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Example 2 - Multiple MovieClip Instances

Intro : Example 1 : Example 2 : Example 3 : Example 4

Library

• button - Movie Clip
• content - Movie Clip
• invisible - Button

Construction

• Create MovieClip containing:
  • invisible button
  • dynamic textfield
  • background
  • actionscript attached to button instance
• Create MovieClip containing content on sequential frames. Place on timeline, giving instance name
• Create as many instances of button movieclip as needed, assigning instance names
• Frame 1, actions layer, assign button movieclip variables: textfield and frame number to jump to

Actionscript

Attached to invisible button on button movieclip timeline

on(release) {
_parent.content.gotoAndStop(frame);
}

Attached to Frame 1 on root timeline

button1.text = "Home";
button1.frame = 1;

Repeat for each button

Advantages

• Easier to customize
• All variable assignments in one place
• Content is placed on its own timeline - easier to change

Disadvantages

• Need to assign instance names to each button (really not that big of a deal)