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MovieClip.getBounds

movieclip, movieclip.getbounds, getbounds

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    myMovieClip.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 `MovieClip` for the `targetCoordinateSpace` parameter.

Note: Use the `localToGlobal` and `globalToLocal` methods of the MovieClip object 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 the `getBounds` method 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;

See also

`MovieClip.globalToLocal`, `MovieClip.localToGlobal`