Hi
This would be expected behavior that the property would not show up on
the instance when declared as static. The reason for that is relatively
simple. The property doesn't exist on the instance, it exists solely on
the class. While it is possible from within Flash itself to do a little
The way I understand it, static variables are 'global' to a class (as
are static methods).
They get created only once (as the class is loaded), instead of
getting a separate copy with each instance.
The primary usage example of one is to have it hold a count of the instances.
the
Yes, Buzz. That's how static things operate. I read the AS2.0 book
by Colin Moock that explains it. Actually, I really, really like the
static attribute and hope it may find its way into lingo at some point.
I've found it to be quite useful. In that book, it explains that
referencing a static
I only know it from the Java world - glad it's all the same
I like them too ... )
I'll have to checkout Moock's books at some point - I've heard they're great!
glad it all worked out
-Buzz
At 6:47 PM -0400 9/19/05, you wrote:
Yes, Buzz. That's how static things operate. I read the AS2.0
