x and y values not reported correctly after tween

[GusAugust]

Why does the rendering work properly but the values after the tween are not correct?

var rect:Sprite = new Sprite;
rect.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000);
rect.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 20,20); // x, y, width, height
rect.graphics.endFill();
addChild(rect);

trace(rect.x, rect.y); // 0 0 correct

rect.x = rect.y = 100;
trace(rect.x, rect.y); // 100 100 correct

TweenMax.to(rect, 1, { x:200, y:200 } ); // renders properly on stage
trace(rect.x, rect.y); // 100 100 NOT CORRECT should be 200 200

[GreenSock]

That's simply because your trace() is running immediately after you created your tween (but the tween hasn't actually finished running yet). This is totally expected behavior. It sounds like you thought the next line of code would literally wait 1 full second before executing, but that's not how Flash works.  

 

If your goal is to trace the values at the end of the tween, you can use an onComplete: 

TweenMax.to(rect, 1, { x:200, y:200, onComplete:function() {
    trace(rect.x, rect.y);
}} );

[GusAugust]

Thank you professor - I'm still learning animation and appreciate your guidance.