AS3 Quick Tips: Change the Colour of a Movieclip with Actionscript 3

Hello all, Another quick tip, this time on how to change the colour of a movieclip! Sweet!

Quick Code

// our new colour transform class
var myAwesomeNewColour:ColorTransform = transform.colorTransform;

// setting the new color we want (this will affect the whole object including strokes)
myAwesomeNewColour.color = 0xFF0000;

// applying the transform to our movieclip
myTestClipBeans_MC.transform.colorTransform = myAwesomeNewColour;

Or you can download these working examples. One also contains how to use the colour picker component to change the colour of a movieclip.

Peace out
Bill