Hi Wouldn't that send the arguments as an array but as just 1 argument ? see the e.g at
http://blogs.adobe.com/fcheng/2008/03/proposed_splat_operator_in_ecm.html (the second box ) I like prototyping! And anyhow as I said I am working with AS2 and I work with BOTH prototype and class-based inheritance. Regards Devdatta --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If I extend a class and in the subclass override a function of the > base class > > I can call the original base class function using super.functionname. > > How do I pass all the arguments present in the arguments array to the > > super function? > > > > If a superclass has the method with a variable number of arguments like > > > > public function f(...args):void > > { > > ... > > } > > > > then in a subclass the override would call the supermethod like this: > > > > override public function f(...args):void > > { > > super.f(args); > > ... > > } > > > > > there is no mention of the prototype property I could find > > > > I'm curious what you're doing with the 'prototype' property. It's pretty > much vestigial at this point because AS3 uses class-based, rather than > prototype-based, inheritance. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of dev.bits > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:34 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Inheritance : Calling super.function with var > args > > > > dude, you are awesome! it worked > > I was looking for invoke (thats what javascript has for doing this) > and couldn't find it. I had seen that page (not apply but that page) > and had ignored it considering the huge differences between AS3 and > AS2 (I wanted something for AS2, which I now realise I never mentioned > :). <rant> The adobe AS2 documentation is a real pain .. there is no > mention of the prototype property I could find </rant> > > anyways, thanks a lot for the awesome help (and the quick replies! ) > > Regards > Devdatta > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Josh McDonald" <dznuts@> wrote: > > > > Sorry mate, that's my bad! you want .apply, not .call! My fault, I > should've > > double-checked before I posted! > > > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/Function.html#apply > <http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/Function.html#apply> () > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM, dev.bits <dev.akhawe@> wrote: > > > > > yeah I had tried that ! :) > > > > > > But it doesn't work ... I thought it was the problem "this" but > > > clearly this doesn't work : > > > flash.external.ExternalInterface.call.call(null,arguments); > > > doesn't work . > > > but > > > flash.external.ExternalInterface.call.call(null,"alert","whoa"); > > > > > > works. So I guess we come back to the same problem... arguments > passes > > > the args as 1 argument (an array) whereas we want to pass the each > > > member of the arguments array as an argument each. > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > Devdatta > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Josh McDonald" <dznuts@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Ah, you didn't say it was a static function :) > > > > > > > > Just put "null" instead of "this" and it should work. > > > > > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:36 PM, dev.bits <dev.akhawe@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Doesn't work for me .. says "this" not accessible ... > > > > > > > > > > See this code for e.g : > > > > > class package1.subpackage.newExternalInterface extends > > > > > flash.external.ExternalInterface{ > > > > > public static function call(methodName:String):Object{ > > > > > trace("called > newExternalInterface.called"); > > > > > > > > > > return > > > > > flash.external.ExternalInterface.call.call(this,arguments); > > > > > //Compiler says this not accessible from this scope > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > Devdatta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Josh McDonald" <dznuts@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Try: > > > > > > > > > > > > super.functionName.call(this, argsArray); > > > > > > > > > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:14 AM, dev.bits <dev.akhawe@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I extend a class and in the subclass override a > function of the > > > > > > > base class I can call the original base class function using > > > > > > > super.functionname > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But what do I do if this function excepts variable number of > > > > > arguments ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I pass all the arguments present in the arguments > array > > > to the > > > > > > > super function? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > public override function a(){ > > > > > > > super.a( // here I want to pass ALL the arguments that > were passed > > > > > > > // to this function > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > Devdatta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > > > > > FAQ: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> > > > > > > > Search Archives: > > > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo > <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! > > > Groups > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. 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