using [] instead of eval() in AS3.. still dont work

[ImLostAgain]

Hi,

I have a MovieClip in libary Exported as: myMC.
Now, I wanna attach it to the flash at runtime.. in AS2 this would be easy using attachMovie and eval functions. But how to do it in AS3?

var i:Number;
var makeTotalMc:Number = 10;

for ( i=1; i<makeTotalMc; i++)
{
var addedMC[i]:myMC = new myMC();
this.addchild(addedMC[i]);
}

What am I doing wrong? Please help me with this code while I'll bang my head against the wall

[mooska]

var mc:MovieClip = new MyMc();
mc.name = "something"+i;
addChild( mc );

or

var collection:Array = [];
for ( i=1; i<makeTotalMc; i++)
{
var mc:myMC = new myMC();
addchild(mc);
collection.push( mc );
}

?

[gprime]

And then I think you can access your movieclips with:

this["something" + i]

But I could be wrong. I'm a noob

[john c murphy]

I asked a similar question in this thread:

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s....php3?t=153155

[Slowburn]

to get your child clip, use

var myClip:MovieClip = new myMC();
myClip.name = "something";
addChild( myClip );

// to get your clip
var myClip:MovieClip = getChildByName( "something" ) as MovieClip;

[drc]

Originally Posted by Slowburn

to get your child clip, use

var myClip:MovieClip = new myMC();
myClip.name = "something";
addChild( myClip );

// to get your clip
var myClip:MovieClip = getChildByName( "something" ) as MovieClip;

let's say in my situation MC is the parent, would you simply repplace addchild by addparent?

also, after i make mc my parent, can the child be a button that if pressed executes the parent?

[matbury]

I think mooska's suggestion is the most versatile to go with:

var myMovie:MovieClip;
var items:uint = 10;
var myMovieArray:Array = new Array();

init();

function init():void {
for(var i:uint = 0; i < items; i++){
myMovie = new MovieClip();
// set myMove's properties
addChild(myMovie);
myMovieArray.push(myMovie);
}
trace(myMovieArray);
selectRandom();
}

function selectRandom():void {
var rnd:uint = Math.floor(Math.random() * items);
trace(myMovieArray[rnd] + "removed from stage.");
removeChild(myMovieArray[rnd]);
}

P.S. Using getChildByName() can be problematic.

P.P.S. In the heirachy of the DisplayList, only parents can addChild() or removeChild(), which is why removeChild(event.target) doesn't work. You need:

event.target.parent.removeChild(event.target);

But that's another thread...