User Guide

596 Chapter 7: ActionScript for Flash

MovieClip.moveTo()

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

my_mc.moveTo(x:Number,

y:Number) : Void

Parameters

An integer indicating the horizontal position relative to the registration point of the parent

movie clip.

y An integer indicating the vertical position relative to the registration point of the parent

movie clip.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; moves the current drawing position to (x, y). If any of the parameters are missing, this

method fails and the current drawing position is not changed.

You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.

Example

The following example draws a triangle with a 5-pixel, solid magenta line and a partially

transparent blue fill:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("triangle_mc", 1);

triangle_mc.beginFill(0x0000FF, 30);

triangle_mc.lineStyle(5, 0xFF00FF, 100);

triangle_mc.moveTo(200, 200);

triangle_mc.lineTo(300, 300);

triangle_mc.lineTo(100, 300);

triangle_mc.lineTo(200, 200);

triangle_mc.endFill();