On 7/23/07, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you look at it objectively, you're adding extra lines of code for no reason. AS2 has absolutely no gains from strict typing.
The compiled code doesn't gain anything - but if (like me) you're writing code libraries to be used by other programmers, the gain is type-checking at compile-time. Which is no small thing. I grant you the hack I use throws away type safety (unless you surround it with a run-time check for instanceof Array), but if the hack is useful in that it lets you present a type-checked API to other coders, then it most definitely is worth it. Never underestimate the ability of someone to pass in the wrong parameters to a function. (Even yourself). And then to spend hours scratching their (your) head to work out what's wrong.
If you were using AS3, you could use :* but you're not so the equivalent in AS2 is to leave off the type.
As I said earlier, in AS3 you can use the 'as' cast operator instead of Array(a): var b:Array=a as Array; Ian _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
