[FMX] Button that toggles MC on/off?

programming flash
1

Hi. I’m wanting a button that should open an MC and have it stay open, then when the button is clicked again the MC would close.

This is what I have, but it doesn’t seem to work at all…

SCENE ACTIONSCRIPT:

BlahMC.enabled = false

BUTTON ACTIONSCRIPT:

on (press) {
if (BlahMC.enabled = false) {
BlahMC.enabled = true
BlahMC.gotoAndPlay(“Start”);
} else {
BlahMC.gotoAndPlay(“Stop”);
}
}

Any pointers are appreciated, I’m actionscript impaired :crazy:

2
  1. carefull with you if conditionals,
    if (BlahMC.enabled = false) {

doesn’t check, it sets to false, should be
if (BlahMC.enabled == false) { //double == !!!

2.you’re right to use an if check, but a variable, like a toggle, is easier to start with:
toggle=false;
on press
if toggle (same as if toggle==true)
goto stop
toggle=!toggle (reverses the value)
else (toggle = false)
goto play
toggle=!toggle
…get the picture with this pseudo code?
try to work it out.
else

3

Thanks! Missing that extra equal sign was screwing it up. I’m not sure about the toggle deal you tried to explain, it looked a little confusing and didn’t try. I got things working perfect using this though:

on (press) {
if (_root.BlahMC.enabled==false) {
_root.BlahMC.enabled=true;
_root.BlahMC.gotoAndPlay(“Start”);
} else {
_root.BlahMC.enabled=false;
_root.BlahMC.gotoAndPlay(“Stop”);
}
}

Thanks again.