Question

Here i am trying to create a new movieclip type object, which is moved when function mvBall is called. When i run the code i get this err: implicit coercion of a value with static type object to a possibly unrelated type flash.display:MovieClip. Later on i want to be able to make the ball bounce back when it colides with another object. I’m new to action script and don’t really know how things work so any help would be appreciated. Here’s the code:

private function frame(x:Event):void {
        var ball:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
        ball.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, animate);
        ball.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000); 
        ball.graphics.drawCircle(100, 100, 15); 
        ball.graphics.endFill(); 
        stage.addChild(ball); 
    }

    private function animate(ev:Event):void {
        mvBall(ev.target);
    }

    private function mvBall(mc:MovieClip) {
        mc.x += 10;
    }

Answer 1

You need to cast the target to MovieClip

private function animate(ev:Event):void {
    mvBall(ev.target as MovieClip);
}

With that said it is better to just have one ENTER_FRAME handler and animate your objects in there.

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, animate);

private function animate(ev:Event):void
{
    mvBall(myBall);
    //other object animations
}