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originPoint

Syntax

sprite whichVectorOrFlashSprite.originPoint

the originPoint of sprite whichVectorOrFlashSprite

member(whichVectorOrFlashMember).originPoint

the originPoint of member whichVectorOrFlashMember

Description

Cast member and sprite property; controls the origin point around which scaling and rotation

occurs of a Flash movie or vector shape.

The

originPoint property is specified as a Director point value: for example, point(100,200).

Setting a Flash movie or vector shape’s origin point with the originPoint property is the same as

setting the

originH and originV properties separately. For example, setting the originPoint

property to point(50,75) is the same as setting the

originH property to 50 and the originV

property to 75.

Director point values specified for the

originPoint property are restricted to integers,

whereas originH and originV can be specified with floating-point numbers. When you test

the

originPoint property, the point values are truncated to integers. As a rule of thumb, use

the

originH and originV properties for precision; use the originPoint property for speed

and convenience.

You can set the

originPoint property only if the originMode property is set to #point.

This property can be tested and set. The default value is 0.

Note: This property must be set to the default value if the scaleMode property is set to #autoSize, or the sprite will

not display correctly.

Example

This sprite script uses the originMode property to set up a Flash movie sprite so its origin point

can be set to a specific point. It then sets the origin points.

on beginSprite me

sprite(me.spriteNum).scaleMode = #showAll

sprite(me.spriteNum).originMode = #point

sprite(me.spriteNum).originPoint = point(100, 80)

end