How do i get the x position of a movieclip which is in another mc?

[goaganesha]

Hi

I'm building a videogame like space invaders which visitors can play while waiting for the whole movie to load.

I have a movieclip (let's call it mc1) at the top of the screen which moves from left to right and goes one step down when it reaches the right or left edge. In this movieclip I have placed different movieclips (representing the bad guys (mc2,3.etc). I want to get the _x position of each of those bad guys so I can position each shot they fire right in front of that particular bad guy.

In the objectpanel of the shot I tried to use these codes:
//=======================
this._x = _root.mc2._x;
//=======================

and

//=========================
this._x = _root.mc1.mc2._x;
//=========================

but neither of them does the trick.

If I place all the bad guys within a graphic symbol, the first line of code works. But then I have to use a motion tween to let that graphic symbol move from left to right and one step down which isn't very practical.


Can anyone tell me how to get the _x position of a movieclip in another movieclip?

Thanx for your help.

Regards, Goaganesha

 

[oldnewbie]

Have you tried:

_root.bad1pos = _root.mc1.mc2._x;
Etc...

Maybe use
trace(_root.bad1pos); //With expession box checked...

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[SHARKY99]

Use the get property:

getProperty("_root.your_mc2.Your_mc2", _x)


where your_mc1 is the mc and Your_mc2 is the mc in the mc.

Do you understand??

Have Fun...

Sharky99 >:O>

 

[SHARKY99]

getProperty("_root.your_mc1.Your_mc2", _x)


sorry same name

Have Fun...

Sharky99 >:O>

 

[Guest_imported]

Thanx for so many replys this late at night (5.30am over here).
I'm going to bed now but I'll try it out as soon as I get up.

I'll let you guys know if it works.

regards, goaganesha

 

[oldnewbie]

Sharky, getProperty is Flash 4 syntax!
Writing it as I did should work!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[SHARKY99]

Thanks OldNewbie, i heard flash4 syntax was faster??? is it true?

That's the main reason why i still use it....

Have Fun...

Sharky99 >:O>

 

[oldnewbie]

Then... Maybe it's Flash 4 you should buy in your package! LOL

Don't know how true that is regarding getProperty, but my way is certainely less typing!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[oldnewbie]

Oh! And BTW, you forgot the ";" !
_root.bad1pos = getProperty("_root.your_mc1.Your_mc2", _x);

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[SHARKY99]

Thinking about it... when i learned flash5 my teacher told us about it (flash4 syntax is faster)

Maybe he didn't want to learn the flash5 syntax

That's why it's faster (for him) LOL LOL LOL

Have Fun...

Sharky99 >:O>

 

[oldnewbie]

J'vais me coucher! Grosse journée de montage demain!

Ciao!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[oldnewbie]

Just searched for the fun of it, and this came up:

http://www.fatorcaos.com.br/flash5tests/speed_1.html

Happy reading and testing!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[SHARKY99]

Ok ciao Old |-I



Have Fun...

Sharky99 >:O>

 

[goaganesha]

Merci à tous les deux!

ça marche. Moi aussi, j'ai trouvé encore une autre manière qui est
plus lentement que les vôtres et qui demande plus de programmation. ;-)

//==================================
bounds = _root.mc2.mc1.getBounds(_root);
xpos = ((bounds.xMax - bounds.xMin)/2) + bounds.xMin;
this._x = xpos
//==================================

By the way, how about my crappy French? I found it somewhere in a dark corner in the back of my brain.
It was hiding behind my crappy English. ;-)

regards, goaganesha