You should be assigning the movieclip reference being returned from
attachMovie to your myPost variable:
myPost = _root.attachMovie("signPost", "myPost",
_root.getNextHighestDepth());
Without that, your "myPost" variable is gonna be pointing to nothing.
~Arul Prasad.
On 9/12/07, Charles Parcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You are not defining what the movie should be attached to.
>
> Try:
>
> _root.attachMovie("signPost", "myPost", _root.getNextHighestDepth());
>
> Note that I removed this.getNextHighestDepth(). Because "this" does not
> exist on the stage yet, you can not get its next highest depth.
>
> Charles P.
>
>
> On 4/26/07, sebastian chedal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > hello flash coders!
> >
> > ive just joined and there are some nice discussions here, i hope to
> > contribute positivly to the level of knowledge in the group.
> > :)
> >
> > i'm currently learning how to work in an OOP manner in flash, and thus
> > meeting some basic hurdles.
> > it would be very kind of you if you could assist me in my [probably very
> > simple] problems.
> > :-)
> >
> > I'm using external *.as files, and at the moment i am trying to figure
> out
> > how to attach a movie to it [should be simple, right?]
> >
> > my as file:
> >
> > class Post extends CoreClass {
> > private var myPost:MovieClip;
> >
> > public function setCord(px,py,pz):Void {
> >
> > //set coordinates
> > public var px:Number = px;
> > public var py:Number = py;
> > public var pz:Number = pz;
> > //original point locations
> > private var ox:Number = px;
> > private var oy:Number = py;
> > private var oz:Number = pz;
> > }
> >
> > public function attachMe ():Void {
> > attachMovie("signPost", "myPost", this.getNextHighestDepth());
> > myPost._x = 0;
> > myPost._y = 0;
> > trace ("myPost = " + myPost._x);
> > }
> > }
> >
> > In frame 1 of the movie i write:
> >
> > Post0 = new Post ();
> > //Post0.setCord(100,100,0.9);
> > Post0.attachMe();
> >
> > The trace comes up 'undefined'
> > if i use the 'attachmovie' from the root in the main time line, it works
> > just fine.
> >
> > any clues?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > sebastian / amsterdam
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