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ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
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ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

by Colin Moock
December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
192h 4m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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MovieClip.removeMovieClip() Method
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Description
The MovieClip.play() method is an alternative to the global play() function. Use the
MovieClip method form to control remote movie clips or main movies specified by
mc.
For general usage instructions, see the global play() function.
Example
// Begin playing clip named intro_mc
intro_mc.play();
See Also
MovieClip.stop(), play()
MovieClip.prevFrame() Method
send a clip or movies playhead backward one frame and stop it there
Flash 5
mc.prevFrame()
Description
The MovieClip.prevFrame() method is an alternative to the global prevFrame() function.
Use the MovieClip method form to control remote movie clips or main movies specified by
mc.
For general usage instructions, see the global prevFrame() function.
Example
// Rewind slideshow_mc one frame and stop it
slideshow_mc.prevFrame();
See Also
MovieClip.nextFrame(), prevFrame()
MovieClip.removeMovieClip() Method
delete a movie clip from the Flash Player
Flash 5
mc.removeMovieClip()
Description
The MovieClip.removeMovieClip() method is an alternative to the global removeMovieClip()
function. When invoked as a MovieClip method, removeMovieClip() takes no
target
parameter; it always removes mc. The MovieClip method syntax is less prone to user error
than its global function counterpart. ...
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