using removeMovieClip() ; function

[iluvAS]

Im currently working on a platformer. The character has to pick up items ive scattered throughout the stage. Ive put in this code to the pickable coin

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(_root.mc.hitTest(this)){
_root.mc.point+=1
removeMovieClip(this)
}
}

the first part of adding the point works but how do i make it removemovieclip. putting that in did not remove the coin from the stage. How can i use this function properly and perhaps is there any other way to remove a movie clip from the stage through actionscript?

[suicidalnene]

removeMovieclip only works with movieclips that are duplicates or are created through actionscript

[BillysProgrammer]

At 10/23/08 07:29 AM, suicidalnene wrote: removeMovieclip only works with movieclips that are duplicates or are created through actionscript

Actually, thats incorrect, as long as there is a loop, function, or action going on that triggers something, then it will remove

[suicidalnene]

At 10/23/08 07:31 AM, BillysProgrammer wrote:

At 10/23/08 07:29 AM, suicidalnene wrote: removeMovieclip only works with movieclips that are duplicates or are created through actionscript

Actually, thats incorrect, as long as there is a loop, function, or action going on that triggers something, then it will remove

o really? Now i know

[BillysProgrammer]

At 10/23/08 07:34 AM, suicidalnene wrote:

At 10/23/08 07:31 AM, BillysProgrammer wrote:

At 10/23/08 07:29 AM, suicidalnene wrote: removeMovieclip only works with movieclips that are duplicates or are created through actionscript

Actually, thats incorrect, as long as there is a loop, function, or action going on that triggers something, then it will remove

o really? Now i know

Yep, Theres a tutorial in AS:Main that explains it more clearly if you wanna go check it out!

Cheers!

[iluvAS]

errr ok so is there anyway that i can remove my coin from the stage once i pick it up?

[Jindo]

tried this.removeMovieClip(this); or _root.removeMovieClip(this);? Sometimes you need to do something like that ;(.

[iluvAS]

err it didnt work T_T

[reefermadness]

Have you tried:

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(_root.mc.hitTest(this)){
_root.mc.point+=1
this.removeMovieClip(); //REMEMBER THAT IT DOESNT NEED PARAMS WHEN USING THIS METHOD!!!
}
}

[Moonkey]

removeMovieClips only work on things with a positive depth value. Things that are placed on the stage at authoring time are given a negative depth, so you need to swap them up to a positive depth before you remove them.

add something like this before you remove it

this.swapDepths(_parent.getNextHighestDepth());

[iluvAS]

WOOTZ thankz it works ^^