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As I understand it, a Timeline is set up so that it uses the values of variables at the time the timeline is created

 

Thus, if n=100

tl.to(mc,1,{x:n});

will move mc to x = 100.

 

What happens if I do

var n:int = 100;
tl.addCallback(function() {n = 200});
tl.to(mc,1,{x:n});

More importantly, what if I want the timeline to use values that are determined at the time the timeline plays?  (Yes, I could do a test of above, but I'm trying to understand this once and for all, conceptually — I'm setting up complex timelines with many moving parts and subcalls, and trying to understand what is called/evaluated now and what is called/evaluated later).  Thanks for any insight(s)!

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Yes you are correct in that the ending values that you specify in tweens are recorded when the tween is created, and in this case, added to a timeline. The starting values of a tween get evaluated and recorded the first time the tween runs.

 

As for creating a timeline and then at runtime altering the end values of tweens while the timeline is running, its not a trivial task.

 

Although this discussion focuses on JavaScript the exact same concepts apply to AS3. 

That thread has few solutions but there are 2 that I like. if a tween needs to change at runtime:

 

 

remove it from the timeline and put a new one in its place

 

or

 

use a TweenMax tween for which you store a reference and use TweenMax.updateTo to change the end values. 

 

both concepts are discussed in the linked thread above.

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