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Flash Lite 2.x ActionScript Language Reference > ActionScript classes > MovieClip > unloadMovie (MovieClip.unloadMovie method)

unloadMovie (MovieClip.unloadMovie method)

Removes the contents of a movie clip instance. The instance properties and clip handlers remain.

To remove the instance, including its properties and clip handlers, use MovieClip.removeMovieClip().

You can extend the methods and event handlers of the MovieClip class by creating a subclass.

Example

The following example unloads a movie clip instance called box when a user clicks the box movie clip:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("box", 1);

with (box) {
    lineStyle(1, 0xCCCCCC);
    beginFill(0x4827CF);
    moveTo(0, 0);
    lineTo(80, 0);
    lineTo(80, 60);
    lineTo(0, 60);
    lineTo(0, 0);
    endFill();
}

box.onRelease = function() {
        box.unloadMovie();
};

See also

removeMovieClip (MovieClip.removeMovieClip method), attachMovie (MovieClip.attachMovie method), loadMovie (MovieClip.loadMovie method), unloadMovie function, unloadMovieNum function

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