Hi.
Is it possible to use a movieclip I have on stage via an external class file?
I have this class file:

package {
    
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.display.DisplayObject;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    
    public class FirkantMove extends MovieClip{
    
        private var speed:Number = 5;
        private var currentDegrees:Number = 0;
        private var circle_width:Number = 300;
        private var circle_height:Number = 50;
        private var myCircle:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
        
        //CONSTRUCTOR
        public function FirkantMove():void{
            addChild(myCircle);
            addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, movingCode);
            trace("**********addListener is running");
        }
        
        
        
        function movingCode(event:Event):void{
            currentDegrees = currentDegrees + speed;
            var radians:Number = currentDegrees * Math.PI / 180;
            var posX:Number = Math.sin(radians) * circle_width;
            var posY:Number = Math.cos(radians) * circle_height;
            
            Circle.x = posX;
            Circle.y = posY;
            
            trace(posX);
        }
    }
} 

Then I have a mc on stage with the instance name "circle" - the mc has a linkage name "Circle".
When I run it I see the posX coordinates in the output window but how can I put these coordinates on the mc I have on stage?

- Michael Brydeboel
http://www.x-itin.dk

[x-itin]

No one can help me?

[souichi]

You can't access a movie clip directly on stage, but you can import it from the library at run time by attaching it to an empty movie clip created in your class.

[x-itin]

Okay, what if I want to use a motion tween in the timeline on the movieclip I attach to an empty movie clip?

[sentinels]

you would need to pass the reference of your MovieClip when you instantiate your class.

[x-itin]

do you have a link or something to a example, it would be great

[sentinels]

it all really depends on where you're instantiating your class, unless that's the document class?

[x-itin]

I instantiate my class by using this code:

import FirkantMove;
var firMove:FirkantMove = new FirkantMove(); 

If I use the Document Class then I have directly access to the stage, is that true?

[sentinels]

yes, but if your movieclip isn't instantiated via code, i *believe* you'll have to use getChildByName and not explicitly declare the instance in your class... there was a thread on here awhile back that touched on this very topic. i believe senocular can answer this.