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

    Actionscript 3.0
    12th January 2009 - By Bill Nunney
    Flash CS3 Professional

    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

  • 2 Comments to “AS3 Quick Tips: Change the Colour of a Movieclip with Actionscript 3”

    • Reply

      Siraj Khan on 28 January, 2009

      What if i need change just Fill color not stroke?

    • Reply

      Bill Nunney on 28 January, 2009

      KHAN! as far as i see there is no simple way to change it. Other than converting your fill to another movieclip and targeting that.

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