MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 514

514 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
See also
loadMovie()
, loadVariables(), loadVariablesNum(), MovieClip.unloadMovie()
MovieClip.localToGlobal()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_mc.localToGlobal(point)
Parameters
point
The name or identifier of an object created with the Object class, specifying the x and y
coordinates as properties.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; converts the point object from the movie clip’s (local) coordinates to the Stage
(global) coordinates.
Example
The following example converts x and y coordinates of the point object, from the movie clip’s
(local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates. The local x and y coordinates are specified
using the
_xmouse and _ymouse properties to retrieve the x and y coordinates of the mouse
pointer position.
onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
point = new object();
point.x = _xmouse;
point.y = _ymouse;
_root.out3 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
_root.out = _root._xmouse + " === " + _root._ymouse;
localToGlobal(point);
_root.out2 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
updateAfterEvent();
}
See also
MovieClip.globalToLocal()