Preface: I’m very new to AS3. I had a project thrust upon me because I’m supposedly a “bright and resourceful guy.” AS3 for the uninitiated (Read: me) is akin to writing Mandarin Chinese upside down and backwards- with my left hand- while looking at the text in the mirror of a moving SUV going off-roading.
I’ve seen this question or some derivative of it posed many times so a) I apologize for the reDUNCE-ancy and b) I will try to be concise.
Situation: I have 68 movieclip buttons on the stage simultaneously. I need for the active/selected clip to be at the uppermost level so that it plays in front/ on top of the surrounding clips.
I found, copied, and modified the simple code below to test on 3 simple clips (Square1, Circle1, Triangle1).
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, swapd, false, 0, true);
function swapd(evt:MouseEvent):void {
var Square1:MovieClip = evt.target as MovieClip;
var Circle1:MovieClip = evt.target as MovieClip;
var Triangle1:MovieClip = evt.target as MovieClip;
setChildIndex(Square1, numChildren - 1);
setChildIndex(Circle1, numChildren - 1);
setChildIndex(Triangle1, numChildren - 1);
Square1.buttonMode=true
Circle1.buttonMode=true
Triangle1.buttonMode=true
}
Square1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,go)
function go (evt:MouseEvent):void {
Square1.gotoAndPlay(1);
}
Circle1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,go2)
function go2 (evt:MouseEvent):void {
Circle1.gotoAndPlay(1);
}
These simple clips contain only shapes/fills with shape tweens. It works fine so long as the clips do not contain any other clips/buttons. Placing even a simple button within any of these clips rewards me with
“ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.”
**Problem: **I need to have each of the 68 movieclips actually contain other clips, buttons, etc and not just shape/shape tweens. I’ve found the “solution” to this problem dozens of times on various forums but because I can barely speak the language (Read: Mandarin Chinese) the answer still eludes me.
I am developing a basic understanding of the underlying concepts, tools, and mechanics of AS3 but that’s the same as having a basic understanding of an unassembled bike on Christmas Eve and limited knowledge of what a screwdriver actually does. It’s almost morning and I’m still reading the assembly instructions…
