ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

MovieClip.moveTo() Method

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mainX = myPoint.x;

mainY = myPoint.y;

Example

The following example determines the location of a clip’s registration point, relative to the

main Stage:

pt = new Object(); // Create generic object to hold our point

pt.x = 0; // Horizontal registration point of clip

pt.y = 0; // Vertical registration point of clip

this.localToGlobal(pt); // Convert pt to main Stage coordinates

trace("On the main Stage, the registration point of the current clip is at: ");

trace("x: " + pt.x + "y: " + pt.y);

The localToGlobal() method can be used to convert a point to Stage coordinates for use

with the hitTest() method, which expects points to be supplied in the Stage’s coordinate

space. It can also be used to compare points in two different movie clips using a common

coordinate space.

See Also

MovieClip.globalToLocal(), MovieClip.hitTest()

MovieClip.moveTo() Method

moves the drawing pen to a new position without drawing a line

Flash 6

mc.moveTo(x, y)

Arguments

x The new horizontal position of the pen, as a floating-point number.

Measured relative to

mc’s registration point.

y The new vertical position of the pen, as a floating-point number. Measured

relative to

mc’s registration point.

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