Creating runtime movie clips

Not only can you create movie clip instances in the Flash authoring environment, but you can also create them at runtime. ActionScript provides three ways to create new movie clips at runtime:

• By creating a new, empty movie clip instance
• By duplicating an existing movie clip instance
• By attaching an instance of a movie clip library symbol to the Stage

Each movie clip instance you create at runtime must have an instance name and a depth (stacking, or z-order) value. The depth you specify determines how the new clip overlaps with other clips on the same Timeline. (See Managing movie clip depths.)