MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 678

678 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
targetPath
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
targetpath(movieClipObject)
Parameters
movieClipObject
Reference (for example, _root or _parent) to the movie clip for which the
target path is being retrieved.
Returns
A string containing the target path of the specified movie clip.
Description
Function; returns a string containing the target path of movieClipObject. The target path is
returned in dot notation. To retrieve the target path in slash notation, use the
_target property.
Example
This example displays the target path of a movie clip as soon as it loads.
onClipEvent(load){
trace(targetPath(this));
}
See also
eval()
tellTarget
Availability
Flash Player 3. (Deprecated in Flash 5; use of dot notation and the with action is recommended.)
Usage
tellTarget("target") {
statement(s);
}
Parameters
target
A string that specifies the target path of the Timeline to be controlled.
statement(s) The instructions to execute if the condition evaluates to true.
Returns
Nothing.