Hi there, Maybe this is spam(ish) but for those of you who are more comfortable reading in Spanish, i wrote an open "book" about AS2 and OOP basics here:
http://loqueyosede.com/as2/ Hope it helps! Juan On 8/14/07, Hans Wichman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just on a side note, its not just -ow-what-shall-we-use-today- its a more > fundamental conceptual issue as well, such as are you dealing with a is-a > relationship or has-a or is-part-of-a etc. > > I don't know if better class hierarchies change that, but maybe they > could... > > > On 8/13/07, T. Michael Keesey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 8/13/07, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You can override the getter and/or setter of any > > > > property: x, y, width, height, etc. > > > > > > This is actually one of the benefits in AS2 of using composition instead > > > of inheritance with MovieClip. > > > > But it should be noted that there are problems with using composition, > > too. For example, you could pass control of one movie clip to more > > than one View object. (Well, in some circumstances that could be seen > > as a benefit, but I think it would usually be not so good.) > > > > In the end, you just have to familiarize yourself with everything, try > > different patterns, and see what makes the most sense on a > > case-by-case basis. And oftentimes there are cases where two or more > > solutions make roughly equal sense, perhaps in different ways. You > > just have to go with something and, if it later turns out to be > > awkward, refactor it. > > > > One last note: there are many cases where it might be better to use > > composition in AS2 but inheritance in AS3. Adobe's display classes in > > AS3 are much better set up for extension, with a far more intelligent > > class hierarchy. > > -- > > Mike Keesey > > _______________________________________________ > > [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 > > > _______________________________________________ > [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 > -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.com _______________________________________________ [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
