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Captions were added to the images. Feel free to download the update as a free update if you already purchased the file.

If you used AS2, you probably loved the way duplicating movieclips worked. We did too! :-)

We created this prototype function so that you can easily use the same technique in AS3:

// Duplicate movieclips in AS3
 MovieClip.prototype.duplicateMovieClip = function(obj : *, pName : String) : Object
{
	this[pName] = this.addChild(obj);
	this[pName].name = pName;
	return this[pName];
};

This is how you call this function:

for(var i : uint = 0; i < nrStars; i++)
{
	var mc : MovieClip = mcRating.duplicateMovieClip(new mcStar(), "mcItem" + i);
       trace(mcRating["mcItem" + i].name);
	mc.x = i * mcRating.mcStar.width;
}

mcRating - is the movieclip where the stars appear
mcStar - is the linked movieclip in the library, with the name mcStar
"mcItem" + i - is the name of each duplicated MovieClip.

In the example above I'm assuming you have a variable that holds the number of stars, and that you want to place each star near the previous one.

Any questions, let us know! Enjoy! :-)

This week’s product is a gorgeous xml based coverflow display, with smooth scroll bar navigation and customizable buttons. You can set the position of the buttons on the left, right or sides.

The size of the component and the information is customizable through XML.

Download it here: Coverflow Scrollbar Component

We just updated the XML Banner Rotator.

1. Bugs have been fixed
2. Structure has been changed (Main.as was replaced with Sample.as)
3. Stroke was added to the caption background.

You can download the update here.