Question

I am a new to Action Script, so I am not sure if my question is meaningless. But, please try to give some suggestion :-).

Currently, I have a requirement need to get the full resource path in runtime, IF POSSIBLE.

Here is an example: I have a action script and using a MovieClip resource. Now, I have a action script variable ctrlVar that is pointing to a child control , whose id is, for example, contorl1. And the real path I can find from fla file should be, for example, parent1.parent2.parent3.control1. And every parentX is a id ( not a type ).

I want to know, if it is possible, how can I generate the parent1.parent2.parent3.control1 from ctrlVar in runtime?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I’m not sure I understand your question fully, but maybe this will help:

function locationOf(obj:DisplayObject):String {
    var loc:String;
    loop:
    while(obj.parent) {
        loc ? loc = "." + loc : loc = "";
        loc = obj.name + loc;
        try {
            obj = obj.parent;
        } catch(e:Error) {
            return loc;
        }
    }

    return loc;
}

That will let you know the dot-path of the object you’re currently running code on.