_currentframe... how to get the current frame label?

[Andre]

What actionscript code do I need to get the curreframe's label? I don't
want the frame number... this way I can make my movie player code more
generic, instead of having code like:

if (_currentframe != "100") { .stuff }

I want:

if (_currentframe.getlabel() != "end") { ... stuff }


thanks for the help...

[Artful]

Not possible .. you cannot access the frame labels for a frame or the frame
number for a label in script.

There are some tricks you can do that involve duplicating the timeline and
then doing a gotoAndStop to the label you want to find, then getting the
_currentframe value and the deleting the duplicate (very messy).

But in general, you cannot do that.

Instead, do something like add some code to the frame labelled "end" that
does

endframe = _currentframe

and then you can test if _currentframe == endframe

[Jeff North]

On Wed, 19 May 2004 10:24:52 -0700, in alt.macromedia.flash "Andre"
<notvalid@hotmail.com> wrote:

>| What actionscript code do I need to get the curreframe's label? I don't
>| want the frame number... this way I can make my movie player code more
>| generic, instead of having code like:
>|
>| if (_currentframe != "100") { .stuff }
>|
>| I want:
>|
>| if (_currentframe.getlabel() != "end") { ... stuff }
>|
>|
>| thanks for the help...

AFAIK there is no such function but you could implement your own.
If frame 1 declare your variable:
var FrameLabel = "Frame1";

In each key frame location just set this variable to whatever
FrameLabel = "Frame200";

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