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regPoint
Syntax
member(
whichCastMember
).regPoint
the regPoint of member
whichCastMember
Description
Cast member property; specifies the registration point of a cast member. The registration point is listed as the horizontal and vertical coordinates of a point in the form point
(
horizontal, vertical
)
. Nonvisual members such as sounds do not have a useful regPoint
property.
You can use the regPoint
property to animate individual graphics in a film loop, changing the film loop's position in relation to other objects on the Stage.
You can also use regPoint
to adjust the position of a mask being used on a sprite.
When a Flash movie cast member is first inserted into the cast, its registration point is its center and its centerRegPoint
property is set to TRUE
. If you subsequently use the regPoint
property to reposition the registration point, the centerRegPoint
property is automatically set to FALSE
.
This property can be tested and set.
Example
This statement displays the registration point of the bitmap cast member Desk in the Message window:
put member("Desk").regPoint
Example
This statement changes the registration point of the bitmap cast member Desk to the values in the list:
member("Desk").regPoint = point(300, 400)
See also
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