# Fading Multiple MovieClips
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 15, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631 "2003-07-15T04:06:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@purplecow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/purplecow)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/1 "2003-07-15T04:06:03Z")
What I’m looking to do is have one button fade in/out fadeBox1\_mc
and the other button fade in/out fadeBox2\_mc.
I can get one button to fade in and out the graphic with the following code:
Main Timeline
stop();
fadeBox1\_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (fade) {
fadeBox1\_mc.nextFrame();
} else {
fadeBox1\_mc.prevFrame();
}
};
Button:
on (rollOver){
this.fade=true;
}
on (rollOut,dragOut){
this.fade=false;
}
However when I attempt to create another button and make it fade in/out fadeBox2\_mc i’m unsuccessfull when adding another fade function with fadeBox2\_mc to the main timeline. What would be the most efficient way have having multiple buttons control \_mc fades? Thanks a ton!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/2 "2003-07-15T04:12:07Z")
Sorry, I believe I posted this to the wrong place the first time.
What I’m looking to do is have one button fade in/out fadeBox1\_mc
and the other button fade in/out fadeBox2\_mc.
I can get one button to fade in and out the graphic with the following code:
Main Timeline
stop();
fadeBox1\_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (fade) {
fadeBox1\_mc.nextFrame();
} else {
fadeBox1\_mc.prevFrame();
}
};
Button:
on (rollOver){
this.fade=true;
}
on (rollOut,dragOut){
this.fade=false;
}
However when I attempt to create another button and make it fade in/out fadeBox2\_mc i’m unsuccessfull when adding another fade function with fadeBox2\_mc to the main timeline. What would be the most efficient way have having multiple buttons control \_mc fades? Thanks a ton!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/3 "2003-07-15T04:36:16Z")
You should define a variable for each MovieClip, something like this:
[AS]// Frame Actions
fadeMC = function() {
if (this.fade) {
this.nextFrame();
} else {
this.prevFrame();
}
};
fadeBox1\_mc.onEnterFrame = fadeMC;
fadeBox2\_mc.onEnterFrame = fadeMC;
// Actions for Button controlling fadeBox1\_mc
on (rollOver) {
fadeBox1\_mc.fade = true;
}
on (rollOut) {
fadeBox1\_mc.fade = false;
}
// Actions for Button controlling fadeBox2\_mc
on (rollOver) {
fadeBox2\_mc.fade = true;
}
on (rollOut) {
fadeBox2\_mc.fade = false;
}[/AS]
That should work, I think. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/4 "2003-07-15T04:45:18Z")
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28548](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28548)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/5 "2003-07-15T04:49:40Z")
You have made me such a happy man! Thanks a ton, worked perfectly!
Just so I can be sure…everything i’ve been learning has been by book and tutorial so i’m sure i’m missing a lot. Can you explain to me exactly how this part works:
fadeMC = function() {
if (this.fade) {
this.nextFrame();
} else {
this.prevFrame();
}
};
fadeBox1\_mc.onEnterFrame = fadeMC;
fadeBox2\_mc.onEnterFrame = fadeMC;
Basically you’re saying “here is what fadeMC does and these \_mc follow that command”?
Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-multiple-movieclips/25631/6 "2003-07-15T04:59:18Z")
Yeah, the function is called by the Object when the assigned event occurs, in this case, the onEnterFrame handler. 😛
By the way, welcome to kirupa forum! 😉
**PS.** I just realized that you posted in both Flash MX and ActionScript sections, please do **not** crosspost! :-\
I’ll merge both threads.
**EDIT.** liam’s post looks funny. 😛