Another shot...using interval to move something...

[fedtrain]

Ok a second shot at this.

I need to set up an interval..then I need to use that interval to move a movieclip across the screen to a set x coordinate. I am using the interval because a straight for loop doesn't scroll...it just jumps.

Here is the button code:

btMove.onRelease = function(){
	moveMovie(200,1,5);
}
btMove2.onRelease = function (){
	moveMovie (200,2,5);
}

Here is the function that is called:

function moveMovie (r,o,c){
  var q:Number = (this["mcBox"+o]._x);
  var m:Number = (q - r);
//this will set an interval to slide the movie along
  var myInterval = setInterval (moveSlowly, 100)
     function moveSlowly(){
	trace (this["mcBox"+o]._x);
	if (this["mcBox"+o]._x >= r){
		q -= c;
		this["mcBox"+o]._x = q;
		updateAfterEvent();
	}
	else if (["mcBox"+o]._x <= r){
		q += c;
		this["mcBox"+o]._x = q;
		trace (q);
	}
	else {
		clearInterval (myInterval);
	}
     }
}

Kenneth has tried to help in another thread, but I can't get his code to work at all on my Flash 8...it just does nothing...not even an error.

I have continued to struggle with this for more days that I wish to admit, and this functionality will end up in a project for work...and I really really need to move on to the sounds and get this done.

In the above code I have two functions...I can trace all the variables from the first in the second...no problem, but the minute I try to use the ["mcBox"+o]._x....I get undefined. I need that number!!!

Actually, I can even trace (this["mcBox+o"])...that works. But the minute I try to get the x coord...it dies.

GAH!!!!!

Please save me!

Dave

"Credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena - T.Roosevelt

 

[okiiyama]

If you are trying to animate movement across the stage, have you looked at using the Tween class? 3 main parameters of this would be:
1. what tween should be applied to (ie: _x, _y, _alpha, ...etc)

2. start value, end value (ie: _x starts at 0, ends at 50)

3. Time it takes, either in frames or seconds (Maybe its milliseconds)

Anyways, its pretty easy to use, and here is a link that has a couple of examples and explanation (Flash 8): Using the Tween class