MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 494

494 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(instanceName, depth)
Parameters
instanceName
A string that identifies the instance name of the new movie clip.
depth An integer that specifies the depth of the new movie clip.
Returns
A reference to the newly created movie clip.
Description
Method; creates an empty movie clip as a child of an existing movie clip. This method behaves
similarly to the
attachMovie() method, but you don’t need to provide an external linkage name
for the new movie clip. The registration point for a newly created empty movie clip is the upper
left corner. This method fails if any of the parameters are missing.
See also
MovieClip.attachMovie()
MovieClip.createTextField()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_mc.createTextField(instanceName,
depth, x, y, width, height)
Parameters
instanceName
A string that identifies the instance name of the new text field.
depth A positive integer that specifies the depth of the new text field.
x An integer that specifies the x coordinate of the new text field.
y An integer that specifies the y coordinate of the new text field.
width A positive integer that specifies the width of the new text field.
height A positive integer that specifies the height of the new text field.
Returns
Nothing.