Good lord! Why do you say that?
It's an extra 2 lines of code and it allows you to reparent any of the children of any of the movie clipse. I'd be more inclined to say it's awesome! Spike On 10/28/05, Andreas Rønning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shaw, Matt wrote: > > >Assuming the Game class is your root/stage class: > > > >.... > >Public class Game extends MovieClip { > >public function Game(){ > > var gameworld:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); //new GameWorld()? > > this.addChild( gameworld ); > > > > var game_bg:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); > > gameworld.addChild( game_bg ); > >} > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Rønning > >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 1:08 PM > >To: Flashcoders mailing list > >Subject: [Flashcoders] Newbie AS3 question > > > >AS3 noob question ahoy! > > > >I'm reading the AS3 reference trying to get accustomed to the idea, but > some things (though they look better) i don't really get right away :) Hence > my feeling of incredible stupidity. > > > >I realise the AS3 in the reference is Flex-related, but in Flash IDE > terms, how would i do something like this in AS3: > > > >var baseClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("gameworld",1); > >var backGround = baseClip.createEmptyMovieClip("game_bg",1); > > > >I get how much more practical myClip = new MovieClip(); looks, but i > don't get how i connect a clip created this way with the traditional clip > hierarchy. Is that out the window as well? > >The reference describes |DisplayObjectContainer.addChild(), but i'm > guessing this doesnt really count for how it'll work in the Flash IDE? > > > >Any helpful hints at what the future holds? :) > >| > >- Andreas > >_______________________________________________ > >Flashcoders mailing list > >Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >_______________________________________________ > >Flashcoders mailing list > >Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > .... That's horrifying. > > - Andreas > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- -------------------------------------------- Stephen Milligan Do you do the Badger? http://www.yellowbadger.com Do you cfeclipse? http://www.cfeclipse.org _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders