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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

centerRegPoint, mask