Class or Object By Name in AS3
Submitted by rosenz on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 14:19.
Hi Gary, just wondering if I can convert string to class/object in AS3?
I know Java can convert string name to class or object...
regards
Ed
I know Java can convert string name to class or object...
regards
Ed
Hello Ed. Yes, you can do this. The secret is the getDefinitionByNamefunction. Here is an example:
var classRef:Class = getDefinitionByName("MyClassName") as Class;
var myObject:Object = new classRef();
var myObject:Object = new classRef();
So myObject can be a Sound, a MovieClip, whatever. It is amazing how little attention this function gets when it is absolutely necessary for programming anything that uses a large library of named objects like sounds, graphics, etc.
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