duplicateMovieClip Issues

programming flash
1

Okay, so what I want is a set of 5 boxes.
I want these boxes arranged 2 per row, so there should be 3 rows in total with the last row only having 1 box in it.


  [  ]   [  ]
  [  ]   [  ]
  [  ]

Exactly like the above example.

Now I’m doing this by duplicating the 1 mc 5 times, here is my code:


onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
        var i = 1
        var ctr = 1
        
        while (i < 5) {
                
                if (ctr = 1) {
                        
                        mctemp = _root.picture1.duplicateMovieClip(i, i);
                        mctemp._x = 300;
                        i++;
                        ctr = 2;
                }
                else {
                        
                        mctemp = _root.picture1.duplicateMovieClip(i, i);
                        mctemp._x = 43;
                        mctemp._y = 100;
                        i++;
                        ctr = 1;
                        
                }
                
        }
        
}

And all I get is out put is the first row of boxes…

ie:


  [  ]  [  ]

and no more. Can anyone see the error in my code?

Thanks in advance guys,
RaraAvis

2

Here’s some working code, place it on the timeline in which your movieclip is in.


box._visible = 0;
spacing = {x:100, y:100};
for (i=1; i<=5; i++) {
	mc = box.duplicateMovieClip("box"+i, i);
	i%2 == 0 ? mc._x=box._x+spacing.x : mc._x=box._x;
	i<=2 ? mc._y=box._y : i>4 ? mc._y=box._y+(2*spacing.y) : mc._y=box._y+spacing.y;
}
3

Updated version, now totally dynamic: change the amount of boxes and watch :slight_smile:


box._visible = 0;
spacing = {x:100, y:100};
for (i=1; i<=3; i++) {
	mc = box.duplicateMovieClip("box"+i, i);
	i%2 == 0 ? mc._x=box._x+spacing.x : mc._x=box._x;
	i%2 == 0 ? mc._y=box._y+((i/2-1)*spacing.y) : mc._y=box._y+(((i-1)/2)*spacing.y);
}