Actionscipt to hide all MCs with same prefix???

[3dron]

How can I easily hide all my layers that begin with "opt_" onLoad of an swf?

I want any easy function I can put in a bunch of different swfs, that will always hide the instances of MCs with certain "wildcard" names?

Ron R. Jr.

[pablo 2006]

I've written a quick script for you. It loops through all instance names and checks for "_". You can change "_" to whatever *wildcard you need. This will hide all Mcs with an "_" in the name on the top level.




function wildCardSearch(clip:MovieClip):Void {
//loop through obects
for (i in clip) {
//select only MovieClips
if (clip[i] instanceof MovieClip) {
//Check all Mc names for a "_"
var wildCard = clip[i]._name.indexOf("_");
trace(wildCard);
//if "_" is located, make this Mc invisible
if (wildCard >= 0) {
clip[i]._visible = false;
}
}
}
}
//Passes in _level0 (ie everything on _root)
wildCardSearch(this);




If you have nested Mc's that you also need to hide, you'll need to call the wildcard function from within the nested Mc eg...




_parent.wildCardSearch(this);



Hope this helps,
Pablo

[3dron]

_global.wildCardHide = function (clip:MovieClip, pattern):Void {
for (i in clip) {
if (clip[i] instanceof MovieClip) {
var wildCard = clip[i]._name.indexOf(pattern);
trace(wildCard);
if (wildCard >= 0) {
clip[i]._visible = false;
}
}
}
}

I just thought Flash might allow something as simple as:

opt_* = false;

where "opt_" is the pre-fix of all MCs I want to hide.

Ron R

[pablo 2006]

Nope, life's seldom that easy.

:D