Multi tool use

Trying to access another MovieClip on frame 2 of a movieclip on main timeline

I am working with nesting of movieclips.

I am trying to access another movieclip in frame 2 of main movieclip on stage.

=> test2 movieclip is present on frame2 of test movieclip.

I am getting this error because of accessing test2 variable..

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null
object reference. at Untitled_fla::MainTimeline/Access() at
Untitled_fla::MainTimeline/Untitled_fla::frame1()

Any alternate method to access test2 movieclip on frame2 of main movieclip?

My Code is :

var test1:MovieClip;
var test2:MovieClip;
test.stop();

function Start(){
//test.addChild(test1);
//Test1 = new test1();
//Test2 = new test2();
trace(test.numChildren);
test1 = MovieClip(test.getChildByName("test1"));
test.gotoAndStop(2);
test2 = MovieClip(test.getChildByName("test2"));

}
function Access(color:String){
var r:RegExp=new RegExp(/#/);
var uintColor:uint = uint(String(color).replace(r,"0x"));
var c: ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
c.alphaMultiplier = 0.9;
c.color = uintColor;
test.gotoAndPlay(2);
test2.transform.colorTransform = c;
}
Start();
Access("#666666");


null

test

test2

2 Answers
2

In flash while moving though he timeline flash player creates the nested children only in the end of frame (except the first frame) that is, if you have child named test2 in he second frame of clip and navigate to this frame you have to wait 1 frame before the children in this 2nd frame will be creared. Try the following solution:

test2

clip

function Start(){
trace(test.numChildren);
test1 = MovieClip(test.getChildByName("test1"));
test.gotoAndStop(2);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, function(event:Event):void
{
EventDispatcher(event.target).removeEventListener(event.type, arguments.callee);
test2 = MovieClip(test.getChildByName("test2"));
});
}


Try changing your Access function. I think test2 wont be available if you are playing test MovieClip.

function Access(color:String){
var r:RegExp=new RegExp(/#/);
var uintColor:uint = uint(String(color).replace(r,"0x"));
var c: ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
c.alphaMultiplier = 0.9;
c.color = uintColor;
test.gotoAndStop(2);
test2.transform.colorTransform = c;
}


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