Discovery about removeMovieClip()!!!

2006-01-13

I have accidently discovered how to remove ANY movieclip regardless wether it is manually added to the stage, or dynamically (with attachMovie, or duplicateMovieClip, or createEmptyMovieClip)

OK, create a new flash document, create one movieclip in the library, and drag 2 instances of it onto the stage, naming one myClip1 and the other myClip2

Then paste this code on your timeline:

ActionScript Code:

myClip1.removeMovieClip();
myClip2.swapDepths(5);
myClip2.removeMovieClip();

Viola! myClip2 has buggered off! Not even a sniffter of it in the 'List Objects' of the output pane!!

If it moves, eat it. If it doesn't move, wait till it moves, then eat it.

fs123456 · 2006-01-13 #2

WTF! I thought that would be obvious

David_King · 2006-01-13 #3

Hmm, I dont know if your having a go at me, or at the flash player..?

The point is, that without the swapDepths the removeMovieClip() fails. It has never been obvious to me to call swapDepths first in order to trick the player. I figure it may have slipped past other actionscripters.

senocular · 2006-01-13 #4

its not so much -without- swapdepths; its just a matter of having a movie clip in a depth between 0 and 1048575. By default, movie clips placed on the timeline are in negative depths (which is where swapdepths comes in to change that for removal if needed)

http://senocular.com/flash/tutorials/depths/?page=2

David_King · 2006-01-13 #5

ahh, thanks senocular, I have never really understood where those pesky movieclips went.

ClydeMK · 2007-06-25 #6

You guys just stopped me from losing my hair early.

This has been driving me mad for days! :-)

uxk8396 · 2008-07-08 #7

Hi,
sub: RemoveMovieClip() using AS2

Here is my function from the frame 1.

function fillRegion(x0, y0, x1, y1, d) {
// pick one of the words and place
n = random(wordList.length);
word = wordList[n];
// place the word object
nombre = "word"+String(depth++);
neo = this.attachMovie("mcWord", lettre, depth);
// set word
neo.setWord(word);
neo.fitInto(x0,y0,x1,y1,d);

I need to remove the dynamic movieClip in frame 2.

this.onEnterFrame=function(){

lettre.swapDepths(8000)
lettre.removeMovieClip()
}

It does not work. Any suggestion.
Thank you

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	David_King	2006-01-13 #3
	Hmm, I dont know if your having a go at me, or at the flash player..? The point is, that without the swapDepths the removeMovieClip() fails. It has never been obvious to me to call swapDepths first in order to trick the player. I figure it may have slipped past other actionscripters.

	senocular	2006-01-13 #4
	its not so much -without- swapdepths; its just a matter of having a movie clip in a depth between 0 and 1048575. By default, movie clips placed on the timeline are in negative depths (which is where swapdepths comes in to change that for removal if needed) http://senocular.com/flash/tutorials/depths/?page=2

	David_King	2006-01-13 #5
	ahh, thanks senocular, I have never really understood where those pesky movieclips went.

	ClydeMK	2007-06-25 #6
	You guys just stopped me from losing my hair early. This has been driving me mad for days! :-)

	uxk8396	2008-07-08 #7
	Hi, sub: RemoveMovieClip() using AS2 Here is my function from the frame 1. function fillRegion(x0, y0, x1, y1, d) { // pick one of the words and place n = random(wordList.length); word = wordList[n]; // place the word object nombre = "word"+String(depth++); neo = this.attachMovie("mcWord", lettre, depth); // set word neo.setWord(word); neo.fitInto(x0,y0,x1,y1,d); I need to remove the dynamic movieClip in frame 2. this.onEnterFrame=function(){ lettre.swapDepths(8000) lettre.removeMovieClip() } It does not work. Any suggestion. Thank you