// Quick AS Q

• jgjh151

  I'm calling a fuction that I pass a variable into. I can trace the variable value, so I know its getting into the function.

  I use the variable in a path to a movie clip to change the alpha. It doesn't work. It does work if I hardcode in the movie clip name.

  Here is the code:

  // when mouse is over a project mc ////////
  function over_project(project_title, my_mc) {
  trace("OVER " + my_mc);
  _root.sliders_mc.my_mc._alpha = 50;
  _root.project_text_mc.project_te... = project_title;
  }
  ////////////////////////

  This is the line that only works if I replace the variable with the actual hardcoded movie clip name:

  _root.sliders_mc.my_mc._alpha = 50;

  (ca't get my_mc to work in the path)

  AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
  Why?

  jgjh151

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• unfittoprint0

  you have eval that bitch (because my_mc is a string):

  root.sliders_mc[my_mc]._alpha = 50;

  Note: [] brackets do the same thing as eval()...

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• knoxel0

  good vs. eval

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• jgjh1510

  perfect, ya, knew it had to work some how, must have missed that one.

  THANKS!!!

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