I have an AS3 movie clip that I want to return to first frame whenever it reaches the last frame.
The movieclip instance name is sym2.
I tried -
_root.sym2.gotoAndPlay(1);
and
sym2.gotoAndPlay(1);
but it doesn't work.
How can I instruct the movie clip to restart playing from first frame ?
regards
Here is a good way of writing it without writing inside frames:
var backToStart:Function = new Function(){
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
yourMovieClip.addFrameScript(yourMovieClip.totalFrames, backToStart);
//place this in the constructor
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I'm incredibly rusty at Flash having not touched it in probably 10 years and can't seem to figure this out, or find it online:
I have a MovieClip with two layers, each having a Shape Tween. Basically its a Door that opens and closes.
I dropped it onto the main timeline but now I need it to start and stop. This is where I'm now struggling since the last time I used Flash actions could go on specific keyframes.
I made a new layer called actions just to keep things organized and currently have:
barrier1.stop();
I just want something that lets me state a frame, say 57 to have barrier1 start playing on. Tried using play(); and Event.ENTER_FRAME with no luck. How would I set this up?
Well it is easy with the instance name of your movieClip
barrier1.stop(); // Stops the movieClip
barrier1.play(); // Resumes
barrier1.gotoAndStop(12) // Goes to 12nd frame and stop
barrier1.gotoAndPlay(12) // Goes to 12nd frame and play
barrier1.currentFrame // returns barrier currentframe
For capturing frame from scene level:
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onLoop);
function onLoop(event:Event){
if(barrier1.currentFrame == 57){
trace("BARRIER is in 57. frame");
}
}
Inside on the animation clip on the first frame
var root:MovieClip = this.parent as MovieClip
root.makeStartSceneAnimation()
**in timeline scene level [root]**
function makeStartSceneAnimation(){
/// barrier started to play
}
If you are using timeline, you can add Key frame on the desired frame, and then add stop(); as Action in the action layer. But bear in mind that if you do this in the main timeline - it will stop everything. If you want to stop that MovieClip, then you have to do this inside MoviceClip's timeline.
I have the following piece of code:
var Note1:MovieClip = mcNote1;
//Init
Note1.stop();
The instance name and everything is correct but yet it doesn't stop the movieclip??
Here a short overview of my flash file
You could try a couple things. You could edit your movie clip and insert a Keyframe and add "stop();" to frame 1 of your movieclip. Or you could try "Note1.gotoAndStop(1);" in your main function.
I have a movie with several movieClips. One of the movieClips has a timeline with a motion tween. I created an instance of this movieClip:
var board:Board = new Board();
and used board.gotoAndStop(1); to keep the movieClip from playing at the beginning of the movie.
An eventListener checks to see when board collides with something; when it does, a function is invoked that uses board.gotoAndPlay(2) to get the board's timeline going.
I want the playhead on that timeline to stop at the end of the action, rather than looping. I tried to put a stop() on the last frame of that timeline, but Flash tells me I can't put an action on an object.
Can you help me solve this?
Thank you very, very much!
If memory serves, you need to make sure you have clicked in the frame in the timeline, so the frame is selected, and not an object on the stage. Then enter your actionscript.
Make sure you select a single frame where you would like to add actions then add your code
stop();
To make the timeline stop looping
how can i add a movie clip on a specific frame using addChild called in a class with AS3 ,
my problem is how access to the specific frame
thank you
The tricky thing about this would be to handle the frame 'live cycle'...
The way I would do it, is:
Add an event listener for FRAME_CONSTRUCTED
Send your movieclip and stop it at your desired frame.
Attach your symbol on the handler of the event.
Something like this:
mc.addEventListener(Event.FRAME_CONSTRUCTED, _addChild );
mc.gotoAndStop(2);
function _addChild(e:Event):void{
mc.addChild( new Square) //Library symbol
}
I want my movieclip to play once and stop on the last frame. I use the following code in the loop of my movieclip class. (this is as3)
if(currentFrame == 120)
stop();
120 is the last frame. It plays once. but the problem is it goes back to frame 1 again. is there a better method of stopping a movieclip on a particular frame.
If you want to do it with actionscript and not add a stop() to the last frame on the timeline manually, then you can use the undocumented addFrameScript() method.
mc.addFrameScript(mc.totalFrames - 1, function():void
{
mc.stop();
});
Can't remember the scope of the function, but you can either use mc.stop(), or just stop().
*EDIT - Added -1 to the first parameter of addFrameScript, because it is zero based (so to put a frameScript on frame 10 you would put 9).
On the timeline, you can just put a keyframe at the end, and add the stop(); method there. When it reaches that frame, the stop(); method will execute, and the clip will stop.
Assuming you are using the timeline that is, but sounds like you are.
Easiest way:
Just select the last Frame in the timeline. Open the Actions pane(F8). Ensure the frame u selected is still selected, if not then select again while the Actions pane is open.
After selecting, just add the simple stop() function in the the 'Action-Frame' pane.
//add the following line to the actions pane of the last frame.
stop();
You're done. You can optionally add a replay button if needed.
This seems more along the lines of what you're looking for:
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, function(e:Event){
if(currentFrame == totalFrames){
stop();
removeEventListener(event.type, arguments.callee);
}
});
I added an event listener (for Actionscript 3) so on every frame this function will fire and check what frame it is on. If it's the last frame it will stop. Based on your example I'm presuming you have a class that's extending MovieClip.