# \[Flash 8\]Figuring out total height of attached MCs

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**Created:** [March 27, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-figuring-out-total-height-of-attached-mcs/220647 "2007-03-27T23:29:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-figuring-out-total-height-of-attached-mcs/220647/1 "2007-03-27T23:29:21Z")

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This may sound a bit redundant if you read my other post today about text, but i have another question regarding this scrollpane thing. So, again I have a movieclip called “entry” with textfileds (basically it’s just a header bar and a bottom border bar with two textfields). This is dynamically attached based on the number of xml nodes into a holder clip.

My question is, can i figure out the total height of the attached entry clips? The scrollpane i have so far scrolls to a fixed height of the holder clip and i want it to scroll to the height of the attached entry clips.

Possible?

Thanks again for the help. 🙂

Here is all the code so far:

```
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]contentXML = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] 

```

contentXML.[COLOR=#0000FF]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR]  
contentXML.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]  
contentXML.[COLOR=#000080]ref[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR]

contentXML.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] root = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(root);_[/COLOR]  
entryNodes = root.[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(entryNodes);_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]for[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] i=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i\<entryNodes.[COLOR=#0000FF]length[/COLOR]; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
theDate = entryNodes[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(theDate);_[/COLOR]  
theTitle = entryNodes[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(theTitle);_[/COLOR]  
theDetails = entryNodes[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
main.[COLOR=#000080]holder[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“entry\_clip”[/COLOR],[COLOR=#FF0000]“entry\_mc”[/COLOR]+i, i[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
theEntry\_clip = main.[COLOR=#000080]holder[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“entry\_mc”[/COLOR]+i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]details\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]autoSize[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR];  
theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]date\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = theDate;  
theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]details\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]htmlText[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#FF0000]’\<b\>\<u\>\<font size = “12”\>’[/COLOR] + theTitle + [COLOR=#FF0000]’\</font\>\</u\>\</b\>\<br\>\<br\>\<font size = “10”\>’[/COLOR] + theDetails + [COLOR=#FF0000]’\</font\>’[/COLOR];  
theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]border\_mc[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] = theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]details\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR] + theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#000080]details\_txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] + [COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR];  
prevEntry = main.[COLOR=#000080]holder[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“entry\_mc”[/COLOR]+COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];  
theEntry\_clip.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] += prevEntry.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] + prevEntry.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR] + [COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“Error loading XML document”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]

This code is on the main mc that contains the holder and slider and whatnot:  
ActionScript Code:  
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#808080]_// Credit for this code goes to Ibad Desmukh aka ibadmd. [/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]// Copyright 2006._[/COLOR]

scrolling = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] moveSpeed:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] easingSpeed:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]10[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] scrollHeight:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// amount of scroll_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] scrollable:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = holder.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR] - maskedView.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//trace(entryClipHeight);_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] initContentPos:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = holder.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// the drag positions that are possible for the slider_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]left[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] top:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]right[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] bottom:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = sliderbg.\_height-slider.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_height[/COLOR]+sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// checking if the content is even scrollable_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
slider.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **false** [/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//sliderbg.\_alpha = 50;_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]return[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_// current position updater [/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] updateContentPosCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] percent\_scrolled:[COLOR=#0000FF]Number[/COLOR] = COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]// instead of setting the \_y property directly, we simple set newY_[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_// that way we can adjust how we handle the new Y coordinate we’d like to move to_[/COLOR]  
holder.[COLOR=#000080]newY[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]round[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#808080]_// position to move to_[/COLOR]  
holder.[COLOR=#0000FF]onEnterFrame[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]!easing || easing == [COLOR=#0000FF]undefined[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]newY[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000FF]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]round[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
slider.[COLOR=#0000FF]onPress[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]startDrag[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000] **false** [/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]left[/COLOR], top, [COLOR=#0000FF]right[/COLOR], bottom[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]onMouseMove[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
updateContentPosCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
slider.[COLOR=#0000FF]onMouseUp[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]stopDrag[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]delete[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]onMouseMove[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// user offset to update_[/COLOR]  
updateContentPosCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//checking where the mouse was_[/COLOR]  
areaJump = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] maxHeight = [COLOR=#000080]120[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]mouse[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]\_ymouse[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] maxMouse = [COLOR=#000080]179[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] minMouse = [COLOR=#000080]20[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] mouseLimits = maxMouse-minMouse;  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] mousePer = COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]/maxMouse;  
[COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] posY = mousePer_mouseLimits;  
movesliderCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_//moving the slider and content\*[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] movesliderCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
slider.[COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR] = where;  
updateContentPosCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

```
sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]onRollOver[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]useHandCursor[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **false** [/COLOR]

```

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

```
sliderbg.[COLOR=#0000FF]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
    areaJump[COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];

```

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// turn easing to true or false_[/COLOR]  
scrollingCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#808080]_// set a dynamic mask_[/COLOR]  
holder.[COLOR=#0000FF]setMask[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
[/LEFT]  
[/FONT]