How do i set dynamic background names?

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Hi all,

I am stuck with developing a xml based menu (based on kirupa’s tutorial).

All the nav links are correct but i am having problems with the background color and placing the submenu nav links.

For the background color i am have created a function drawBG. At the moment i have set the name static, but i realise that sometimes i have 3 submenu.
So i can’t use the same name over and over again. How do i create the names dynamicly for say 3 submenu’s
so i have something, like

mainMenuBG - submainMenuBG - subsubmainMenuBG - subsubsubmainMenuBG


function generateMenuNew(container, name, xPos, yPos, depth, node_xml, bgMenuDepth, bgName) {
	var curr_node:XML;
	var curr_item:MovieClip;
	//important first the background then menu
	drawBG(websiteContent.getNextHighestDepth(), "mainMenuBG", 0xE3E3E3, 160, 430, 0, 0, 1);

curr_item.onRelease = function() {
			generateSubMenu(curr_menu, "submenu_mc", curr_item._x+websiteContent.mainMenuBG._width, 225, 1000, this.node_xml, 1, 0xFCCBAC);

		};
......
}

function generateSubMenu(container, name, x, y, depth, node_xml, animateBG, clrBG) {
	var animateBG:Boolean;
	var clrBG;
	var curr_node:XML;
	var curr_item:MovieClip;
	var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, depth);
	//boolean animate background
	drawBG(1, "submainMenuBG", clrBG, 145, 205, 165, 225, animateBG);

........

}

function drawBG(menuDepth, bgName, bgColor, bgWidth, bgHeight, bgX, bgY, animateBG) {
	var animateBG:Boolean;
	var menuBG:MovieClip = websiteContent.createEmptyMovieClip(bgName, menuDepth-2);
	menuBG.beginFill(bgColor, 100);
	menuBG.lineTo(0, bgHeight);
	menuBG.lineTo(bgWidth, bgHeight);
	menuBG.lineTo(bgWidth, 0);
	menuBG.lineTo(0, 0);
	menuBG.endFill();
	menuBG._x = bgX;
	menuBG._y = bgY;
	createMask(bgName,bgWidth, bgHeight, bgX, bgY);
	menuBG.setMask(thisMask);
	if(animateBG == 1){
		var showBGTween = TweenLite.from(websiteContent[bgName], 0.7, {_x: -100,_alpha:0, ease:Ease.easeOutBack});
	}
}
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ttt with the latest .fla

(unfort. still no good)

3

taken another babystep, but not there yet. please take a look

  • my first submenu bg disappears
  • the subsubmenu bg don’t dissappear

regards