Adobe Flash "Lock-on" question

Does anyone here know how to create a lock-on effect in Flash?

I'm talking about dragging an object with the mouse and if you release it over a specific area, it would lock on in the right position.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about (the way the clothes stick to the girl):

http://www.onlydressupgames.com/dress-up-raya.php

Any suggestions on how I should script this, what predefined functions to use, etc. are more than welcome Thanks.

 

Hi,

the ._droptarget property is what you need:

Here's a code snipet :

The following example evaluates the _droptarget property of the garbage_mc movie clip instance and uses eval() to convert it from slash syntax to a dot syntax reference. The garbage_mc reference is then compared to the reference to the trashcan_mc movie clip instance. If the two references are equivalent, the visibility of garbage_mc is set to false. If they are not equivalent, the garbage instance resets to its original position.

origX = garbage_mc._x;
origY = garbage_mc._y;
garbage_mc.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag();
};
garbage_mc.onRelease = function() {
this.stopDrag();
if (eval(this._droptarget) == trashcan_mc) {
this._visible = false;
} else {
this._x = origX;
this._y = origY;
}
};


You are welcome