Need help understanding scope in AS3

[frozenpeas]

Hi all,

I am finally making the switch to AS3 but am having some problems. I think it boils down to a misunderstanding about scope.

public class Main contains:

public var xmlData:XMLLoader = new XMLLoader();

public class XMLLoader.as contains:

public var myArray:Array = new Array("square","circle","triangle");

The problem is: I can access xmlData.myArray from my Main class but not from other classes.

For example, if (after xmlData is created) Main.as defines:

public var myGame:Game = new Game();

I cannot access xmlData.myArray from within the public Game class, even though all the classes reside in the same package. Instead, I get Error 1120: Access or undefined property xmlData.

Can someone help me gain a better understanding of this?

Thanks.

frozenpeas

 

[draigGoch]

There is a tutorial/article here about making vars global in as3 ahich helped me:

http://greenethumb.com/article/11/global-variables-in-as3

A computer always does what you tell it to, but rarely does what you want it to.....