Movieclip.onunload - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

MovieClip.onUnload

Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.onUnload = function() {
// your statements here
}
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Event handler; invoked in the first frame after the movie clip is removed from the Timeline. Flash
processes the actions associated with the
the affected frame. You must define a function that executes when the event handler is invoked.
You can define the function on the Timeline or in a class file that extends the MovieClip class or
is linked to a symbol in the library. For more information, see "Assigning a class to a movie clip
symbol" in Using ActionScript in Flash.
Example
The following example defines a function for the
action to the Output panel:
trace()
my_mc.onUnload = function () {
trace ("onUnload called");
};
570 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
event handler before attaching any actions to
onUnload
MovieClip.onUnload
method that sends a