.SlideMenu.buttonName.gotoAndPlay('Tropicin') ;
}

[fino]

Hi!
The reason why I took so long to reply is because I've been on hollidays.
Anyway I just wanted to say "Thanks" for beeing there helping the ones, like my self, to understand better action script.
The problems of my Flash project conserning action script still remains to be solved, however I believe that they soon will be overcome.


You are a major help.
Thanks blake
Thanks NTD