May 2001
Intermediate to advanced
720 pages
23h 24m
English
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Name
targetPath( ) Global Function — the absolute path to a movie or movie clip
Availability
Flash 5
Synopsis
targetPath (movieClip)
Arguments
- movieClip
A reference to a movie clip object.
Returns
A string representing the path to
movieClip in absolute terms, using dot
notation (e.g., "_level0.myMovie").
Description
The targetPath( ) function returns a movie
clip’s reference as a string that describes the absolute path
to the clip (identical to the return value of
MovieClip.valueOf( ) ). The
targetPath( ) function is sometimes used to
compose placement-sensitive code that operates on a movie clip
relative to the timeline upon which the clip resides.
Bugs
Note that the example code given for targetPath(
) in the Flash 5 ActionScript Dictionary does not
represent the proper usage of targetPath( );
contrary to what the example implies, it is not a synonym for
tellTarget( ).
Example
If square is a movie clip contained by
shapes, which resides on the main timeline of
level 0, then inside the shapes clip, the
statement:
targetPath(square);
would return:
"_level0.shapes.square"
See Also
MovieClip
._target,
MovieClip.valueOf( ); Section 13.5.6.6 in Chapter 13
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