How to make a MovieClip remove itself in AS3?

Question

What is the equivalent to removeMovieClip() in AS3?

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1. How to completely remove a

Answer 1

this.parent.removeChild(this);

This one should be working; it's what I use. One problem I had when I switched to AS3 is that sometimes it wouldn't be added as a child right, so you might want to check that. You also have to import flash.display via putting this at the top if you're not already:

import flash.display.*

You should also remove the event listener on it before removing it.