RE: [flexcoders] Why is import mandatory?

[Franck de Bruijn]

Thanks, Matt.   I’m from the JAVA-area and there you don’t need an import statement if you fully qualify your types. I more or less expected ActionScript to behave similarly.   Good that you managed the wildcard thing, that helps in my case, although it’s a not-so-nice solution.   Cheers, Franck   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Chotin Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:47 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Why is import mandatory?   You can learn more about the actual language construct in the directives section of the ES4 spec: http://developer.mozilla.org/es4/spec/chapter_16_directives.html   The language designers decided that introducing a class into the system requires explicitly bringing it in (we actually had to fight for wildcard importing).  I don’t have a great justification for you, only that it’s intentional.   Matt From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Franck de Bruijn Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Why is import mandatory?   Hi,   Just a small actionscript question.   I have the following interface definition:   package a.b.c {     public interface SecurityWebservice     {          function findUser(userId:String):d.e.f.UserDto;     } }   It does not compile (1046: Type was not found), which I find strange since I specify the fully qualified name of the type.   When I include the statement ‘import d.e.f.UserDto;’ it compiles. Can someone explain why this is?   Thanks, Franck __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___