[RESOLVED] call as file to addChild from Library

[bosie]

Hi,

I'm just starting out in as3 and for the life of me can not see how to create an instance on the stage of a symbol in the library by calling a function which resides in as file.

My library symbol has linkage (Class: newsButton, Base class: flash.display.MovieClip)

On the timeline in the fla file I know how to create an instance of it:

//add news buttons to the stage
var _newsButton:newsButton = new newsButton();
addChild(_newsButton);
_newsButton.x = 66;
_newsButton.y = 287;

What I'd like to do instead is place a function on the timeline called newsButton() that will read from a package where the function is defined (as file) and here's where I'm at:

On the timeline:

import com.bosie.*;
newsButton();

AS file in directory com.bosie:

package com.bosie {
	import flash.display.MovieClip;

	public class newsButton extends MovieClip {
		private var _newsButton:newsButton;
		public function newsButton() {
			_newsButton = new newsButton();
			trace('newsButton() function called');
			addChild(_newsButton);
			_newsButton.x = 66;
			_newsButton.y = 287;
		}
	}
}

The problem is, when I run the movie I get:
"Incorrect number of arguments. Expected 1"

Have I got this completely backwards or which arguments do I need to pass in the function?

[bosie]

I solved my problem by replacing newsButton() on the timeline with addChild(new newsButton);

I think i had some ambiguity going on as well, too many items named newsButton so here's the working code:

I have a symbol in fla library with linkage (Class: news, Base class: flash.display.MovieClip)

On the timeline:

import com.bosie.*;
addChild(new newsButton); //the name of the class file

AS file:

package com.bosie {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;

	public class newsButton extends Sprite {
		private var _newsButton:news;
		public function newsButton() {
			init();
		} //end function addNewsButton
		private function init() {
			_newsButton = new news();
			trace('newsButton() function called');
			addChild(_newsButton);
			_newsButton.x = 66;
			_newsButton.y = 287;
			_newsButton.buttonMode = true;
			_newsButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, shrinkNews);
		} //end private function init()
		private function shrinkNews(event:MouseEvent):void {
			_newsButton.scaleX = 0.6;
			_newsButton.scaleY = 0.6;
		} //end private function shrinkNews
	} //end class newsButton
} //end package