How to make a MovieClip remove itself in AS3?

Question

What is the equivalent to removeMovieClip() in AS3?

Apparently many have the same question:
StackOverflow:

1. How to completely remove a

Answer 1

public static function removeDisplayObject(displayObject:DisplayObject):void {
    /* normal code
    if(displayObject && displayObject.parent){
        displayObject.parent.removeChild(displayObject);
    }
     */
    displayObject ? displayObject.parent ? displayObject.parent.removeChild(displayObject) : null : null;
}

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Always ensure that those self removing movieclips can get garbage collected. This solution wiped away all my instances from a loaded swf's library symbol:

var mc:MovieClip = new definition() as MovieClip;
addChild(mc);

mc.x = 1000 * Math.random();
mc.y = 1000 * Math.random();

mc.addFrameScript(mc.totalFrames - 1, function onLastFrame():void
{
    mc.stop();
    mc.parent.removeChild(mc);
    mc = null;
});

Answer 4

I use, in an extra blank keyframe at the end of the MovieClip which should remove itself:

stop();
MovieClip(parent).removeChild(this);

Found it to be the proper and best solution.

Answer 5

If your animation is ending on frame 20.

note: using 19 because flash count frames from zero(0) similar to array index.

class animatedCloud
{

    public function animatedCloud(){
        addFrameScript(19, frame20);
    }

    private function frame20(){
        parent.removeChild(this);
    }
}