SWF is more flexible than you give it credit for. A swf can reference external resources just as a jar can. You can, in effect, write your own class loader that satisfies dependencies at runtime just by splitting all your classes into multiple swfs. A swf IS a jar, just not so nice to work with.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Julian 'Julik' Tarkhanov Sent: Wed 4/12/2006 12:59 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Cc: Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Instantiate a class by string - SOLVED On 12-apr-2006, at 17:05, Ian Thomas wrote: > Import doesn't actually use the class per se - a solid reference of > some sort (such as the declaration of a variable or the creation of an > object) of that class suddenly means that it's actually been used, and > so the compiler notes that it needs to be compiled and included in the > output .swf. > > The same, as far as I can recall (it's been a while now), is true > of Java. It seems logical that import makes the classes available in the context into which they are imported. What seems un-logical to me is that it's impossible to force "burn-in" of these classes even if they are not being called explicitly (with standard Flash means). As for Java - I don't see how this is relevant because every class gets compiled into a .class file and you can describe which classes a .jar contains (so they can be looked up inside the jar). Not so with an SWF which is an all-or-nothing :-) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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