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Dream.In.Code _ Flash & ActionScript _ Array - rearrange movie clips in array

Posted by: goomy 18 Jun, 2009 - 07:52 AM

Hi there,

Im using zOrder - swapdepths array manipulation file.

Import movie clips into array. close movie button works fine. what i want to do is shift everything below closed button to eliminate the gap. I tried to reposition that with loop and use of ._y = but I am sure i messed it up. I pasted code below. Anyone have idea how to sort it out? Thanks

Goomy

CODE

// zOrder.fla by Nathan ****en - nathand@boxerjam.com (or) nk****en@aol.com
// to be used for educational purposes only :)
// this is a new version - sorry for the latest "buggy" one
// ..........................................................

// create new array for monitoring z-order
zOrderList = new Array("0");

defaultX = 100;
defaultY = 100;
increment = 25;
id = 0

// create a new windowObj...
function windowObj (title, content) {

    //  get the current depth based on the array
    id++
    var depth = id;
    trace("id: "+id);

    //  create
    _root.attachMovie("window", "window"+id, id);
    this.window = _root["window"+id];

    //  position
    this.window._y = defaultY+((id-1)*increment);

    // set data
    this.window.title = title;
    this.window.content = content;
    this.window.myID = id;
    this.window.myDepth = zOrderList.length;

    zOrderList.push(id);

}

// delete windowObj and splice zOrderList...
function closeWindow (incomingDepth) {

    _root["window" + zOrderList[incomingDepth]].removeMovieClip();

    zOrderList.splice(incomingDepth, 1);

    for (i=incomingDepth; i<zOrderList.length; i++) {
        // change each windowObj's depth
        _root["window"+zOrderList[i]].myDepth--;
    }

}

I uploaded FLA file as well here: http://goomys.com/kirupa/arraytest_kirupa.fla

Any help appreciated

Posted by: SwiftStriker00 24 Jun, 2009 - 05:12 AM

QUOTE(goomy @ 18 Jun, 2009 - 09:52 AM)

CODE

I uploaded FLA file as well here: http://goomys.com/kirupa/arraytest_kirupa.fla

Any help appreciated

I only know AS3, but as your looping, and the iteration is greater than the index removed, shift 25pixels and then call the addChild method again on the object. you dont need to remove first since addChild will just remove and insert into spot on stage w/ new cords.