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Mark Topper
Mark Topper

Reputation: 239

AS3, Flash - Call a function in a class?

I am trying to call a function which is set inside a class..

How can I call that?

Here is my source, and I would like to call 'processLogin' from outside this class. Link to source: http://pastebin.com/aFygyXKZ

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1131

Answers (2)

Amit Dvir
Amit Dvir

Reputation: 337

If you know you are only going to have one instance of the class main in your application, what you can do is:

  1. Implement class main as a singleton class, in which case you can access the processLogin method using main.getInstance().processLogin or

  2. Just add a public static variable to your main class containing the instance of your main class. In this instance your code would look something like:

    package actions {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.text.*;

public static var instance:main;

public function main(){
instance = this;
}

//The rest of your main class code...
}

    That way, you can access your processLogin function using main.instance.processLogin().

However, if your application is set to possibly have more than one instance of your main class, then the best approach would be to instantiate main and use that instance, as f-a suggested.

Upvotes: 0

francis
francis

Reputation: 6359

You can create a new instance of your class main.

Try

var m:main = new main();
m.processLogin();

Also, AS3 best practices state that classes should begin with an Uppercase letter.

You also should extend Sprite instead of MovieClip for DisplayObject classes that do not need timeline functionality.

Upvotes: 2

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