AS3 function for all instance names

[Thrallec101]

so i'm making a zombie game, and i'll have a lot of zombies on stage with the same instance name( or linkage?) and i dont want to have to name them all diffrently, zombie1, zombie2, ect so how can i write a code for all of them?

also i just started learning as3 so dumb it down for me please

[MintPaw]

Short answer = don't, store all their references in an array as they're being created.

Quick example.

var z:Zombie = new Zombie();
z.x = 10;
z.y = 10;
addChild(z);
_zombieArray.push(z);

Now the zombie reference will be pushed into the Array ready to be called upon while looping through it at other times.

Instance names are a thing from the devil.

[Thrallec101]

At 10/19/12 12:28 AM, MintPaw wrote: Short answer = don't, store all their references in an array as they're being created.

Quick example.

var z:Zombie = new Zombie();
z.x = 10;
z.y = 10;
addChild(z);
_zombieArray.push(z);

Now the zombie reference will be pushed into the Array ready to be called upon while looping through it at other times.

Instance names are a thing from the devil.

ok this is my code now

var zombieArray :Array = [];

for(var i:Number = 0; i < 10; i++){
var z:Zombie = new Zombie();
z.x = Math.random()*300
z.y = Math.random()*300
zombieArray.push(z);
addChild(z);
}
function start2(e:Event):void {
zombieArray[1].rotation ++;
}
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, start2);

i made 10 zombies and i can control the first one using zombieArray[1].rotation ++; but how can i control all the zombies in the array? (i diddnt understand what you meant by "looping" maybe you could give me an example?) something like

zombieArray[ALL_ZOMBIES].rotation ++;?

>_<

[milchreis]

At 10/19/12 12:21 AM, Thrallec101 wrote: how can i write a code for all of them?

That's what classes are for.
Store multiple instances of that class in an array.

[ProfessorFlash]

At 10/19/12 03:16 AM, Thrallec101 wrote: i made 10 zombies and i can control the first one using zombieArray[1].rotation ++; but how can i control all the zombies in the array? (i diddnt understand what you meant by "looping" maybe you could give me an example?) something like

zombieArray[ALL_ZOMBIES].rotation ++;?

for(var i:Number = 0; i < 10; i++){

What do you think "i" is and what does this do?

[MintPaw]

Just loop through them all.

Example:

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);

function update(e:Event):void
{
     for (var i:int = 0; i < _zombieArray.length; i++)
     {
          _zombieArray[i].rotation++;
     }
}

Name your functions some more meaningful.

[egg82]

At 10/19/12 03:16 AM, Thrallec101 wrote: ok this is my code now

fixed.

private var _zombieArray:Vector.<Zombie> = new Vector.<Zombie>;
		
		private function init(e:Event):void {
			for (var i:uint = 0; i < 10; i++) {
				_zombieArray[i] = new Zombie();
				_zombieArray[i].x = Math.random() * 300;
				_zombieArray[i].y = Math.random() * 300;
				addChild(_zombieArray[i]);
			}
			
			addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
		}
		
		private function update(e:Event):void {
			for (var i:uint = 0; i < _zombieArray.length; i++) {
				_zombieArray[i].rotation++;
			}
		}

package  {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	
	/**
	 * ...
	 * @author Alexander
	 */
	
	public class Zombie extends Sprite {
		public function Zombie() {
			
		}
	}
}

[Thrallec101]

At 10/19/12 10:33 AM, MintPaw wrote: Just loop through them all.

Example:

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);

function update(e:Event):void
{
for (var i:int = 0; i < _zombieArray.length; i++)
{
_zombieArray[i].rotation++;
}
}

Name your functions some more meaningful.

that worked! thank you so much mintpaw for helping this noob out :)