Then i might have misread/misunderstood ur problem. Perhaps this is something to work with:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application initialize="eventListener(event)" layout="absolute" xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import flash.utils.describeType; private function eventListener(event:Event):void { var classTypeXML:XML = describeType(flash.display.Sprite); var instanceTypeXML:XML = describeType(new Sprite()); trace([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]); } ]]> </mx:Script> </mx:Application> Best regards. --- In [email protected], Mark Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't think that works when I have a variable of Class type. > > public static function isObjectInstanceOfClass(obj:Object, > cls:Class):Boolean { > return obj is cls; // compile error > } > > > florian.salihovic wrote: > > > > You are searching for the is-operator: > > > > var displayObject:DisplayObject = new Sprite(); > > trace(displayObject is DisplayObject); > > trace(displayObject is Sprite); > > trace(displayObject is UIComponent); > > > > Best regards > > > > --- In [email protected], Mark Carter <code@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> I've got an array of objects which I want to filter according to the > >> object's > >> class. The class itself is referenced by a variable so I cannot use the > >> "is" > >> operator. > >> > >> I'd like to be able to do something like: > >> > >> filterClass.isInstance(obj) > >> > >> Do I need to use isPrototypeOf()? - I don't really understand what that > >> means. > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> http://www.nabble.com/Equivalent-to-Java%27s- > > Class.isInstance%28Object%29-instance-method--tp20171501p20171501.html > >> Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Equivalent-to-Java%27s- Class.isInstance%28Object%29-instance-method--tp20171501p20172786.html > Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >
