targetPath

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

targetpath(movieClipObject)

Parameters

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

Returns

A string containing the target path of the specified movie clip.

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.

Example

This example displays the target path of a movie clip as soon as it loads.

onClipEvent(load){
  trace(targetPath(this));
}