Target a specific frame in an MC for display

[evan]

each time mc icons

as in

icons.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, showImage);


var photo:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
addChild(photo);


function showImage(e:MouseEvent):void {

photo.alpha = 0;


var loader:Loader = new Loader();

loader.load(new URLRequest(icons.getChildAt(0).name + ".jpg"));


loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fadeImage);


photo.addChild(loader);

photo.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, hideImage);
}

I understand where it works but I am curiose as to how.

It makes to refference to each photo, yet each picture corresponds perfectly with each icon.I see that with icons.getChildAt(0).name+"jpg")); it calls up a picture in order but how does it know which one is first second etc.?

the photos are all named Monroe, Elvis etc.

[Medyman]

Ok...let me break this down.

There are a few things at play here.

1. The next button on the main timeline.
2. The icons (one each on each frame) in the icons movieclip
3. Each icon has an instance name that is the same as the .jpg image I want to call

The "next" button manipulates what frame the icons movieclip is on. When you click on an icon, it runs the showImage() function.

What the showImage() function is saying is this: load an image with the filename equal to the instance name of the movieclip on _level0 of the icons movieclip. So, it goes to the icons movieclip, looks to see what movieclip is currently showing, and then gets it's instance name. Next, it loads the_instance_name.jpg onto the stage.

So icons.getChildAt(0).name refers to whichever movieclip is on _level0 of icons.

Does that answer your question?

[evan]

It does, big time. I love seeing examples where more than one thing gets done and(to me) it's not apparent right away. Good stuff.