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_parentSyntax
_parent.property = x
_parent._parent.
property = x
Arguments
property
The property being specified for the current and parent movie clip.
x
The value set for the property. This is an optional argument and may not need to be set, depending on the property.
Description
Property; specifies or returns a reference to the movie clip that contains the current movie clip. The current movie clip is the movie clip containing the currently executing script. Use _parent
to specify a relative path.
Player
Flash 4 or later.
Example
In the following example the movie clip desk
is a child of the movie clip classroom
. When the script below executes inside the movie clip desk
, the playhead will jump to frame 10 in the Timeline of the movie clip classroom
.
_parent.gotoAndStop(10);
See also
_root targetPath