Re: loading mc into empty mc

Good, 'cause my AS2 skills are rusty :)

First thing you'll want to do is go into the Library and create a class for all movie clips that you want to load.

Here's a screenshot of what it should look like:
http://screencast.com/t/f1awsbWik

Next, you'll want to put the following code on your buttons:



import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.display.MovieClip;

function clearContainer():void {
while(myContainerMC.numChildren > 0) {
myContainerMC.removeChildAt(0);
}
}

myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, myButtonClick, false, 0, true);

function myButtonClick(e:MouseEvent):void {

// if the container is not empty (i.e. if you have previously
// loaded another MC), the container's contents will be cleared.
clearContainer();

// create a new instance of your movieclip
// and add it to the container
var myMC:MovieClip = new MyTestMC();
myContainerMC.addChild(myMC);

}


Kind regards,
Pieter

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