actionscript-how to stop movieclip - actionscript-2

Question

I made a movie clip object namely "ball" with this script and it works!
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
var a=1.2 //it's an acceleration
totalTime = getTimer()/1000;
hours = Math.floor(totalTime/3600);
minutes = Math.floor((totalTime/3600-hours)*60);
seconds = Math.floor(((totalTime/3600-hours)*60-minutes)*60);
milli = Math.floor((totalTime-(seconds+(minutes*60)+(hours*3600)))*100);
stopwatch = seconds+(milli/100)+(minutes*60)+(hours*3600);
t= stopwatch;
v=a*t;
this._x=this._x+v;
}
but I failed to stop with button contains this script,
on (press) {
_root.ball.stop();
}
Anyone can help me please? I want to stop the object and the timer also. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You can't just stop the using stop(), read Marty's comment.
First of all, change the code within your ball movieclip to this:
onClipEvent(load){
_stopped = false;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
var a=1.2 //it's an acceleration
if(_stopped == false){
totalTime = getTimer()/1000;
hours = Math.floor(totalTime/3600);
minutes = Math.floor((totalTime/3600-hours)*60);
seconds = Math.floor(((totalTime/3600-hours)*60-minutes)*60);
milli = Math.floor((totalTime-(seconds+(minutes*60)+(hours*3600)))*100);
stopwatch = seconds+(milli/100)+(minutes*60)+(hours*3600);
t= stopwatch;
v=a*t;
this._x=this._x+v;
}
}
This wraps the code which does all the calculation and movement of your ball, inside an if statement, which is only true when the variable _stopped is equals to FALSE. As long as _stopped = false;, your ball will be moving, and so will the time.
Now, change your button's actionscript to this:
on (press) {
_root.ball._stopped = true;
}
This will turn _stopped's value from FALSE to TRUE, and thus stopping all the calculation and movement of your ball, since the condition that _stopped should be equals to FALSE, is then no longer true.
Hope this works :)