M > MovieClip.globalToLocal

 

MovieClip.globalToLocal

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

myMovieClip.globalToLocal(point)

Parameters

point The name or identifier of an object created with the generic Object object specifying the x and y coordinates as properties.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; converts the point object from Stage (global) coordinates to the movie clip's (local) coordinates.

Example

The following example converts the global x and y coordinates of the point object to the local coordinates of the movie clip.

onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
	point = new object();
	point.x = _root._xmouse;
	point.y = _root._ymouse;
	globalToLocal(point);
	trace(_root._xmouse + " " + _root._ymouse);
	trace(point.x + " " + point.y);
	updateAfterEvent();
}

See also

MovieClip.getBounds, MovieClip.localToGlobal