M > MovieClip.localToGlobal

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