Array to control MCs on the root timeline

Question

HI - - - a continuing saga
I have a main timeline thats about 900 frames long. During
the course of this 900 frames I bring in short MCs (subA, subB,
subC, etc) on their own layer which play their duration - (a 90
frame sub MC gets 90 frames on the main timeline).
Using a mc I made into a play/pause btn, I can pause and
resume play of the main timeline by targeting “_root”.
I can also use the same button to pause/play the sub_mcs IF I
list each one at the pause and play commands. I thought an array
would help me avoid that code repetition but it doesn't work.
Can someone look at my code and let me know what's missing
and/or what I did wrong?
TIA
JL

Answer 1

Hi --
Try this:
obj = allSubMCs[0]
obj.play();
etc..
You have to define the index of the array. If you want the
pause/play button
to work for all MCs in the array then just loop through the
array.
Rich
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> HI - - - a continuing saga
>
> I have a main timeline thats about 900 frames long.
During the course of
> this
> 900 frames I bring in short MCs (subA, subB, subC, etc)
on their own layer
> which play their duration - (a 90 frame sub MC gets 90
frames on the main
> timeline).
>
> Using a mc I made into a play/pause btn, I can pause and
resume play of
> the
> main timeline by targeting ?_root?.
> I can also use the same button to pause/play the sub_mcs
IF I list each
> one at
> the pause and play commands. I thought an array would
help me avoid that
> code
> repetition but it doesn't work.
>
> Can someone look at my code and let me know what's
missing and/or what I
> did
> wrong?
>
> TIA
>
> JL
>
> var allSubMCs:Array = new Array("sub1_mc", "sub2_mc",
"sub3_mc");
>
>
> playPause_btn.onRollOver = function() {
>
> if(this._currentframe == 1) {
> this.gotoAndStop("pauseOver");
> }
>
> else {
> this.gotoAndStop("playOver");
> }
>
> }
>
>
> playPause_btn.onRollOut = function() {
>
> if(this._currentframe == 10) {
> this.gotoAndStop("pause");
> }
>
> else {
> this.gotoAndStop("play");
> }
>
> }
>
>
> playPause_btn.onRelease = function() {
>
> if(this._currentframe == 10) {
> this.gotoAndStop("playOver");
> _root.sub1_mc.stop(); // naming each sub mc does
> //_root.allSubMCs.stop(); // the array doesn't work
> _root.stop();
> }
>
> else {
> this.gotoAndStop("pauseOver");
> //_root.allSubMCs.play(); // the array doesn't work
> _root.sub1_mc.play(); // naming each sub mc does
> _root.play();
> }
>
> }
> //------END PlayPause TOGGLE--------
>