Hello All, I am a huge advocate of declaring all my Vars, and 99% of all my Applications, are comprised of ClassFiles extending MovieClips - this way, I can use the AS 2.0 methods of programming, and keep my Apps as clean as possible.
Now in my Root Timeline, I initialize all my MovieClips there, and get the initial ball rolling, based on Variables that have been passed in the URL. I am embedding my Vars directly inside the <Object></Object> tags (i.e. myMovie.swf?varName=value) It's my understanding, that these Vars are immediately available to the Movie, once it starts up. In the Root Timeline, how are these Vars viewed by the application? Right this moment, I am using "this.varName" and it seems to be working fine that way. I still feel that I need a better understanding of this topic, to avoid any future problems that come up (in case, my movie doesn't behave the way it should) What would happen, if I declared these Vars in my startup code? Is this still considered a good practice, only in the case of Vars passed via the URL? These Vars are accessible regardless of me formally declaring them or not - but I want to Cast them properly. Some Vars that I pass in, are Strings, some Numeric, and some Boolean. Could any of you explain to me, the overall topic of Vars that get passed in via the URL? How do they get created inside the movie? Should I still declare them? - or by declaring them, am I jeopardizing the creation process? If I cast them using the Var statement, will that ensure they will get cast as THAT TYPE, when they are passed in via the URL? I would love to hear how all this works, and also, when they technically become available - so that I can start loading other MovieClips (knowing for sure, that they are fully initialized - and not "undefined" when I try to access their values). Thanks again everybody!! Mike _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
