Natively there is no way in AS3, but there is always a workaround.
This below code is another entry on the same:
http://nsdevaraj.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/as3-function-overloading/
Regards,
Devaraj

On Jul 5, 8:58 am, kannan leo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cheers mate,
>
>     As what kapil said was true. And thanks for the above link, it was
> really valuable detail to know.
>
> Warm regards,
> kannan
>
> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:37 PM, kapil kaushik <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>
> > In strict sense, AS3 does not allow you to do function overloading.
>
> > The link that you point to is something like "Do function overloading by
> > hook or by crook". What it does it that it defines a single function,
> > wherein you check for the object type, and based on that call different
> > functions.
>
> > To elaborate a bit more -- it defines a base function, which takes its
> > argument an "Object" class. Since the "Object" class is a super class for
> > all the classes in AS, you can cast any class into this. Then in your
> > function you typecast this "Object" to the appropriate class, and call the
> > corresponding function that you have defined for it.
>
> > Since you are putting in so much of type checking effort, you might as well
> > call each of these functions directly.
>
> > Cheers,
> > Kapil
>
> > On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Sidhu Vijay Sidhu 
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> >>http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/2003/09/method-overloading-in-acti...
>
> >> Can you check this link about overoading in as....but i am not sure what
> >> he is doing explain it if u can
>
> >> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM, kannan leo <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> >>> I think we cant do any overloading in AS3.0, correct me if I am wrong
>
> >>>  On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Sidhu Vijay Sidhu <[email protected]
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>>> Can we do overloading in ActionScript 3.0?  if yes can anbdy send me the
> >>>> example or the way how to do it
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