[thelist] Flash: Path issues, number as instance name

Frank lists at frankmarion.com
Thu Dec 19 01:23:01 CST 2002


At 09:42 PM 12/18/2002 -0500, you wrote:

Yes, I rock. Truly. I figured this one out.  The correct syntax to use when
an instance's name is a number is such:

_root[1].myObject.myProperty = myValue

Could it be that flash deals with the objects in an array? I betcha.


>My problem seems to be that when I attempt to address the particular
>object in this way
>
>_root.1.myNumber (where '1' is the name of instance of my button-movie clip)
>
>Flash chokes.




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