a varible is declared and initialized on main stage…
how do you access this varible through a symbol? i.e while you are editing the symbol…
a varible is declared and initialized on a symbol…
how do you access this varible on main stage? i.e. while you are in main…
this is confusing little, but, can someone please clear it to me?
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I’m not sure I understand your question, but…
variables on the main stage are best accessed using
_root.variablename
variables inside a symbol (movieclip or button) are accessed using
instancename.variablename
hope that helps.
imagine this:
i make a new Movie Symbol called “Something”, with a box in it.
while inside editing the symbol, i add three keyframes:
on keyframe 1, i add: a = 0;
on keyframe 2, i add: a++;
on keyframe 3, i add: while(a < 100){gotoAndPlay(2);};
now i am out of “Something” back to main stage.
and i put an instance of “Something” on stage.
::here is the point::
on main stage, i add a input text called “text”;
somehow, i want this “text” show the value of ‘a’ on “Something”.
and the other way around, if i wanted to see a varible on main stage thorugh a movie clip, such as an input text on “Something” to show a varible on main stage…
i know something i’m doing wrong, or understanding wrong, that is why it’s not working… as i tried so many variation…
_root.Something.a; not worked…
_root.Something:a; not worked…
_root:Something:a; not worked…
please help…
thanks…
ok, i finally got somewhere through some research…
but only a part of this Post…
to access a variable on main stage from within a movie clip you use:
_parent.variablename;
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i am still waiting for a reply on how to get to a variable declared inside a movie clip from within main stage… the _root.
please if you got some idea reply…
thanks many times.
Hi,
I’m not sure I understand the question either, but the following may help you:
Instead of using an input text field, you could try a dynamic text field, with the variable _root.Something.a specified.
Instead of the while loop, you could try an if statement:
frame 1: a = 0;
frame 2: a++;
frame 3: if(a < 100) {
gotoAndPlay(2)
} else {
stop();
}
Ensure that the instance of movie clip “Something” is named “Something”
Good luck