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MovieClip.globalToLocal

movieclip, movieclip.globaltolocal, globaltolocal

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    myMovieClip.globalToLocal(point)

Parameters

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

Returns

Nothing.

Description

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

Example

The following example converts the global x and y coordinates of the `point` object to the local coordinates of the movie clip.

    onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
    	point = new object();
    	point.x = _root._xmouse;
    	point.y = _root._ymouse;
    	globalToLocal(point);
    	trace(_root._xmouse + " " + _root._ymouse);
    	trace(point.x + " " + point.y);
    	updateAfterEvent();
    }

See also

`MovieClip.getBounds`, `MovieClip.localToGlobal`