Translate (Matrix.translate Method) - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference

var transformedPoint:Point = myMatrix.transformPoint(myPoint);
trace(transformedPoint); // (450, 0)
var pointMc_0:MovieClip = createRectangle(10, 10, 0xFF0000);
pointMc_0._x = myPoint.x;
var pointMc_1:MovieClip = createRectangle(10, 10, 0x00FF00);
pointMc_1._x = transformedPoint.x;
function createRectangle(width:Number, height:Number,
color:Number):MovieClip {
var depth:Number = this.getNextHighestDepth();
var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_" + depth, depth);
mc.beginFill(color);
mc.lineTo(0, height);
mc.lineTo(width, height);
mc.lineTo(width, 0);
mc.lineTo(0, 0);
return mc;
}

translate (Matrix.translate method)

public translate(tx:Number, ty:Number) : Void
Modifies a Matrix object so that the effect of its transformation is to move an object along the
x and y axes.
The method alters the
translate()
notation, this is shown as follows:
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8
Parameters
- The amount of movement along the x axis to the right, in pixels.
tx:Number
- The amount of movement down along the y axis, in pixels.
ty:Number
782 ActionScript classes
and properties of the matrix object. In matrix
tx ty