Simple show x, y

programming flash
1

I have an object that moves when the arrows are pressed but how do i display the coordinates of the object, x and y? I tried

this.x=this.x
this.y=this.y

and then two dynamic boxes called x and y but it doesn’t work!

2

Your code doesn’t make sense, you’re just making a variable equal to itself =). And where did you put it anyway?

pom :slight_smile:

3

I got it from someone else on kirupa! Can you show me how to do it? I’ll alter my request!

I would like to display the height of an object from the bottom of the stage, i.e. when object is at say y=100 (I have taken y=0 to be the bottom of the stage) I want to display that in a dynamic box!

4

OK:
clip with instance name myClip
textboxes with instance names box1 and box2
on the main timeline:

myClip.startDrag(true);
this.onEnterFrame=function(){
  box1.text=myClip._x;
  box2.text=myClip._y;
}

pom :tie:

5

Ok but its not being dragged! Rather controlled by arrow keys! =)

6

You control it as you wish. Your question was about displaying the coordinates, no? :tie: