Okay so this is from the swapDepths tutorial on kirupa:
on (press, release, dragOver, dragOut) {
_root.x +=2;
_root.green.swapDepths(_root.x);
}
and I tried to make it a prototype:
MovieClip.prototype.swap = function(MC){
_root.x+=2;
_root.MC.swapDepths(_root.x);
}
thinking that I could just send whatever movieclip I wanted to the function and it would pop it to the top. But it doesn’t work. A trace shows the depth to be at the bottom limit (-16843 or whatever it is).
Why is this?
Also - I searched layer51 for an alternative. One only worked if all the MCs were in an array (no thanks). Another one I noticed Senocular had commented on but I didn’t totally understand it:
//prototype
// Get Function
function getTiefe() {
return this.getDepth();
}
// Set Function
function setTiefe(nr) {
swapDepths.call(this, nr);
}
// Addpropery
MovieClip.prototype.addProperty("_mcDepth", getTiefe, this.setTiefe);
//usage
// Set
clip_mc._mcDepth = 10;
// Get
trace(clip_mc._mcDepth);
and Sen’s comment:
but I don’t totally get it.
Can someone explain
- why my first attempt failed so miserably and/or
- what does Sen’s suggestion do and how can I use it?
thank yous!