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