MovieClip.getBounds()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

my_mc.getBounds(targetCoordinateSpace)

Parameters

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

Returns

An object with the properties xMin, xMax, yMin, and yMax.

Description

Method; returns properties that are the minimum and maximum x and y coordinate values of the instance specified by my_mc for the targetCoordinateSpace parameter.

Note: Use MovieClip.localToGlobal() and MovieClip.globalToLocal() to convert the movie clip's local coordinates to Stage coordinates, or Stage coordinates to local coordinates, respectively.

Example

In the following example, the object that getBounds() returns is assigned to the identifier clipBounds. You can then access the values of each property and use them in a script. In this script, another movie clip instance, clip2, is placed alongside clip.

clipBounds = clip.getBounds(_root);
clip2._x = clipBounds.xMax;