User Guide

58 ActionScript language elements

Example

Usage 1: The following example loads the SWF file circle.swf from the same directory and

replaces a movie clip called

mySquare that already exists on the Stage:

loadMovie("circle.swf", mySquare);

// equivalent statement (Usage 1): loadMovie("circle.swf",

_level0.mySquare);

// equivalent statement (Usage 2): loadMovie("circle.swf", "mySquare");

The following example loads the SWF file circle.swf from the same directory, but replaces the

main movie clip instead of the

mySquare movie clip:

loadMovie("circle.swf", this);

// Note that using "this" as a string for the target parameter will not work

// equivalent statement (Usage 2): loadMovie("circle.swf", "_level0");

The following loadMovie() statement loads the SWF file sub.swf from the same directory

into a new movie clip called

logo_mc that's created using createEmptyMovieClip():

this.createEmptyMovieClip("logo_mc", 999);

loadMovie("sub.swf", logo_mc);

You could add the following code to load a JPEG image called image1.jpg from the same

directory as the SWF file loading sub.swf. The JPEG is loaded when you click a button called

myBtn_btn. This code loads the JPEG into logo_mc. Therefore, it will replace sub.swf with

the JPEG image.

myBtn_btn.onRelease = function(){

loadMovie("image1.jpg", logo_mc);

};

Usage 2: The following example loads the SWF file circle.swf from the same directory and

replaces a movie clip called

mySquare that already exists on the Stage:

loadMovie("circle.swf", "mySquare");