How to pass variables inside onRelease = function() ?

Question

Hi all
I am creating MCs through a loop, but I want to assign an
onRelease function to each created MC, in
that same loop. And I need to use the variables from the loop
into the function...
So I tried this:
for(var sVar in flashVars){
i++;
var mcName = sVar.substr(0,3);
// create the MCs:
duplicateMovieClip(_root.testBut,"medium"+sVar,i);
_root["medium"+sVar].testText.text=sVar;
// assign the function to each created MC:
_root["medium"+sVar].onRelease = function(){
_root[mcName]._x=0;
The problem is that the variable "mcName" is not passed into
the function. How do I solve this?
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Answer 1

myIP wrote:
> or perhaps more ideal;
>
> for(var sVar in flashVars)
> {
> i++;
> //var mcName = sVar.substr(0,3);
>
> // create the MCs:
> duplicateMovieClip(_root.testBut,"medium"+sVar,i);
> _root["medium"+sVar].testText.text=sVar;
> _root["medium"+sVar].mcName = sVar.substr(0,3);
>
>
> // assign the function to each created MC:
> _root["medium"+sVar].onRelease = function()
> {
> trace(this.mcName)
> _root[mcName]._x=0;
> }
> }
>
thanks but this does not work.
I think that the problem is that the variables defined in the
for loop do not exist in the scope of
the function.
when the MC is clicked, and the onRelease function says:
_root[mcName]._x=0;
the variable "mcName" is empty.
seb ( [email protected])
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design
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