ActionScript3

Control Flash Movie Clip with ActionScript 3

By Pankaj

Posted on March 11, 2011

This tutorial shows how to use Flash ActionScript 3 to control Flash Movie Clip.

The basic idea of controlling a Flash Movie Clip on the stage is to Play, Stop, Go To the next frame, Go To the previous Frame, Go To a particular certain frame and continue playing and stop it. This tutorial shows how to do it.

The complete Flash Movie of this Flash ActionScript 3 tutorial is shown as above. Please play around to see how it works.

// Play Square MC Buttonplay_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playSquare);
function playSquare(evt:Event) {square_mc.play();}
// Stop Square MC Buttonstop_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopSquare);
function stopSquare(evt:Event) {square_mc.stop();}
// Square MC Go To Frame 15 STOP ButtongotoFrame15Stop_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoFrame15Stop);
function gotoFrame15Stop(evt:Event) {square_mc.gotoAndStop(15);}
// Square MC Go To Frame 15 PLAY ButtongotoFrame15Play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoFrame15Play);
function gotoFrame15Play(evt:Event) {square_mc.gotoAndPlay(15);}
// Square MC Go To NEXT Frame ButtongotoNextFrame_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoNextFrame);
function gotoNextFrame(evt:Event) {square_mc.nextFrame();}
// Square MC Go To PREVIOUSFrame ButtongotoPreviousFrame_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoPreviousFrame);
function gotoPreviousFrame(evt:Event){square_mc.prevFrame();}
// Add Event Listener to stageaddEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, countFrame);
function countFrame(evt:Event){// Display the current frame numberoutput_txt.text = (“The Current Frame Number is now: ” + square_mc.currentFrame);}