createEmptyMovieClip <-> setMask

[CybercafeUser]

Hi,

Does anyone know why I can't seem to set a mask right after i create the
movieclip?
Something like this

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("clip_mc",1);
//draw some lines and such inside clip_mc
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("clipMask_mc",2);
//draw some lines ...
_root.clip_mc.setMask("clipMask_mc");

This doesn't work???

If apply the mask later on in another function, it does work!

Any thoughts??

[Patrik Liljebäck]

This might require a frameadvance to proceed applying the mask.

Could updateAfterEvent() help you?

--
Patrik


CybercafeUser wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know why I can't seem to set a mask right after i create the
> movieclip?
> Something like this
>
> _root.createEmptyMovieClip("clip_mc",1);
> //draw some lines and such inside clip_mc
> _root.createEmptyMovieClip("clipMask_mc",2);
> //draw some lines ...
> _root.clip_mc.setMask("clipMask_mc");
>
> This doesn't work???
>
> If apply the mask later on in another function, it does work!
>
> Any thoughts??
>
>
>