Moving objects

[Layz]

I was wondering if there is syntax in Actionscript where you can smoothly move an object from point "A" to point "B", just like a tween... Here is some fictitious code to help explain my question:

tweenTo (Initial X, Initial Y, Destination X, Destination Y)

That code obviously won't work, so I am looking for the correct syntax. If you can help me that would be great. Thanks alot!

-Layz

[jessup]

flash mx04 uses a tween class inwhich u can find a tut for it in the tut section on this site under advanced.

any other way u can use a onEnterFrame call to make it move the object.

so to answer your question yes it is very possible and actually quite easy

[burnedalive]

This is a simple example moving a movie clip called 'square' across the screen a little ways.
var xdestination = 100;
square.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if(_x < xdestination){
_x +=1;
}
}

Every frame, x is incremented by 1px, so if you have 30 fps, x should move to the right 30px every second, until it has moved to x = 100 (not necessarily moved 100px).

[Layz]

This is a simple example moving a movie clip called 'square' across the screen a little ways.
var xdestination = 100;
square.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if(_x < xdestination){
_x +=1;
}
}

Every frame, x is incremented by 1px, so if you have 30 fps, x should move to the right 30px every second, until it has moved to x = 100 (not necessarily moved 100px).

That sort of works. Here is the code I have made:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
randomx = Math.floor(Math.random() * (100 + 1)) - 1;

if (_x < randomx) {
_x += 1;
} else {
_x -= 1;
}
}


As you can see I want the target's X position to "tween" from the current position (_x), to a random position (randomx). But all the above code is doing is moving the target back and forth 1 pixel each time, and it's not going further than about 5 pixels from it's initial position. Thanks for the help thus far! :D

[nthpixel]

That's because randomx is being revalued at every frame. You need to specify randomx outside of onClipEvent(enterFrame)