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Help removing a listener with a "this" statement.

Jul 17, 2012 2:53 PM

Thanks in advance for the help. I have a quick question:

 

Instance "MovieClip B" is nested inside "MovieClip_A". In "MovieClip_B", I have the action at key frame 5:

 

this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

 

to remove the event listener that was added in key frame one of the same movie clip:

 

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

 

Is there a way for me to remove this event listener in "MovieClip_B" by adding the remove code in its parent keyframe, "MovieClip_A"? I have tried this example in MovieClip_A, but with no luck:

 

MovieClip_B.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

 

 

Thanks again for the help!

-DJ

569 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: DjPhantasy5, Jul 17, 2012 4:03 PM
 
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  • esdebon
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    1. esdebon,
    Jul 17, 2012 3:01 PM   in reply to DjPhantasy5
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    Where is loop is in MovieClip_A ?

     

    maybe

     

    MovieClip_B.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, MovieClip_B.loop);

     

    or

     

    MovieClip(parent).MovieClip_B.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, MovieClip(parent).loop);

     
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    2. DjPhantasy5,
    Jul 17, 2012 3:14 PM   in reply to esdebon
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    Pretty much, MovieClip_A is 2 frames long. Layer 1 contains two actions keyframes and Layer 2 contains MovieClip_B. On the first actions keyframe, there is a "stop();" and on the second keyframe is when I want to remove the event listener that is nested inside MovieClip_B.

     

    In keyframe one in MovieClip_B I have: this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

    In keyframe five I also have: this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

     

    I'm looking to do the same action that is in keyframe 5 for MovieClip_B, but do it from its parent movie clip, "MovieClip_A" in keyframe 2. I keep on getting the "Access of unidentified property" error message.

     
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    3. esdebon,
    Jul 17, 2012 3:37 PM   in reply to DjPhantasy5
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    MovieClip_B.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, MovieClip(parent).loop);

     

    try

     

    function activeB():void{

         this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

    }

     

    function desactiveB():void{

        this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);

    }

     

    from MovieClip_A

     

    MovieClip_B.activeB()

     

    or

     

    MovieClip_B.desactiveB()

     
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  • DjPhantasy5
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    4. DjPhantasy5,
    Jul 17, 2012 4:03 PM   in reply to esdebon
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    Thanks! After some modification, it worked like a dream.

     
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