Createemptymovieclip (Movieclip.createemptymovieclip Method) - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

An example is also in the drawingapi.fla file in the ActionScript samples folder. The following
list gives typical paths to this folder:
Windows: boot drive\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\Samples and
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Tutorials\Samples\ActionScript
Macintosh: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/
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Samples/ActionScript
See also
lineStyle (MovieClip.lineStyle method)
createEmptyMovieClip
(MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip method)
public createEmptyMovieClip(name:String, depth:Number) : MovieClip
Creates an empty movie clip as a child of an existing movie clip. This method behaves
similarly to the
attachMovie()
identifier for the new movie clip. The registration point for a newly created empty movie clip
is the upper-left corner. This method fails if any of the parameters are missing.
You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Parameters
- A string that identifies the instance name of the new movie clip.
name:String
- An integer that specifies the depth of the new movie clip.
depth:Number
Returns
- A reference to the newly created movie clip.
MovieClip
Example
The following example creates an empty MovieClip named
TextField inside of it, and then sets the new
var container:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
var label:TextField = container.createTextField("label", 1, 0, 0, 150, 20);
label.text = "Hello World";
See also
attachMovie (MovieClip.attachMovie method)
454 ActionScript classes
method, but you don't need to provide an external linkage
TextField.text
, creates a new
container
property.