MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT Reference Manual page 494

MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(instanceName, depth)
Parameters
instanceName
An integer that specifies the depth of the new movie clip.
depth
Returns
A reference to the newly created movie clip.
Description
Method; creates an empty movie clip as a child of an existing movie clip. This method behaves
similarly to the
attachMovie()
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.
See also
MovieClip.attachMovie()
MovieClip.createTextField()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.createTextField(instanceName, depth, x, y, width, height)
Parameters
instanceName
A positive integer that specifies the depth of the new text field.
depth
An integer that specifies the x coordinate of the new text field.
x
An integer that specifies the y coordinate of the new text field.
y
A positive integer that specifies the width of the new text field.
width
A positive integer that specifies the height of the new text field.
height
Returns
Nothing.
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A string that identifies the instance name of the new movie clip.
method, but you don't need to provide an external linkage name
A string that identifies the instance name of the new text field.