Removing a button...

f3ar · 10-18-2005, 12:38 AM

Is there any actionscript to remove a button from the timeline? I have an external preloader where I press "load" and it loads the flash page ON TOP of the button....unfortunately you can still access the load button once the page is loaded on top....is there a way to completely remove it from the timeline after it is pressed?

Thanks in advance,
F3ar

madgett · 10-18-2005, 04:34 AM

You would use destroyObject():

Code:

btn.onPress = function() {
	destroyObject(this._name);
};

f3ar · 10-18-2005, 05:11 AM

That didn't work, here is the AS I have for my button instanced movie1_btn...

movie1_btn.onPress = function(){
startPreload("home.swf");
destroyObject("movie1_btn");
}

I also tried

destroyObject(this._movie1_btn);

What gives?

madgett · 10-18-2005, 05:52 AM

destroyObject() is for components. If you manually created a movieclip on the stage then you use movie1_btn.unloadMovie();. It must be a movieclip and not a button instance. If you have to have a button instance, then make sure it is inside a movieclip instance and you can unload the movieclip instance and it will take the button with it.

mekkfabrics · 02-08-2007, 05:37 PM

Hi, Im new here, from sweden.

Quote:

then make sure it is inside a movieclip instance and you can unload the movieclip instance and it will take the button with it.

How exactly do you do that?
And yes I´m a beginner, almost anyway

Krisko · 02-08-2007, 08:01 PM

I use 2 ways:

Quote:

movie_btn.onPress = function() {
delete this.movie_btn // this is the one way, it's not so good
this.movie_btn._x += 1000 // this is the dodger way

}

mekkfabrics · 02-13-2007, 02:38 PM

I´m sorry but I cant make it work, where should I put the code, on the timeline? What I want to do is, first to load a movieclip with a button on release that unloads the movieclip and the button at the same time, you know like an ordinary pop up window. my brain is about to explode soon

10-18-2005, 12:38 AM	#1
f3ar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	Removing a button... Is there any actionscript to remove a button from the timeline? I have an external preloader where I press "load" and it loads the flash page ON TOP of the button....unfortunately you can still access the load button once the page is loaded on top....is there a way to completely remove it from the timeline after it is pressed? Thanks in advance, F3ar

10-18-2005, 04:34 AM	#2
madgett is my last name... Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 964	You would use destroyObject(): Code: btn.onPress = function() { destroyObject(this._name); };

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10-18-2005, 05:11 AM	#3
f3ar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	That didn't work, here is the AS I have for my button instanced movie1_btn... movie1_btn.onPress = function(){ startPreload("home.swf"); destroyObject("movie1_btn"); } I also tried destroyObject(this._movie1_btn); What gives?

10-18-2005, 05:52 AM	#4
madgett is my last name... Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 964	destroyObject() is for components. If you manually created a movieclip on the stage then you use movie1_btn.unloadMovie();. It must be a movieclip and not a button instance. If you have to have a button instance, then make sure it is inside a movieclip instance and you can unload the movieclip instance and it will take the button with it.

02-13-2007, 02:38 PM	#7
mekkfabrics Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	I´m sorry but I cant make it work, where should I put the code, on the timeline? What I want to do is, first to load a movieclip with a button on release that unloads the movieclip and the button at the same time, you know like an ordinary pop up window. my brain is about to explode soon