MovieClip Array

[GoneNuts]

Is it possible to use an array to keep track of movie clip instances names for later use.

I have looked around for some examples but I am struggling to find any if anyone could help it would be appreciated

What I am trying to accomplish is adding children to the stage and give each one a dynamic instance name. Then pushing that name into a array so that if I would like to access the movieClip instances later I could.

var MC:array = "mc1","mc2","mc3";

then a use the array to access the inside of the movieclips.

MovieClip(MC[0]).gotoAndPlay(2);

something like this.

I am going in the right direction or is this not possible?

Please Any help would be GOOD

[senocular]

use direct references, not strings of their names ; )

var MC:array = [mc1, mc2, mc3];

That should work for you.

[GoneNuts]

Thanks! senocular

[GoneNuts]

senocular Thanks for your help but when Ive tried to access the movie clip It has give me this error?

TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at WordScrample_fla::delete_1/sel()



WordScramble.IName.push(this.name);

trace(WordScramble.IName);// = AD44,AD33 (So the instance name are there)

/* "Nested Movie Clip" I am trying to access the movie clip instance form inside another movie clip*/

Object(this.parent).WordScramble.IName[0].lite.visible =false;

[senocular]

somewhere in that path a reference is wrong. Try tracing each object in the path until you find out where it fails.

[GoneNuts]

For some reason it doesn't recognize the instance name. I tried accessing the instance directly without using the array to access it.

Object(this.parent).AD44.lite.visible =false;

TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at WordScrample_fla::delete_1/sel()

its the dynamic instance name i am giving the child when adding it.

if (WordScramble.A.length > 1){
var AD4 = new DICE();
addChild(AD4);
AD4.name = ("AD4"+DN);
DN++}

/*inside the DICE movie clip is where the instance name is added to the array
when the dice has been clicked*/

WordScramble.IName.push(this.name);

trace(WordScramble.IName);// = AD44,AD33 (So the instance name are there)

Do you have any Ideas what I doing wrong here?

Thank you for your help once again

[GoneNuts]

It works this is what I used.

Object(this.parent).getChildByName(WordScramble.IN ame[0]).lite.visible =false;


if (WordScramble.A.length > 1){
var AD4 = new DICE();
addChild(AD4);
AD4.name = ("AD4"+DN);
DN++}

WordScramble.IName.push(this.name);

trace(WordScramble.IName);// = AD44,AD33 (So the instance name are there)