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targetPath

Syntax

targetpath(movieClipObject);

Arguments

movieClipObject Reference (for example, _root or _parent) to the movie clip for which the target path is being retrieved.

Description

Function; returns a string containing the target path of movieClipObject. The target path is returned in dot notation. To retrieve the target path in slash notation, use the _target property.

Player

Flash 5 or later.

Example

The following examples are equivalent. The first example uses dot notation, and the second example uses slash notation.

targetPath (Board.Block[index*2+1]) {

play();

}

Is equivalent to:

tellTarget ("Board/Block:" + (index*2+1)) {

play();

}

See also

eval