hitTestPoint Problem

[grebs]

I am trying to create a space game where you have to fly around black holes. I have made a difficulty setting where easy has less black holes and hard has more. In creating the difficulty setting my hitTestPoint code has stopped working and i'm not sure why. Here is the code i am using -

difficulty.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, chooseDifficulty);
function chooseDifficulty(evt:MouseEvent):void{
	var easy:Easy = new Easy();
	var normal:Normal = new Normal();
	var hard:Hard = new Hard();
	easy.x = 210;
	easy.y = 260;
	normal.x = 210;
	normal.y = 300;
	hard.x = 210;
	hard.y = 340;
	addChild(easy);
	addChild(normal);
	addChild(hard);
	removeChild(startButton);
	removeChild(difficulty);
	removeChild(exit);
	
	easy.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, chooseEasy);
	function chooseEasy(evt:MouseEvent):void{
		for(var i:int = 0; i < 5; i++)
	{
		var blackHole:BlackHole = new BlackHole();
		blackHole.name = "BlackHole" +i;
		blackHole.x = Math.random() * stage.stageWidth;
		blackHole.y = Math.random() * stage.stageHeight;
		addChild(blackHole);
	}
	splashScreen.visible = false;
	timer.start();
	addChild(spaceship);
	spaceship.x = 80;
	spaceship.y = 80;
	removeChild(easy);
	removeChild(normal);
	removeChild(hard);
	}
}

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, hitTest)
function hitTest(evt:Event):void{
	if (spaceship.hitTestPoint(blackHole.x, blackHole.y, true))
	{
	removeChild(spaceship);
	}
}

Any ideas?

[cancerinform]

The hittest script is executed before blackHole is created.

[grebs]

im not sure i understand?

[cancerinform]

This part
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, hitTest)
with its function is compiled when the blackHole instances are not yet created. Actually you should get an error message that blackHole is undefined.

[grebs]

ok. thanks for your help. i'm still not sure how to go about fixing this, any suggestions?

[cancerinform]

One possibility is to pack the whole stage function into a function and execute it after the blackHole instances are created.

addChild(blackHole);
}
bhExecute();


......


function bhExecute():void
{
stage......
...
}

[grebs]

ok, i managed to get it working but now it only works on one instance of the blackHole movieclip. so the spaceship will fly over all of the blackholes fine apart from one, which will remove it.

[cancerinform]

...because blackHole will refer to the last instance made. If you want it referred to all instances one possibility is to put the function within the for loop or call all blackHole instances by name using a for loop in the listener function.