Action Script for Button Links

[jerobert]

Hi there, a little new to flash, I need to know if/how to make a button instance linkable.

For instance i'm trying to create rollover buttons, with a small horzintonal menu that will aprear with various links(there will be several links on the menu). So I need to make each button linkable but not on the main timeline, only on the button. I believe isolating the script is crucial here.

Is this possible? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[pixl8r]

Yes it is possible but you do not have to isolate the script. On the main timeline you can use:

buttonInstanceName.onRelease = function(){
     //do stuff
}

Otherwise simply right click on the button and select actions from the list.

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[oldnewbie]

But when assigning the function handler, the button must be present on that frame.

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[jerobert]

Thank you gentlemen. What happens if your button needing the code is inside another button?

This now seems to be an issue, I get 'Statement must appear within on handler' from the output error window.

 

[oldnewbie]

You can have a button within another button.

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[oldnewbie]

You can't have a button within another button.

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[jerobert]

Can you have a movie clip inside a button, which has other buttons?

 

[oldnewbie]

You can have a movie clip with buttons inside of it.

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[pixl8r]

What you need is a button that controls a movieclip that has more buttons in it. How's that?

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!