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targetPath() 857

targetPath()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

targetpath(movieClipObject:MovieClip) : String

Parameters

movieClipObject

Reference (for example, _root or _parent) to the movie clip for which the

target path is being retrieved.

Returns

A string containing the target path of the specified movie clip.

Description

Function; returns a string containing the target path of movieClipObject. The target path is

returned in dot (.) notation. To retrieve the target path in slash (/) notation, use the

_target

property.

Example

The following example traces the target path of a movie clip as soon as it loads:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("myClip_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());

trace(targetPath(myClip_mc));//traces _level0.myClip_mc