Quick question about Animation using Actionscript

[3mpathy]

Found this excellent Tutorial here on AS.org Animation using Actionscript

Can anyone tell me how I would implement this for multiple buttons and animations. i.e. In the tutorial it works great for 1 button and one ball, but what about 5 buttons and 5 balls?

Cheers and grassy arse

[farafiro]

so what??
u need 5 buttons and 5 balls with unique names for each

[3mpathy]

Ok, maybe I didn't explain it properly. What I'm asking is, where in the code do I put the unique names for each:

onClipEvent (load) {
//this sets the initial target x position for our clip
_root.targX = 50;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
//this variable stores the current x position of the clip
cX = this._x;
//this variable stores the distance between the clips current x position
//and where we want it to go
//I am setting the targX variable in the root so that it is easy to target with our button
difX = cX-_root.targX;
//this moves the clip 1/5 of the distance every frame.
//Because the difference between the clips current location and its destination
//will get smaller each frame, so will the amount the clip travels each frame.
//This is what makes the clip appear as though it "eases into" it's final destination
setProperty(this, _x, cX-(difX/5));
//check the flash manual to learn more about the setProperty action
}

and your button this action -

on (release) {
//this sets the targX variable to a random number between 0 and 500
_root.targX = random(500);
}


I'm still learning and can't see anywhere to put it.

Cheers

[farafiro]

ahhhhh, ehem
ok, the way this code can be used with is to be attached to the instances (the ball movie clip), so u don't need to give each ball a name as u r not going to call it from other place
but all u need is to set a different target X or Y position for each one
so, in the onClipEvent(load), u give a different name and value for the targX, like

onClipEvent(load){ //for the first ball
_root.targ[b]1[/b]X = 50;
}
onClipEvent(load){ //for the second ball
_root.targ[b]2[/b]X = 60;
}
//and so on 

and also to change that on the buttons

[3mpathy]

Ahh, now thats more like it.

Many thanks Farafiro.

[farafiro]

welcome