I use Object.registerClass all the time. It is very handy when programmatically controlling which class is associated with a symbol without having to specify a class in the Linkage dialog in the library, for example (which means you can associate different classes with the same symbol if you want to - or at the least you don't have to rely on a graphic artist getting it right).
It is also useful for Peter Joel's trick to create MovieClip-derived classes that aren't associated with symbols in the library - see here: http://www.osflash.org/flashcoders/as2#creating_a_class_instance_based_on_movieclip_without_a_symbol_in_the_library For that latter usage alone, if I didn't have Object.registerClass in AS2, I probably couldn't cope. :-) HTH, Ian On 6/28/06, Andrew J Kirkham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I note that the sample questions provided by Macromedia for the MX 2004 Developer exam (http://www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_developer.html) includes a question about Object.registerClass. Since I changed over to AS2 I haven't found any need to use Object.registerClass, and I am apt to regard it as a redundant relic of AS1. Does its inclusion in the exam imply there is still a siginificant amount of AS1 stuff in the exam? Or is there a still a legitimate need for Object.registerClass in AS2? And does anyone know if a Flash 8 Developer Exam can be expected in the near future? Andy Kirkham
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