What is a level ?



  1. 
levels are like different layered
flashplayers with _level0 at the bottom.

    2. 

  2. 
The main movie is always started in _level0
You can load movies to different levels with
loadMovieNum, eg loading to level 5

loadMovieNum("movie.swf", 5)

    3. 

  3. 
You can swap the level of your Movie with the
swapDepth Command to change the layering of
your movies, eg. swapping level 5 with level 7

_level5.swapDepth(_level7)

    4. 

  4. 
_root gives you the actual _level of your movie
from inside your movie. So you can address
your main timeline without knowing on which
level it is, eg. going to frame 45 of actual level

_root.gotoAndPlay(45)

    5. 

  5. 
If you need to control a given level you can use
_levelX instead of _root, eg. controling the timeline
of level 5:

_level5.gotoAndPlay(13)

    6. 

  6. 
An instantiated level (a level with something in it)
has the same properties and methods as your main
movie or any movieclip (see documentation of the movieclip 
object), eg. position of a level 5

_level5._x = 23;
_level5._y = 56;


    


    raf Date: 27/12/2001
    u can alias ur level too, its better if u need change ur level hierarchy :
navigation = _level5;
then u can use :
navigation.gotoAndPlay("next");
it the same as _level5.gotoAndPlay("next")
    



    maduro Date: 16/08/2002
    what happens if you want to preload all the swf's in the beginng? Like one on each level...? Can u do that? I have tried and it lays one on top of the other..
    



    chiu Date: 22/01/2003
    maduro, in answer to your question use a level0 swf as a base for loading your front swf (the one you want everyone to see first), say at level10, and then preload everything under level10...
    



    Ken Date: 13/02/2003
    "You can swap the level of your Movie with the
swapDepth Command to change the layering of
your movies, eg. swapping level 5 with level 7

_level5.swapDepth(_level7)"

This does not work on movies (SWFs), only on movieclips. (At least not in MX...

Just FYI,

Ken
    






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