flash actionscript: When I have to work with ActionScript 1, I still use prototypes.
But a friend of mine prefers using another method (see example below).
It looks like classes (sort of). It works fine but is it a good scripting
practice? Better than using prototypes with AS1?

clip1.fadeMe = function(out, speed) {
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (out) {
(this._alpha>speed) ? this._alpha -= speed : delete this.onEnterFrame;
} else {
(this._alpha<100) ? this._alpha += speed : delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
};
clip1.onRollOver = function() {
this.fadeMe(true, 25);
};
clip1.onRollOut = function() {
this.fadeMe(false, 25);
};

Thanks for your comments.
Serge

yes ,its better than your code

Thank you for your comments.
The way I was coding was with prototypes. Like this:

MovieClip.prottype.fadeMe = function(out, speed) {
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (out) {
(this._alpha>speed) ? this._alpha -= speed : delete
this.onEnterFrame;
} else {
(this._alpha<100) ? this._alpha += speed : delete
this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
};
clip1.onRollOver = function() {
this.fadeMe(true, 25);
};
clip1.onRollOut = function() {
this.fadeMe(false, 25);
};

There's no much difference between the 2 methods, except that Prototypes are
added for all MovieClip objects while the 'fadeMe' method used by my friend is
implemented locally, only for the MovieClip you use to apply this method.
So, is it definitely better to ovoid Prototype and use the 'local' method?
Thanks
Serge

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