Which is why you make a global namespace.
_global.APP = {};
And then you set your global vars to that
APP.myglobalvar = foo;
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Rich Rodecker
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:25 PM
> To: Flashcoders mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Wherefore the evils of _global?
>
> yeah its yuck, though i use it myself here and there for the
> cheap hack that
> it can be. i think generally most programming languages (or
> the prgrammers
> using those languages) look down upon global vars. i think
> the idea is that
> it pretty much destroys encapsulation and object-oriented principles.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/23/06, David Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > In the last few days, I've seen a handful of people refer
> > apologetically to use of the _global object. To
> paraphrase: "I'm in a
> > situation where I have to use _global variables," or, "We
> all know _global
> > is a no-no, but I'm tempted to use it in this one weird
> case," etc. In
> > general, this gives me the impression that it's fashionable
> here to think
> > of
> > _global as Evil -- or in the very least, yucky.
> >
> > I understand why _root can be troublesome, especially in
> > conjunction
> > with dynamically loaded SWFs, but I do use it in a pinch.
> I mean, heck,
> > sometimes a movie is just a movie, not a portable app.
> >
> > What I don't understand -- and I hasten to say I
> have no opinion
> > on
> > the matter, yet -- is why _global is so shunned. After
> all, _global is
> > exactly where AS2 classes are located. Is this a religious
> issue? Is it
> > because of how _global gets shared (or not?) among
> dynamically loaded
> > SWFs?
> >
> >
> > David
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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