Thats great! exactly what I was looking for. cheers, Darren
On 07/08/07, Jack Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I ran into the same problems a while back. I created a LevelsManager class > to get around it which you can set to "hijack" the getNextHighestDepth() > function. That way, you can run one line of code at the beginning of your > application and all your getNextHighestDepth() calls will work regardless > of > whether or not there are components on the stage. You can download the > small > class file at http://www.greensock.com/ActionScript/LevelsManager.zip. > Here > is the primary function I used in that class: > > function getNextHighestDepth(mc:Object):Number { > if (mc == undefined) {mc = this}; > var maxDepth_num:Number = mc.getNextHighestDepth(); > if (maxDepth_num != undefined && maxDepth_num < 16000) { > return maxDepth_num; > } else { > maxDepth_num = -1; > var depth_num:Number; > var obj:Object; > var tf = TextField.prototype; > for (var p in mc) { > obj = mc[p]; > if ((typeof(obj) == "movieclip" || obj.__proto__ > == > tf) && obj._parent == mc) { > depth_num = obj.getDepth(); > if (depth_num > maxDepth_num && depth_num > < > 16000) { > maxDepth_num = depth_num; > } > } > } > return maxDepth_num + 1; > } > } > > Jack > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
