onClipEvent(enterFrame) { //If the player presses the Right Key if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { //create an object to hold x and y values point = new Object(); //set the x and y of point to be equal to the pad point.x = this._x; point.y = this._y; //change the coordinate of point to be global localToGlobal(point); //if the point.x plus the speed of movement is bigger than the //limit for the x coordinate we "return" and the next line //of code wont be executed. if(point.x + 10 >= 220) { return; } //if we are not going to pass the limit of //movement, we move right by 10 pixels this._x += 10; } //If pressed Left else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { point = new Object(); //create a new object and set x and y. point.x = this._x; point.y = this._y; localToGlobal(point); //if the point.x minus the speed is less than the left limit. We return. if(point.x - 10 <= -20) { return; } //move if it's not in the limit. this._x -= 10; } }

//When the Movie Clip loads onClipEvent(load) { //this is the previous position of the Ball Movie Clip oldX = _root.Ball._x oldY = _root.Ball._y //speed of the pad speed = 5 } onClipEvent(enterFrame) { //don't move the Movie Clip until we set a speed speed = 0; //if the current _x of the ball is bigger than the last one //we added + 10 to the oldX to make a gap so this Movie Clip //won't move if it is close to the ball if(oldX + 10 < _root.Ball._x) { //speed positive to move to the right speed = 2.5 } //if ball moved to the left else if(oldX - 10 >= _root.Ball._x) { //speed negative to move this Movie Clip to the left speed = -2.5; } //if the ball is close to the pad if(this._y < 70) { //increase the speed speed = speed * 4; } //move the Movie Clip left or right this._x += speed //if the Movie Clip moved to far to the right if(this._x > 60) { //go back this._x -= speed } //limit to the left if(this._x < -60) { //go back this._x -= speed } //set oldX to current ball._x oldX = _root.Ball._x; }