Question

I’m creating a website in flash and I’m having trouble finding what code to use for timeline and movieclip navigation. Right now I have my main navigation buttons on the main timeline, and a separate animation that serves as my content container on a movieclip within the main timeline. I don’t know how to make it so that when I click a button on the main timeline to have it navigate to a frame within the content movieclip. I’ve found many troubleshooters regarding how to control the main timeline from within a movieclip, which is the opposite of what I’m trying to do.

I also have MouseOut handlers on the buttons which direct to mouse out animations on the main timeline.

HomeBtn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, fl_MouseOutHandler_1);
Num2Btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, fl_MouseOutHandler_2);
ThrdBtn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, fl_MouseOutHandler_3);

function fl_MouseOutHandler_1(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    gotoAndPlay(2);
    trace("Moused out");
}

function fl_MouseOutHandler_2(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    gotoAndPlay(30);
    trace("Moused out");
}

function fl_MouseOutHandler_3(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    gotoAndPlay(56);
    trace("Moused out");
}

I would like it if I could add a function like this:

function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame(event:MouseEvent):void
{
    gotoAndStop(x);
}

But with a path targeted within the movieclip, I know it may sound like a simple question but I’m relatively new to flash.

Answer 1

To target the content movieclip:

1. Give it an instance name.
Select it on the stage and enter a name in the textfield on the Properties panel. Call it something like ‘contentClip’.

2. Access it in your code using the instance name.

contentClip.gotoAndStop(30);

Will make the content clip go to frame 30.