I'm new to AS3. Learning how to create classes. Is comp = new HouseObjects creating a new class? Is comp creating an instance of the HouseObjects? I realize that this is inside public class TreeHouse. I'm thinking that HouseObjects, how I set it up is not a class...not sure what the correct way to set up classes and properties.
Also I noticed, that when I tried to link another movieclip using the same linkage name HouseObjects--it asked to enter a unique class. I'm trying to create multiple instances from the same class called HouseObjects.
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
public class TreeHouse extends MovieClip
{
private var comp:MovieClip;
var powerData:int; // stores user data (of selected data)
//var currentPower:int; // stores current power
public function TreeHouse()
{
comp = new HouseObjects; // linkage in library
comp.power = 2; // amount of power
comp.name = "comp";
comp.buttonMode = true;
comp.bstate = 0; // button state
//add event listeners -- listens to functions that are called
comp.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rolloverToggle);
comp.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rolloutToggle);
comp.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, toggleClick);
comp.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, toggleClick);
stage.addChild(comp); // add computer to stage -----------------------------------
trace("tracing...");
comp.x = 100;
comp.y = 100;
}
// function rollOver --------------------------------------------------------------
function rolloverToggle(e:MouseEvent) {
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 1)
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(2);
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 3)
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(4);
}
// function rollOut-- --------------------------------------------------------------
function rolloutToggle(e:MouseEvent) {
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 2)
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(1);
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 4)
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(3);
}
// function toggleClick-------------------------------------------------------------
function toggleClick(e:MouseEvent) {
// On MouseEvent gotoAndStop(Frame Number)
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 2)
{
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(3);
e.currentTarget.bstate = 1;
}
if (e.currentTarget.currentFrame == 4)
{
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(1);
e.currentTarget.bstate = 0;
}
//var powerData:int = HouseObjects[e.currentTarget.power]; // set power value
// Find out which object selected-------------------------------------------------
//trace("movieClip Instance Name = " + e.currentTarget); // [object Comp]
//trace(houseArray[e.currentTarget.name]); // comp
trace("using currentTarget: " + e.currentTarget.name); // comp
//trace("powerData: " + powerData); // power of user data
//trace("houseArray: " + houseArray[0]); // the 0 index of house array
trace(e.currentTarget.power); // currentTarget's power************
}
} //end of class
} // end of package