yeah, that works, but you are calling the static create() method through the
name of the class itself. Say I have a number of classes (MyClass1,
MyOtherClass, AnotherClass) and I be able to alter which class to call the
create method on. I'm thinking there's got to be a way to do something
like:
//set the name of the class to call the create() method on
var classToCall = "MyClass";
_global[classToCall].create();
//change the name of the class to call create() on
classToCall = "MyOtherClass";
_global[classToCall].create();
again
classToCall = "AnotherClass";
_global[classToCall].create();
On 12/29/05, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hrm... how about:
>
> class com.packageName.MyClass
> {
> public static function create():MyClass
> {
> var inst:MyClass = new MyClass();
> return inst;
> }
>
> public function toString():String
> {
> return "[MyClass]";
> }
> }
>
> import com.packageName.MyClass;
> trace(MyClass.create());
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich Rodecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 11:35 PM
> Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: calling a static method on dynamically
> namedclass?
>
>
> hmm i tried storing a reference to the class in a variable, like
>
> var myClass = com.packageName.MyClass
> >
> > myClass.create()
>
>
>
> and i got this message:
>
> Static members can only be accessed directly through classes
>
>
> there's gotta be a way to pull this off.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 12/29/05, Rich Rodecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I know you can instantiate objects by doing:
> >
> > var myObj = new _global[className]();
> > var className = "TestClass";
> >
> > but is it possible to call a static method of a class in a similar way?
> > Im trying these two ways, and its not working for me:
> >
> > _global[iconName].create()
> > _global[iconName]().create()
> >
> >
> > if I try and do a trace on the class like trace( _global[iconName]) i
> get
> > undefined. The icon classes are subclasses of movieclip so that might
> > make
> > a difference.
> >
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