Why doesn't this simple function work?

programming flash
1

Check out this simple attachment. You got your as
my_btn.onRelease = function() {
trace(“It worked”);
}

The Instance Name on the button is my_btn. Ok, why does it work if the as is on the same frame as the button but not if you move the button over a frame. I thought the point of using a function was that you only need to write it once. I don’t want to put this function on every frame where the button is located.

What am I missing here?

2

The object needs to be loaded before you cana ssign a function to it like that. Simple as that. :slight_smile:

3

You could have done it like this…

4

Ok. That makes sense. So as long as the action script comes anywhere on the timeline overlapping the instance name you are good.

In that sense it is a little different than other functions.
thanks…