AS3: Access root

[Celtrum]

Is it possible to access the root in a class extending a DisplayObject?
I have this code, but it brings the following error:

1061: Call to a possibly undefined method dead through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject.

Main Timeline:
function dead():void{
	trace("This traces dead for no particular reason.");
}
var myShoe:Bla = new Bla();
addChild(myShoe);
myShoe.init();

Bla Class:
package{
	import flash.display.MovieClip;
	
	public class Bla extends MovieClip{
		public function Bla(){}
		public function init():void{
			root.dead();
		}
	}
}

Thanks.

[RyanPridgeon]

You will need to pass the stage to the class in a function (such as the constructor).

For example

import flash.display.Stage;
public class Foo{
    private var root:Stage;
    public function Foo(rootpass:Stage){
        root = rootpass;
    }
    public function Bar(){
        root.dostuff();
    }
}

Then create it in the main timeline

Foo thing = new Foo(this.stage);

[billowillo]

What i do is declar a variable called _root. and have it equal MovieClip(root)

that makes it so you can use _root. to connect to the .fla

[blah569]

Another option could be, in your document class (minimal example)

package
{
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.display.Stage;

    public class MainClass extends MovieClip
    {
        public static var stageRef:Stage;
        
        public function MainClass():void
        {
            stageRef = stage;
        }
    }
}

and, to refer to the stage, you could make a new instance of it in your other classes:

public var cur:Stage = MainClass.stageRef;

cur.addChild(self);

or just by

MainClass.stageRef.addChild(self);

Good luck!

[henke37]

Cast the object reference in "root" to the DocumentClass, bang, you got a reference to the Document class instance.