Function call - Problems

[livegangsta]

Hi there,

I'm working on a little flash project and I've got a big problem. I tried to call an other function(functionB) in a function (functionA). FunctionA is a child of abc.def. FunctionB is a child of abc.

abc = new Object 
abc.def = new Object

abc.def.ghi = function () // functionA
{
abc.cba ()
}

abc.cba = function () // functionB
{
trace ( "hi" )
}

abc.def.ghi ()

But I simply get an error:

cba() is not a method of Undefined variable on line 6 abc.cba ()

I don't know what's wrong and I hope you can help me.

[Finjogi]

Well, you try to "use" abc.cba() before it is declared. Define abc.cba before abc.def.ghi and it should run ok..

[phillong]

I am probably wrong, but try using abc_cba() instead of abc.cba().

The compiler might think that this is the . before a method, like

myvariable = element ("My Element")
myvariable.show()

Just a thought, but like I said, maybe not an accurate thought.

[livegangsta]

Perhaps the compiler thinks that every variable in a function which is defined to an object is a property of this object.

Example:

abc = new Object;

abc.def = function () {

myvar = 17

}

The compiler:
'myvar' is a property of the object abc

abc.myvar = 17

---

The problem is that if you try to call a function, the compiler does the same as in the 'myvar'-example:

...
abc.def.ghi = function () // functionA
{
abc.cba ()
}
...

The compiler:
abc.cba() is a property of abc.def

abc.def.abc.cba()

---

Then I thought I can use 'root' to solve this problem. But maybe there is a bug in the compiler which does the following:

abc.def.ghi = function () // functionA
{
root.abc.cba ()
}

The compiler:
root.abc.cba() is a property of abc.def

abc.def.root.abc.cba()

---

I'm not sure but it sounds possible to me.

[Finjogi]

This seems to be visibility issue, somehow if you call abc.cba() from abc.def.ghi() it cant see abc.cba.. no matter if you use root.abc.cba() or whatever..

However little less deep function hierarchy seems to work:

abc = new Object; 

abc.cba = function() // functionB
{
trace ( "hi" );
}

abc.ghi = function() // functionA
{
this.cba();
}

//-----------------
trace ( "start" );
abc.cba();
abc.ghi ();
trace ( "end" );

In this case keyword this point to abc object,...

[livegangsta]

Ok, looks like I can't call any function outside of the object that has got this function. Seems to be a bug...

However, now I must rewrite my entire code.

Nevertheless thanks to everyone for the help!