That was it! Thanks Dave!
Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology & Media · GCIB & Staff Support L&LD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:05 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] get class by definition - or something like that > Refersh my memory. What was the name of that AS3 class method to get a class > definition > from a string? Something like getObjectByDefinition("MyClass") or something > like that, but that's not it. > Our proxy server is down and I can't Google it, and the help docs are no help. > > Basically, I'm tring to remember the AS3 method to dynamically instantiate a > class from a string definition - i.e. > > var ClassDefinition:Class = getClassByDefinition("Apple"); > var newClassInstance:* = new ClassDefinition(); > > Something like that, I've done it before, I just can't find the syntax or > remember the method. I think it's flash.utils.getDefinitionByName. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! _______________________________________________ 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
