Movieclip.prevframe() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

MovieClip.prevFrame()

Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_mc.prevFrame() : Void
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sends the playhead to the previous frame and stops it.
You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass. For
more information, see "Assigning a class to a movie clip symbol" in Using ActionScript in Flash.
Example
In the following example, two movie clip buttons control the Timeline. The
moves the playhead to the previous frame, and the
next frame. Add content to a series of frames on the Timeline, and add the following ActionScript
to Frame 1 of the Timeline:
stop();
prev_mc.onRelease = function() {
var parent_mc:MovieClip = this._parent;
if (parent_mc._currentframe>1) {
parent_mc.prevFrame();
} else {
parent_mc.gotoAndStop(parent_mc._totalframes);
}
};
next_mc.onRelease = function() {
var parent_mc:MovieClip = this._parent;
if (parent_mc._currentframe<parent_mc._totalframes) {
parent_mc.nextFrame();
} else {
parent_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
}
};
See also
prevFrame()
button moves the playhead to the
next_mc
MovieClip.prevFrame()
button
prev_mc
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