Thanks that worked. In that origianl post (see below) you mentioned createEmptyMovieClip had less overhead. Thats why i wanted to use it.
orginal ref http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08763.html --- In [email protected], "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try like this: > > var ref_mc = myCanvas.createChild(mx.core.UIObject); > myCanvas.fillRect.call(ref_mc, 0, 0, 100, 100, 0xCC0033, 100); > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bhaq1972" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:44 AM > Subject: [flexcoders] calling createEmptyMovieClip() > > > Hi > I found this code in the archives (courtesy of JesterXL). but i cant > make it work. any ideas > > var ref_mc = myCanvas.createEmptyMovieClip("square", > getNextHighestDepth()); > myCanvas.fillRect.call(ref_mc, 0, 0, 100, 100, 0xCC0033, 100); > > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
