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_level

Syntax

_levelN; 

Arguments

N A nonnegative integer specifying a depth level. By default, _level is set to 0, the movie at the base of the hierarchy.

Description

Property; a reference to the root movie Timeline of levelN. You must load movies using the loadMovie action, before targeting them using the _level property.

In the Flash Player, movies are assigned a number according to the order in which they were loaded. The movie that was loaded first is loaded at the bottom level, level 0. The movie in level 0 sets the frame rate, background color, and frame size for all subsequently loaded movies. Movies are then stacked in higher numbered levels above the movie in level 0. The level where a movie clip resides is also referred to as the depth level or depth.

Player

Flash 4 or later.

Example

The following example stops the Timeline of the movie in level 0:

_level0.stop();

The following example sends the Timeline of the movie in level 4 to frame 5. The movie in level 4 must have previously been loaded with a loadMovie action:

_level4.gotoAndStop(5);

See also

loadMovie
MovieClip.swapDepths