Flash function help

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  • Boz0

    koriner's code is valid and approach is ok. You need to pass the object reference to your function as well. So his code will work, however there is a lot of things wrong with using _root. It's bad coding practice.

    _root shouldn't be used at all. Instead use _parent to target timelines. The reason is that if you need to load this movie inside another movie, or even copy paste your object inside a different clip in another FLA your _root reference will pretty much make headaches.

    _parent will work properly in all instances and you can always target several levels deep timelines with _parent._parent._parent etc.

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