if statement

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Hi everyone

This is my first post here.

I've got a very simple question.

I'm trying to use the if statement. I know the right syntax is:

if (condition is true) {
do this
do this
};

But all the examples I've seen use variables to state the condition, and I'm not sure if it's possible to write something like this:

if (movie clip x is on frame 5) {
play movie clip x
};

Note: I'm talking about the frame 5 that is inside the movie clip.

I apologize about my english.
Thanks everyone !

[]'s

[Billy T]

if(mcInstance._currentframe==5){
mcInstance.play();
}

cheers

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Thanks Billy T

I'll try this sintax :)

[sandman9]

if it's a MC then won't it play on it's own when it reached frame 5?

Sandman9

[Billy T]

not if there's a stop action in frame 5

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Well, in fact what I really wanted to do is to play the MC only if they were on frame1.

If I press the button for the first time, it plays the MC until it stop on frame 5

So I just had to change what Billy T wrote to:

if(mcInstance._currentframe==1){
mcInstance.play();
}

Bingo ! :)