dynamic naming problem

[webreake]

i have this problem

count++;
_root.attachMovie("b", "b"+count, count);
object = "b"+cont;
trace(object._y) //////////or some property



the trace returns undefined , how can i access this object property??

[Cota]

Wouldnt you want to be tracing the "b"+count, instead of object. Why are you setting object equal to anything?


count++;
_root.attachMovie("b", "b"+count, count);
trace(["b"+count]._y);

To me seems the right way.

[CyanBlue]

Yeah... I am one of those people who doesn't like the shortcuts... I rather stack a movieClip path in 10 level deep and write as it is than assigning it to the shortcut... :D

Anyways.... You forgot to add the _root in front of the ["b" + count]._y, Cota... ;)

trace(_root["b" + count]._y);

[Cota]

DOH.....Its always the little things I over look. Good catch my man.

[ericlin]

Other syntax:
count++;
_root.attachMovie("b", "b"+count, count);
obj = _root["b"+count];
trace(obj._y);

or

count++;
obj = _root.attachMovie("b", "b"+count, count);
trace(obj._y);

[zimady]

I've never seen that way of resolving dynamicly created movie clips. If it's of interest, the method I usually use is...

count++;
_root.attachMovie("b", "b"+count, count);
obj = eval ( "_root.b" + count );
trace(obj._y);

[webreake]

thank you everyone

i almost lost my hair