flash actionscript: to test strict data typing and the scope of variables i
wrote a little script:

function F1 () { // some code }
function F2 () { trace (x); }
F1 ();
F2 ();

now, if replace "// some code", and run the movie i get:

x = 10; // output: 10
var x = 20; // output: undefined
_global.x = 30; // output: 30

this all makes sense. what if i wanna use strict data typing?
i tried:

x:Number = 10; // error message
var x:Number = 10; // output: undefined
var _global.x:Number = 10; // error message

the second one makes sense, as one defines a local variable.
how about the other ones? how can i use strict data typing
for global variables? is it simply not possible to define them
in a function?

mike

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That is correct.

You an only use the ": Type" with a var (or in function headers)

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This is correct, you can only put a simple name after a var .. not a path
with a dot (ie cannot put __global. in front of variable name).

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You can't

Also, if you want strict typing for member variables (non local vars) then
use a class instead. Or define them in a onClipEvent(load) etc, where 'var'
does not mean local var (it only makes var's local in a function).

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*burst into tears*

mike

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"Jeckyl" <jeckyl@hyde.com> wrote in
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so the _only_ way to use strict data typing for global variable is
to simply place lines like:

var txt:String = "Hello World!";

in the root? i usually put all the initializing statements in a
function like:

_root.onLoad = init;

function init ()
{
//...
}

such that if i wanna restart the movie i simply have to call the
init function. i don't see how i can do this with strict data typing.
a "bug" in AS2?

mike


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