Buttons targeting one movie clip from another

[David_Marston]

Hi,

I currently have a button on the main timeline which targets an object in a movieclip.

This is what I have currently:

import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, ten);
function ten(e: MouseEvent) {
  new Tween(cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleX", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true)
  new Tween(cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleY", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true);
}

But now that button is in another movie clip called "controls_mc" - not on the main timeline.

What would be the path from the button in "controls_mc" to "cat1_mc.circle1 " ???

I've tried numerous recommendations but no result yet!!

Thanks

[Colin Holgate · Accepted solution]

If cat1_mc and controls_mc are at the same level, you would get from within controls_mc to cat1_mc.circle1 like this:

MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1

[David_Marston]

That's great thanks. It works perfect.

However . . .  I've started getting this error message when I test the movie.

Are the two things related?

[David_Marston]

this error message sorry:

[SWF] reviewbuttons.swf - 17321 bytes after decompression

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.

  at reviewbuttons_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()[reviewbuttons_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:6]

  at runtime::ContentPlayer/loadInitialContent()

  at runtime::ContentPlayer/playRawContent()

  at runtime::ContentPlayer/playContent()

  at runtime::AppRunner/run()

  at ADLAppEntry/run()

  at global/runtime::ADLEntry()

[UnloadSWF] reviewbuttons.swf

Test Movie terminated.

[Colin Holgate]

Look at line 6 of frame 1. Or do a debug test movie, and see where it breaks.

[David_Marston]

I'm just looking at that.

Seem to have a couple of things going on so just untangling that.

It'll be rewarding when it's sorted.

seems to be becoming my method of working in actionscript - do something, it doesn't work, works a bit, break it, fix ... eventually get something done!!!

[Preran]

Thank you for posting here. Do come back and post your solution here after you have figured it out. This will help other users benefit from your experience.

Thanks,

Preran

[David_Marston]

This is the solution as supplied by Colin Holgate above:

If cat1_mc and controls_mc are at the same level, you would get from within controls_mc to cat1_mc.circle1 like this:

MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1

So in my project I have the following code which works a treat:

btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, ten);

function ten(e: MouseEvent) {

  new Tween(MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleX", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true)

  new Tween(MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleY", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true);

}

So to recap, the situation I have is this. There are 2 movie clips on the main timeline called "controls_mc" and "cat1_mc"

In controls_mc I have a button which I want to make an object in cat1_mc expand in size.

So the path to that is as above.

Specifically this:

new Tween(MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleX", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true)

new Tween(MovieClip(parent).cat1_mc.circle1, "scaleY", Strong.easeOut, 0.0, 0.1, 2, true);