Timers and Functions

[Mordred58]

I've been having trouble in creating a game where I need to disable some buttons so that an animation can play. I've tried using a function to call a timer, but I keep getting a coercion error. Can someone steer me to where I need to go to be able to figure this out?

[Beathoven]

We need your code to help you.

[Mordred58]

Here is the code that I was using
Here is the code that I'm using:

var animationTimer:Timer = new Timer (5000, 1);
animationTimer.addEventListener (TimerEvent.Timer, function2);

function function1 (e:MouseEvent):void {
     animationTimer.start ();
}

function function2(e:TimerEvent):void {
//the events that restart the game
}

[regbolD]

I cant see an error in this code, is there more code related?

[Mordred58]

That's the relevant parts. the rest are movie clip stops and gotoAndPlays.....

[5TonsOfFlax]

Nothing in the code you posted will throw a coercion error. Post the full error message, and the line that causes the error and any code that tells us more about that line, particularly variable types.

[Mordred58]

Sorry if I've been unclear...I was trying to be concise.

Right now, through tinkering with the code, I'm getting this error at Line 13:
1119: Access of possibly undefined property Timer through a reference with static type Class.

This is the complete code that I have for the game right now.

stop();

var userSelect:String = new String ();
var compSelect:String = new String ();
var roundResult:String = new String ();
var attackStatus:String = new String ();
var compNumber:Number = new Number ();
var damage:Number = new Number ();
var playerHealth:Number = 100;
var compHealth:Number = 100;

var animTimer:Timer = new Timer (5000, 1);
animTimer.addEventListener (TimerEvent.Timer, roundReset);

p1HealthBar.gotoAndStop(playerHealth);
compHealthBar.gotoAndStop(compHealth);
damage = 10;

rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rSelect);
rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rOver);
rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rOut);

sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sSelect);
sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, sOver);
sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, sOut);

pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pSelect);
pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, pOver);
pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, pOut);

rButton.buttonMode = true;
sButton.buttonMode = true;
pButton.buttonMode = true;

function rSelect(e:MouseEvent):void {
    userSelect = "rock";
    rButton.enabled = false;
    rButton.gotoAndStop("selected");
    rButton.buttonMode = false;
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rSelect);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rOver);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rOut);
    pButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    pButton.enabled = false;
    pButton.buttonMode = false;
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pSelect);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, pOver);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, pOut);
    sButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    sButton.enabled = false;
    sButton.buttonMode = false;
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sSelect);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, sOver);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, sOut);
    compChoice();
    whoWins();
    healthTrack();
    animTimer.start ();
}

function sSelect(e:MouseEvent):void {
    userSelect = "scissors";
    sButton.enabled = false;
    sButton.gotoAndStop("selected");
    sButton.buttonMode = false;
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sSelect);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, sOver);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, sOut);
    rButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    rButton.enabled = false;
    rButton.buttonMode = false;
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rSelect);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rOver);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rOut);
    pButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    pButton.enabled = false;
    pButton.buttonMode = false;
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pSelect);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, pOver);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, pOut);
    compChoice();
    whoWins();
    healthTrack();
    buttonReset ();
}

function pSelect(e:MouseEvent):void {
    userSelect = "paper";
    pButton.enabled = false;
    pButton.gotoAndStop("selected");
    pButton.buttonMode = false;
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pSelect);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, pOver);
    pButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, pOut);
    rButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    rButton.enabled = false;
    rButton.buttonMode = false;
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rSelect);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rOver);
    rButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rOut);
    sButton.gotoAndStop("disabled");
    sButton.enabled = false;
    sButton.buttonMode = false;
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sSelect);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, sOver);
    sButton.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, sOut);
    compChoice();
    whoWins();
    healthTrack ();
    buttonReset ();
}

function compChoice(e:MouseEvent=null):void {
    compNumber = Math.floor (Math.random ()*2);
    if (compNumber == 0) {
        compSelect = "rock";
    } else if (compNumber == 1) {
        compSelect = "paper";
    } else if (compNumber == 2) {
        compSelect = "scissors";
    }
}

function whoWins(e:MouseEvent = null):void {
    if (userSelect == "rock" && compSelect == "rock") {
        roundResult = "draw";
        drawAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay (2);
    } else if (userSelect == "rock" && compSelect == "paper") {
        roundResult = "lose";
        compAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("paperAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "rock" && compSelect == "scissors") {
        roundResult = "win";
        playerAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("rockAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "paper" && compSelect == "rock") {
        roundResult = "win";
        playerAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("paperAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "paper" && compSelect == "paper") {
        roundResult = "draw";
        drawAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay (2);
    } else if (userSelect == "paper" && compSelect == "scissors") {
        roundResult = "lose";
        compAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("scissorAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "scissors" && compSelect == "rock") {
        roundResult = "lose";
        compAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("rockAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "scissors" && compSelect == "paper") {
        roundResult = "win";
        playerAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay ("scissorAttack");
    } else if (userSelect == "scissors" && compSelect == "scissors") {
        roundResult = "draw";
        drawAttackMovie.gotoAndPlay (2);
    }
}

function healthTrack(e:MouseEvent = null):void {
    if (roundResult == "win") {
        playerHealth = playerHealth;
        compHealth = compHealth - damage;
        p1HealthBar.gotoAndStop(playerHealth);
        compHealthBar.gotoAndStop(compHealth);
    } else if (roundResult == "lose") {
        playerHealth = playerHealth - damage;
        compHealth = compHealth;
        p1HealthBar.gotoAndStop(playerHealth);
        compHealthBar.gotoAndStop(compHealth);
    } else if (roundResult == "draw") {
        playerHealth = playerHealth;
        compHealth = compHealth;
        p1HealthBar.gotoAndStop(playerHealth);
        compHealthBar.gotoAndStop(compHealth);
    }
    if (playerHealth <= 0) {
        loseMovie.gotoAndPlay(2);
    } else if (compHealth <= 0) {
        youWinMovie.gotoAndPlay(2);
    } else if (playerHealth && compHealth <=0) {
        drawMovie.gotoAndPlay(2);
    }
}

function roundReset (e:MouseEvent=null):void {
    drawAttackMovie.gotoAndStop("blank");
    playerAttackMovie.gotoAndStop ("blank");
    compAttackMovie.gotoAndStop ("blank");
    
}

function buttonReset(e:MouseEvent = null):void {
    rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rSelect);
    rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, rOver);
    rButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, rOut);
    rButton.gotoAndStop(1);

    sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sSelect);
    sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, sOver);
    sButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, sOut);
    sButton.gotoAndStop(1);

    pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pSelect);
    pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, pOver);
    pButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, pOut);
    pButton.gotoAndStop(1);
}

function rOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
    rButton.height = rButton.height + 5;
    rButton.width = rButton.width +5;
}

function rOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
    rButton.height = rButton.height -5;
    rButton.width = rButton.width -5;
}

function sOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
    sButton.height = sButton.height +5;
    sButton.width = sButton.width + 5;
}

function sOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
    sButton.height = sButton.height -5;
    sButton.width = sButton.width -5;
}

function pOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
    pButton.height = pButton.height +5;
    pButton.width = pButton.width + 5;
}

function pOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
    pButton.height = pButton.height -5;
    pButton.width = pButton.width -5;
}
}

[5TonsOfFlax]

TimerEvent.Timer should be TimerEvent.TIMER.

On further scanning, roundReset expects a MouseEvent, but will recieve a TimerEvent. If it needs to react to both, then have it take a plain Event.

[Mordred58]

That seemed to work. Thanks a lot!