Name

MovieClip.valueOf( ) Method — the path of a clip or movie, as a string

Availability

Flash 5

Synopsis

mc.valueOf( )

Returns

A string containing the full path to mc, using dot syntax. For example:

"_level1.ball"
"_level0"
"_level0.shoppingcart.product1"

Description

The valueOf( ) method returns a string representing the absolute path to mc using dot syntax notation. The valueOf( ) method is automatically invoked whenever a MovieClip object is used where a string is called for. For example, trace( mc ) will generate the same result as trace( mc .valueOf( )). It is, therefore, rarely necessary to invoke valueOf( ) explicitly.

See Also

Object.valueOf( ), targetPath( )

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