I just realized my example wasn't 100% conclusive. So do this instead:
private function buttonClick(e:Event):void {
trace('assigning value');
Result = someFunction('foo');
trace('if statement');
if (Result) {
trace('bar');
}
Trace I get is:
assigning value
someFunction called
if statement
bar
--- In [email protected], "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I wasn't able to reproduce the behavior you're talking about. Here's
> my code:
>
> private function someFunction(data:String):Boolean {
> trace('someFunction called');
> return true;
> }
>
> private var Result:Boolean;
>
> private function buttonClick(e:Event):void {
> Result = someFunction('foo');
>
> if (Result) {
> trace('bar');
> }
>
>
> The even buttonClick is hooked up to a button click. Each click of
> the button results in this trace:
> someFunction called
> bar
>
> So someFunction is just called the one time. Tracing through it
> didn't do anything weird for me, either. Can you check and see if
> this code gives you the same problem?
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "robbieshere" <robbieshere@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi. I have the following lines in an ActionScript code:
> >
> > private var Result:Boolean;
> > result = someFunction(data);
> >
> > if (Result){
> > etc..
> > }
> >
> > ..the function "someFunction()" returns a Boolean value. This code
> > works fine, except when I perform a step trace, I notice that in the
> > if statement, when it checks the value of Result, jumps to the line:
> > result=someFunction(data) ..and goes on to evaluate the function!
> > Therefore I am wondering if it always evaluates someFunction(data)
> > everytime I use the Result variable in my code.
> >
> > If so, is there a way I can just extract the value so that I don't
> > have to keep running the function? (say the function is a bunch of
> > nested for-statements...that would take a lot of time to compute!)
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> > Rob Graham
> >
>
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