onLoad events for runtime MCs

[Fat-Lifeguard]

I'll explain this as best as I can.

I am using a list of data as a guide to constructing a level. My engine cycles through the list and attaches movieclips identified by the list. The movieclip symbols fall into two categories, ones that follow standard initialization procedure after they've been attached and those with unique initialization procedure. The problem is, in order to recognize that the movieclip has unique procedures and to know what those procedures are, the movieclip has to have variables and functions declared instantly. I can't use onClipEvent(load) because they are runtime mcs and declarations on the first frame of the mc don't take affect until the next frame. Any ideas on how I can get variables and functions to get initialized as soon as the movieclip is attached?

I want it to work like this:

_root.attachMovie("theMC","MC"+i",depth);
if(_root["MC"+i].standard == true) {
//standard functions;
} else {
_root["MC"+i].uniqueFunction();
}

[Blaze]

A few words of advice:

When you attach a movieclip, THATS your onLoad event. So, for instance,

if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)){
_root.attachMovie(blah, blah, blah)
_root[blah+i].var1=true;
_root[blah+i].var2=7;
}

And so forth. However, if you wanna be sure, you can ALWAYS do.

_root[blah+i].onLoad = function(){
//vars are stored here;
}

[Fat-Lifeguard]

The problem is that it isn't unique to the instance, it's unique to the symbol in the library. Example: Every instance of chair is going to have the same startup procedure that is different from the startup procedure of table.

[s1nt3ch]

you could still use onLoad
like
_root[mc+i].onLoad= function() {
whatever you want to do;
}

[Blaze]

At 8/8/06 07:35 PM, Fat_Lifeguard wrote: The problem is that it isn't unique to the instance, it's unique to the symbol in the library. Example: Every instance of chair is going to have the same startup procedure that is different from the startup procedure of table.

I know, but do both table and chair have an instance name that is "chair"? if they dont, ive already proven a solution. Otherwise, you could store all the instance names in an array, and run and onLoad for that.