User Guide

862 ActionScript classes
Place your content on or after Frame 3. Then add the following code on Frame 3:
stop();
See also
MovieClipLoader
getBounds (MovieClip.getBounds method)
public getBounds(bounds:Object) : Object
Returns properties that are the minimum and maximum x and y coordinate values of the
movie clip, based on the
bounds parameter.
You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Parameters
bounds:Object - The target path of the Timeline whose coordinate system you want to use
as a reference point.
Returns
Object - An object with the properties xMin, xMax, yMin, and yMax.
Example
The following example creates a movie clip called
square_mc. The code draws a square for
that movie clip and uses
MovieClip.getBounds() to display the coordinate values of the
instance in the Output panel.
this.createEmptyMovieClip("square_mc", 1);
square_mc._x = 10;
square_mc._y = 10;
square_mc.beginFill(0xFF0000);
square_mc.moveTo(0, 0);
square_mc.lineTo(100, 0);
square_mc.lineTo(100, 100);
square_mc.lineTo(0, 100);
square_mc.lineTo(0, 0);
square_mc.endFill();
NOTE
Use MovieClip.localToGlobal() and MovieClip.globalToLocal() methods to convert the
movie clip’s local coordinates, or Stage coordinates to local coordinates, respectively.