add and remove child

[chefkeifer]

why can't i get this to work. am i missing something here

 

clsBtn.alpha = 0;
clsBtn.buttonMode = true;
clsBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, exitSurvey)
surveyBtn.buttonMode = true;
surveyBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, enterSurvey);
function enterSurvey (e:MouseEvent):void {
var newSurvey:survey = new survey();
this.addChild(newSurvey);
var enterSur:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax();
       enterSur.insert(TweenMax.to(newSurvey, 0, {alpha:0, x:450, y:375}));
	enterSur.appendMultiple(TweenMax.allTo([newSurvey, clsBtn], 1, {alpha:1}));
}
function exitSurvey (e:MouseEvent):void {
var exitSur:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax();
	exitSur.appendMultiple(TweenMax.allTo([newSurvey, clsBtn], 1, {alpha:0, onComplete:this.removeChild, onCompleteParams:[newSurvey]}));
}

[GreenSock]

You didn't describe exactly what's not working, but I did notice that you're declaring a local newSurvey variable inside enterSurvey() and then you try to reference that variable inside your exitSurvey() function. Can't do that - local variables only exist inside the function in which they're declared.

 

Also, why are you using a TimelineMax? It looks like your tweening needs are very simple and you're not controlling all the tweens as a group or anything, so there's really no reason to put them into a TimelineMax. I mean you can - it won't mess anything up. It's just a bit wasteful.

[chefkeifer]

I understand teh timelineMax part.. i was just copying and pasting and was going to clean that part of the code up later..but i am not understanding how to remove the child with a tween. essentially i just want to be able to click the button and the movieclip appears on the stage and then when they click the "x" button..ie "clsBtn" the movieclip will exit the stage with a tween...

[GreenSock]

Yeah, you can use an onComplete and onCompleteParams like that to removeChild() the clip at the end of the tween. It's just not working in your code because of the local variable thing.