getChildIndex()

[mattrock23]

I'm trying to do something based on the index of the object that gets clicked on...

getChildIndex(event.currentTarget)

this doesn't seem to work, the compiler gives an error that I'm trying to implicitly coerce values.

I know this is possible, I've heard people talking about doing this...

[mattrock23]

OK, well If you have ever read a post by me you know this is normal but I just found the answer.

getChildIndex(DisplayObject(event.CurrentTarget)) works.

I guess it's good that it's in the forum now because when I searched before posting this there was nothing...

[Felixz]

Have u tried this
event.target.parent.getChildIndex(event.target);

[soulwire]

I suppose whats happening is, as the event.target object of the event dispatcher is a general object (?), i.e. defined lossely, so in order to use display object methods you first need to cast it back to displayobject or one of its subclasses if you know which the target would be.

[pskits]

if you named the child could you not put : getChildIndex(event.currentTarget.name);

[TheCanadian]

I'm sure mattrock appreciates your wrong answer to his 4 year old question which he himself answered correctly 10 minutes after posting it . . . 4 years ago :)

[Krilnon]

I know I do.