Movie clip onRelase simple bug [Help]

1

I currently have this code on my button layer for all my four buttons


button_array = ["home","plans","terms","contact"];
for (var i in button_array){
this[button_array*].onRelease = function() {
 
 _root.fromName = [button_array*+"_mc"];
 content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
}

And for every button it plays the home_mc clip(i have an attachmoive command in content_mc to attach _root.fromName)

But what is strange is that when i edit the above code to -


button_array = ["home","plans","terms","contact"];
for (var i in button_array){
this[button_array*].onRelease = function() {
 
 _root.fromName = "plans_mc";
 content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
 };
}

Or another clip name it works… maybe someting wrong with my array?

2

Dynamic event handlers are object specific. Your i variable is not object specific, so they are reading it as all the same. What you should try doing is something like this…

button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
	btn = this[button_array*];
	btn.clip = this[button_array*+"_mc"];
	btn.onRelease = function() {
		_root.fromName = this.clip;
		content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
	};
}
3

hmm now it dont work for home_mc either:( although it does gotoAndPlay(36)

4

in content_mc it plays on load of page and stops at frame 35 with the actions -


stop();
_root.oldMClip = _root.fromName;
attachMovie(_root.fromName, _root.fromName, 1);

and then onRelease of a button it goes to and plays 36 with the code -


removeMovieClip(_root.oldMClip);

Thanks for ya help lostinbeta

5

bump

6

okay thanks lostinbeta for ya help but it stil not working - (this works)


button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
	btn = this[button_array*];
	btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
	btn.onRelease = function() {
		_root.fromName = this.clip;
		content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
	};
}

This doesn’t -


button_array = ["home", "plans", "terms", "contact"];
for (var i in button_array) {
	btn = this[button_array*];
	btn.clip = this[button_array*]+"_mc";
	btn.onRelease = function() {
		_root.fromName = this.clip;
		content_mc.gotoAndPlay(36);
	};
}

The only difference is this -
btn.clip = this[button_array]+"_mc";* -not working
btn.clip = “home_mc”; -working

7

bump

8

come on gimme a lil help :’(

9
  • i sit here confused as a mofo *

whilst the person with the answer sits out there doing their own thing unaware of the pain im going through…

come on:’(