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Returns
Number - An integer that reflects the next available depth index that would render above all
other objects on the same level and layer within the movie clip.
Example
The following example draws thre movie clip instances, using the getNextHighestDepth()
method as the depth parameter of the createEmptyMovieClip() method, and labels each
movie clip them with its depth:
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
drawClip(i);
}
function drawClip(n:Number):Void {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("triangle" + n, this.getNextHighestDepth());
var mc:MovieClip = eval("triangle" + n);
mc.beginFill(0x00aaFF, 100);
mc.lineStyle(4, 0xFF0000, 100);
mc.moveTo(0, 0);
mc.lineTo(100, 100);
mc.lineTo(0, 100);
mc.lineTo(0, 0);
mc._x = n * 30;
mc._y = n * 50
mc.createTextField("label", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 20, 50, 200, 200)
mc.label.text = mc.getDepth();
}
See also
getDepth (MovieClip.getDepth method), getInstanceAtDepth
(MovieClip.getInstanceAtDepth method), swapDepths (MovieClip.swapDepths
method), attachMovie (MovieClip.attachMovie method), duplicateMovieClip
(MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip method), createEmptyMovieClip
(MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip method)
getSWFVersion (MovieClip.getSWFVersion
method)
public getSWFVersion() : Number
Returns an integer that indicates the Flash Player version for the movie clip was published. If
the movie clip is a JPEG, GIF, or PNG file, or if an error occurs and Flash can't determine the
SWF version of the movie clip, -1 is returned.
You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.
430 ActionScript classes