MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING Reference page 252

callAncestor
Usage
callAncestor handlerName, script, {args...}
Description
Command; sends a message to a child object's ancestor script.
Ancestors can, in turn, have their own ancestors.
When you use
callAncestor
bypass the handlers in the primary script and go directly to the ancestor script.
Parameters
symHandlerName
scriptInstance
If
scriptInstance
in the script's ancestor script. If
to each item in the list in turn; if the handler is not defined in the ancestor script, no alert
is generated.
Optional. Any optional parameters to be passed to the handler.
args
Example
This example shows how a
behavior or parent script.
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This is the parent script:
-- script "man"
property ancestor
on new me, newTool
set ancestor = new(script "Animal", 2)
return me
end
on run me
put "Man running with "&the legCount of me&"legs"
end
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This is the ancestor script:
-- script "animal"
property legCount
on new me, newLegCount
set legCount = newLegCount
return me
end
on run me
put "Animal running with "& legCount &" legs"
end
on walk me
put "Animal walking with "& legCount &" legs"
end
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The following statements use the parent script and ancestor script.
This statement creates an instance of the parent script:
set m = new(script "man")
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, the name of the handler can be a variable, and you can explicitly
Required. A symbol that specifies the handler to activate.
Required. A reference to the script or list of scripts that contains the handler.
is a single script instance, an error alert occurs if the handler is not defined
scriptInstance
callAncestor
is a list of script instances, the message is sent
statement can call handlers in the ancestor of a