On 8/13/07, Ron Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do not believe that we have had to extend MovieClip in any application > so far. > We tend to treat Movie Clips as a stage where you put things that you > want rendered rather that a functional object.
You don't *have* to, but that doesn't automatically mean it's bad practice. Extending, rather than composing, MovieClip does have some benefits. I find it makes it easier to work with designers/animators, for one. Furthermore, look at the Flex framework--much of that uses classes that extend DisplayObject (a simpler superclass of MovieClip in AS3). In the end a lot of it boils down to taste, I think. Personally I have no problem with extending MovieClip or, in AS3, DisplayObject for anything that appears visually. -- T. Michael Keesey Director of Technology Exopolis, Inc. 2894 Rowena Avenue Ste. B Los Angeles, California 90039 -- The Dinosauricon: http://dino.lm.com Parry & Carney: http://parryandcarney.com ISPN Forum: http://www.phylonames.org/forum/ _______________________________________________ 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
