mc._width = rectangle.width (AS2)

[Aprime]

So, playing around with AS2. Yep, AS3 is better... I know. But I like to use both. Anyway.

I've got this

var wasRect:Rectangle = getAlphaBounds(txtWas);

trace(strike._width);
trace(wasRect.width);
strike._width=wasRect.width;
trace("New Width "+strike._width);

The traces work and numbers update, but the strike mc does not. Any idea why and how to fix this?

[MintPaw]

Well if the value is changing but it's not showing visually then it's likely you have an external problem. Maybe another object is covering it. Or maybe you're referencing the wrong object.

Maybe setting it's rotation to 45 or something and see if it changes. If not then you're not looking at the right object.

[Gimmick]

That's strange, when I use getAlphaBounds in AS2 I see there's no such function. What values do the traces return? The closest I could come up to was getBounds, and that returns an Object with properties xMax, xMin, yMax and yMin.

Alternatively, is getAlphaBounds a custom function? If so, what's the code for it?

[MintPaw]

At 10/16/14 09:42 PM, Gimmick wrote: Alternatively, is getAlphaBounds a custom function? If so, what's the code for it?

That's not really relevant, trace the width before, apply whatever, trace it again. If it's different and not showing visually that's the issue.

I wouldn't say it's a custom function, it's just a function that's not in the flash package. What would you consider custom?

[Gimmick]

At 10/16/14 10:00 PM, MintPaw wrote: That's not really relevant, trace the width before, apply whatever, trace it again. If it's different and not showing visually that's the issue.

Well I did this now as:

// two movieclips called "txtWas" and "strike" like in OP's
// one with width 7, the other with 140.95
trace(strike._width)         //output: 7
trace(txtWas._width)       //output: 140.95
strike._width = txtWas._width
trace(strike._width)        //output: 140.9
trace(txtWas._width)      //output: 140.95

And the first time I tried it with getAlphaBounds (not defined AFAIK):

// same arrangement, two mc's with different widths
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
var rectB:Rectangle = getAlphaBounds(txtWas)      //txtWas' width is 190, strike's is 100
trace(rectB.width)                        //undefined
trace(txtWas._width)                   //190
trace(strike._width)                     //100
strike._width = rectB.width
trace(rectB.width)                        //undefined
trace(strike._width)                     //100

I wouldn't say it's a custom function, it's just a function that's not in the flash package. What would you consider custom?

Yeah that's what I meant, something that's not included by default in the flash package.

[MintPaw]

At 10/16/14 10:23 PM, Gimmick wrote: Stuff

Well if the trace comes back undefined then I'm sure he'd know it and investigate his function.

I wouldn't say it's a custom function, it's just a function that's not in the flash package. What would you consider custom?

Yeah that's what I meant, something that's not included by default in the flash package.

Yeah, but that vague, technically Tween and Color are in the mx package, but I'd still consider them flash classes. And even the flash package you have to import to use. You're not meant to think about function like that, nothing is really 'default' or 'custom', when it's imported it's imported.

Although to solve this problem I agree more tracing is needed on his part.

[Gimmick]

At 10/17/14 12:21 AM, MintPaw wrote: Yeah, but that vague, technically Tween and Color are in the mx package, but I'd still consider them flash classes. And even the flash package you have to import to use. You're not meant to think about function like that, nothing is really 'default' or 'custom', when it's imported it's imported.

OK; good to know, thanks! So is it okay to think of custom functions as "functions in imported non-Adobe classes"? :p

[MintPaw]

At 10/17/14 12:52 AM, Gimmick wrote: OK; good to know, thanks! So is it okay to think of custom functions as "functions in imported non-Adobe classes"? :p

Whatever floats your boat.