strange...

[mbenney]

When debugging some xml code i came across this strange occurence... anyone explain why flash absolutley loves this code...

code:

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doc = new XML();

doc.ignoreWhite = true;

doc.onLoad = fdoc;

doc.load("links.xml");

function fdoc() {

	trace(this)

}

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but takes an instant dislike to this...

code:

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doc = new XML();

doc.ignoreWhite = true;

doc.onLoad = fdoc;

doc.load("links.xml");

fdoc = function() {

	trace(this)

}

---

cofused, all thats different is the way that the functions are declared... both valid methods..
[m]

[XMLEvangelist]

Hi mbenney,

When you declare something like

code:

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fdoc = function(success)

{

trace(this)

};

---

You have declared an object constructor, eg:

code:

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Person = function( name, age )

{

  this._name = name;

  this._age = age;

};

Person.prototype.getDetails = function()

{

  return "name: " + this._name + ", age: " + this._age;

};



var tim = new Person("Tim", "30");

trace( tim.getDetails() );

// output is "name: Tim, age: 30"

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As you see I defined an Object constructor and a function on that object.

What you might have really wanted to do is something like this:

code:

---

doc = new XML();

doc.ignoreWhite = true;

doc.onLoad = function() {

  trace(this)

}

doc.load("links.xml");

---

It's a confusion that should no longer be a problem in AS 2.0 (coming soon in Flash MX 2004).

Hope this helps!