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MovieClip.localToGlobal

movieclip, movieclip.localtoglobal, localtoglobal

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    myMovieClip.localToGlobal(point)

Parameters

`point` The name or identifier of an object created with the Object object, specifying the x and y coordinates as properties.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; converts the `point` object from the movie clip's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.

Example

The following example converts x and y coordinates of the `point` object, from the movie clip's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates. The local x and y coordinates are specified using the `_xmouse` and `_ymouse` properties to retrieve the x and y coordinates of the mouse pointer position.

    onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
    	point = new object();
    	point.x = _xmouse;
    	point.y = _ymouse;
    	_root.out3 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
    	_root.out = _root._xmouse + " === " + _root._ymouse;
    	localToGlobal(point);
    	_root.out2 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
    	updateAfterEvent();
    }

See also

`MovieClip.globalToLocal`