Question

So I’m trying to learn to create a public class, and this is what is in my class file:

    class com.RCN.Menu.Menu{

    public var title:String;
    public var menuItems:Array;

    public function createMenu(title:String, menuItems:Array) {
        return title;
    }

    function createTitleBar(title:String):Void  {
    }
}

and in a seperate SWF I use the code:

    import com.RCN.Menu.Menu;

var Accountability:Menu = createMenu("hello",[a,b,c,d]);
trace(Accountability);

yet Accountability traces as undefined, can anyone tell my why this is?

Answer 1

You have to use the new keyword to make an instance of your class.

Try this:

public class com.RCN.Menu.Menu{

    public var title:String;
    public var menuItems:Array;

    public function Menu(title:String, menuItems:Array) {
        this.title = title;
        this.menuItems = menuItems;
    }

    public function toString():String{
       return title;
    }

}

And then to create your instance:

import com.RCN.Menu.Menu;

var Accountability:Menu = new Menu("hello",[a,b,c,d]);
trace(Accountability);

Cheers