Max-Mov > MovieClip.getBounds

MovieClip.getBounds

Syntax

anyMovieClip.getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace);

Arguments

targetCoordinateSpace The target path of the Timeline whose coordinate space you want to use as a reference point.

Description

Method; returns the minimum and maximum x and y coordinate values of the MovieClip for the target coordinate space specified in the argument. The return object will contain the properties {xMin, xMax, yMin, yMax}. Use the localToGlobal and globalToLocal methods of the MovieClip object to convert the movie clip's local coordinates to Stage coordinates, or Stage coordinates to local coordinates respectively.

Player

Flash 5 or later.

Example

The following example uses getBounds to retrieve the bounding box of the myMovieClip instance in the coordinate space of the main movie:

myMovieClip.getBounds(._root);

See also

MovieClip.globalToLocal
MovieClip.localToGlobal