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[epitts]

Hi, I'm new to AS loops and need help! I'm using loops to create duplicate movie clips.

There are two MCs on the stage: targetMC and otherMC. makeaLoop should loop through two functions: myLoop1 and myLoop2. Each of these functions loop to create duplicate movie clips, either targetMC 25x vertically or otherMC 25x horizontally.

While the trace shows that both loops are successful, only the MC in the second function is duplicated. If I switch the order, it always duplicates the MCs in the final function. Why is this?

makeaLoop();
function makeaLoop(){
    for (i=1; i<=25; i++) {
        myLoop1();
        myLoop2();
    }
}
function myLoop1(){
    for (k=1; k<=25; k++) {
        duplicateMovieClip ("targetMC", "dupMC"+k, k);
        _root["dupMC"+k]._y = 100 + (k*15);
        trace("loop 1");
    }
}
function myLoop2(){
    for (j=1; j<=25; j++) {
        duplicateMovieClip ("otherMC", "dupOtherMC"+j, j);
        _root["dupOtherMC"+j]._x = 100 + (j*15);
        trace("loop 2");
    }
}

Am I missing some key actionscript here? Eventually, I'll embed one loop inside the other to create a grid of clips 25 x 25, is there a better way to do this?

Any help will be appreciated.

[Byronc]

You are overwriting your clips by reusing the same depths for subsequent clips. Only one movieclip within a given timeline can occupy a specific depth; creating or duplicating another object to an already used depth destroys the object that previously existed there.

Recommendation, always start your loops and enumerations with 0, instead of 1 -- just makes programming a whole lot easier.

[epitts]

You've just given me an "ah ha" moment. Now I understand the importance of the third duplicateMovieClip parameter: depth.

Thank you!!

[Barn]

You're welcome. Ah, yes -- I love to hear those digital epiphany's (wasn't that a song by the Supremes? "I hear ephiphany").