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460 ActionScript classes

_droptarget (MovieClip._droptarget property)

public _droptarget : String [read-only]

Returns the absolute path in slash-syntax notation of the movie clip instance on which this

movie clip was dropped. The

_droptarget property always returns a path that starts with a

slash (

/). To compare the _droptarget property of an instance to a reference, use the eval()

function to convert the returned value from slash syntax to a dot-syntax reference

(ActionScript 2.0 does not support slash syntax.)

Note: This property is supported in Flash Lite only if

System.capabilities.hasMouse is

true or System.capabilities.hasStylus is true.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0

Example

The following example evaluates the _droptarget property of the garbage_mc movie clip

instance and uses

eval() to convert it from slash syntax to a dot syntax reference. The

garbage_mc reference is then compared to the reference to the trashcan_mc movie clip

instance. If the two references are equivalent, the visibility of

garbage_mc is set to false. If

they are not equivalent, the

garbage instance resets to its original position.

origX = garbage_mc._x;

origY = garbage_mc._y;

garbage_mc.onPress = function() {

this.startDrag();

};

garbage_mc.onRelease = function() {

this.stopDrag();

if (eval(this._droptarget) == trashcan_mc) {

this._visible = false;

} else {

this._x = origX;

this._y = origY;

}

};