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MovieClip.localToGlobal()
Availability
Flash Player 5.

Usage
my_mc.localToGlobal(point)

Parameters
point The name or identifier of an object created with the Object class, specifying the x and y coordinates as properties.

Returns
Nothing.

Description
Method; converts the point object from the movie clip's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates.

Example
The following example converts x and y coordinates of the point object, from the movie clip's (local) coordinates to the Stage (global) coordinates. The local x and y coordinates are specified using the _xmouse and _ymouse properties to retrieve the x and y coordinates of the mouse pointer position.

onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
point = new object();
point.x = _xmouse;
point.y = _ymouse;
_root.out3 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
_root.out = _root._xmouse + " === " + _root._ymouse;
localToGlobal(point);
_root.out2 = point.x + " === " + point.y;
updateAfterEvent();
}

See also
MovieClip.globalToLocal()