https://github.com/dbackeus/actionscript-prototypes

Bunch of handy prototypes to make actionscript development easier. Inspired by ruby, rails and jQuery etc.
https://github.com/dbackeus/actionscript-prototypes

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Bunch of handy prototypes to make actionscript development easier. Inspired by ruby, rails and jQuery etc.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dbackeus/actionscript-prototypes
• Owner: dbackeus
• Created: 2008-09-05T16:03:35.000Z (over 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2008-09-29T08:44:16.000Z (over 16 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-09T01:59:18.836Z (2 months ago)
• Language: ActionScript
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• Size: 117 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.rdoc

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README

        
== Description

Sweet prototypes for actionscript that extend core classes with stuff to make your life easier.

In need of documentation and is under quite heavy development.

== Usage

Move the prototypes directory over to your .fla directory or add a classpath so your compiler can find it.

Import the namespace before including:

  import prototypes.*

Include everything with:

  Prototype.includeAll()

  

Include all functions from a specific prototype by:

  MovieClipPrototype.includeAll()

  

Include a specific function from a specific prototype by:

  MovieClipPrototype.include( "isMouseOver" )

  

The last one remains quite untested at the moment so can't promise that it works.

== Gotchas

To use the extensions on Number directly on a number without using a variable you need to enclose it in parenthesis or the compiler will shoot syntax errors at you.

  // Syntax error

  trace( 1.day.ago )

  

  // Works just fine!

  trace( (1).day.ago )

  

  // Also works

  var n = 1

  trace( n.day.ago )

  

Sometimes you might want to use each on a non variableized array. The flash compiler has some truly weird behaviour when it comes to this. Here's the breakdown.

  // Silent failure with adobe compiler, works with MTASC given that you specifically ended the previous line with a ;

  ['asdf', 'qwer'].each( function(element) { trace(element) } )

  

  // Enclosing the whole thing in parenthesis makes it work on both compilers

  (['asdf', 'qwer'].each( function(element) { trace(element) } )) 

  

  // Works with the adobe compiler but not with MTASC

  new Array('asdf', 'qwer').each( function(element) { trace(element) } ) 

  

  // Pre assigning the array to a variable always works

  var a = ['asdf', 'qwer]

  a.each( function(element) { trace(element) } )