Removing Multiple Movie Clips

[NeoDreamer]

I am going to use the removeMovieClip("SomeMovie"); command. Is it possible to close multiple movie clips using only one of "removeMovieClip"? For example, i want to close movie1, movie2, and movie3.

[ahmed]

try this:
for (i=1; i<4; i++) { clip = this["movie"+i]; removeMovieClip(clip); }

[NeoDreamer]

Well, actually, my movies are not named that simply (movie 1,2,3...). A better example is: service, profile, contact.

[claudio]

You can only use removeMovieClip if the mc was created using attachMovie or duplicateMovieClip. Just in case you dont know...

[NeoDreamer]

Then what do I use for regular ones?

[claudio]

unloadMovie or unloadMovieNum

[NeoDreamer]

how do I close multiple movie clips with just using one line of code so that I don't waste time writing so much code?

[claudio]

You want to unload them on a button event?
Are the mcs loaded into level or target?

[NeoDreamer]

on release

[claudio]

Are the mcs loaded into level?

[NeoDreamer]

they are on the same level as the button that wants to close them

[claudio]

If so, try this:max = 2;//im assuming you want to unload mcs on levels 1 and 2
unload = function(){
for (i=1; i<=max; i++) {
unloadMovieNum(i);
};
}
button.onPress = unload;

[kode]

var movies = [service, profile, contact], index;
myButton.onRelease = function() {
for (index=0; index<movies.length; index++) {
movies[index].swapDepths(1000+index);
movies[index].removeMovieClip();
}
};
the removeMovieClip method only works if the MovieClip depth is equal or greater than 0.

[NeoDreamer]

where do you put this code?

[kode]

you put the code on the Frame actions. where myButton is the instance name of the Button that should remove those MovieClips.

[claudio]

I didnt know you could swap depths to remove the mcs.... :!:
thx again kax :)

[NeoDreamer]

This code broke the rollovers I had on my button. They don't show anymore. And also, I didn't want the movie clips to disapear forever. They should be able to come back when an action loads them again.


Why?

I am making a navigation system. Each section is a different movie clip symbol. When the user wants to go to another section, the current section must be removed. But, the removed section should only be temporary, as people might want to go back.

[claudio]

Usemoviclip._visible = false;

[kode]

- claudio

no problem. ;)
and actually, you shouldn't thank me... i learned that from senocular. :P


- Supree

if you need to load them again, you should use the attachMovie method to load them from the Library whenever you need those MovieClips. =)

[kode]

or you could listen to claudio. ;)

[NeoDreamer]

man, that didn't work at all.



on (release) {
awards2._visible=false;
conditions2._visible=false;
help2._visible=false;
thanks2._visible=false;
tutorials2._visible=false;
updates2._visible=false;
}


This is what happened: When clicked on, the new sections would appear under the current section. The current section would stay.

[NeoDreamer]

Oh, brother. Flash should have a simple unload movie clip action!!!!!!

[claudio]

Your code should work.
Are those mcs loaded into an empty mc?

[NeoDreamer]

source file is too large to attach. i am attaching the swf instead. this is without any tampering with the code. when the code is tampered with, (read above).

[claudio]

Ok, whats the action of the close button on the windows?

[NeoDreamer]

code for the [ x ] button on the sections

[/code]
on (rollOver) {
tellTarget ("/awards2/exit") {
gotoAndPlay("rollover");
}
}

on (rollOut) {
tellTarget ("/awards2/exit") {
gotoAndPlay("rollout");
}
}

on (release) {
tellTarget ("/awards2") {
gotoAndPlay("leave");
}
}
[/code]

This is for the awards section. "awards2" is the instance name of the movie clip that has the section window. "awards" is the instance name of the movie clip that has the awards button symbol.

[claudio]

Why dont you tell the current mc to go to its exit frame when a new movie is loaded.

[NeoDreamer]

How do you call up the current MC? What is its name??? Flash will have a hard time telling which MC is the window MC, because there are many other MCs running simultaneously as special effects.

[claudio]

Id use a variable to control which movie clip is currently being displayed and when another button is clicked, the current mc goes to its exit frame.
Does it makes sense to you?
:-\

[NeoDreamer]

Yeah, I know the concept, but I do not know anything about actionscript.

[claudio]

Hmm lemme thin a better way

[radicaljugnu]

why don't u create an array of the swf files and then use a for loop and removeMovieClip(array[i]) or something lik that

[Coppertop]

or, if the thing thats closing all the movie clips is a button, why the hell don't you just put:

on (release) {
removeMovieClip("service");
removeMovieClip("profile");
removeMovieClip("contact");
}

really easy, really simple, no problem. and if that doesn't work, then add the path to them as well like "_root.service" or "_root.someothercrazymc.service"

simple ways are nice too ya know

[NeoDreamer]

That don't work, coppertop. Look at the attachment. I have an MC named "mc" and a button that has your code.

[NeoDreamer]

Originally posted by kartik
why don't u create an array of the swf files and then use a for loop and removeMovieClip(array[i]) or something lik that

Because I know nothing about actionscript

[kode]

Originally posted by kax
the removeMovieClip method only works if the MovieClip depth is equal or greater than 0.

on (release) {
mc.swapDepths(1000);
removeMovieClip(mc);
}
:sigh:

[NeoDreamer]

Now, it can never be loaded up again... See attachment.

[kode]

Originally posted by kax
if you need to load them again, you should use the attachMovie method to load them from the Library whenever you need those MovieClips.

[NeoDreamer]

I solved the problem. I just told all the sections to goto and play a blank frame.