Accessing MovieClip on stage

[Quazel]

Ok,
I have don't know how to do this...

I have created a movieclip (game_container_mc) in the main.as file and I want to add a child (enemy) to it from a different file (makeWave.as) how would I do this?

[5TonsOfFlax]

You need a reference to game_container_mc in order to call its addChild method.

Is makeWave a class? How do you get an instance of it? Give that instance of makeWave a reference to game_container_mc.

Post some code.

[Quazel]

main.as

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.geom.Point;
    import flash.ui.Mouse;
    public class main extends Sprite {
        private var game_container:game_container_mc;
        var lvl:Number = 10;
        public function main() {
            game_container=new game_container_mc();
            addChild(game_container);
            makeWave(lvl);
}
}
}

makeWave.as

package {
    public function makeWave(noMonster):void {
        var game_container =  MovieClip(game_container_mc);
        for(var i:Number = 0; i < noMonster; i++) {
            var enemy:monster_mc = new monster_mc();
            game_container.addChild(enemy); 
        }
    }
}

What I need is to know how to access "game_container" from makeWave.as

I only gave you what I think is needed, if you need more ask me.

[5Five555]

game_container=new game_container_mc();
addChild(game_container);
makeWave(lvl, game_container); 

package {
    public function makeWave(noMonster, game_container):void {
        for(var i:Number = 0; i < noMonster; i++) {
            var enemy:monster_mc = new monster_mc();
            game_container.addChild(enemy); 
        }
    }
} 

[5TonsOfFlax]

Since makeWave is just a function rather than a class, you should just pass it in as a parameter.

makeWave(lvl, game_container);

package {
    public function makeWave(noMonster:int, game_container:DisplayObjectContainer):void {
        for(var i:int = 0; i < noMonster; i++) {
            var enemy:monster_mc = new monster_mc();
            game_container.addChild(enemy); 
        }
    }
}

Why would you put makeWave in a package level function rather than make it a method of main?

BTW, classes usually start with a capital letter, by convention.

[Quazel]

This works thanks. How would I make it a method of the main?

[5TonsOfFlax]

Simply put the function in the main class. If you don't need to call it from anywhere else, it can be private. If you do, public.

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.geom.Point;
    import flash.ui.Mouse;
    public class main extends Sprite {
        private var game_container:game_container_mc;
        public var lvl:int = 10;
        public function main() {
            game_container=new game_container_mc();
            addChild(game_container);
            makeWave(lvl);
        }

        private function makeWave(noMonster:int):void {
          for(var i:int = 0; i < noMonster; i++) {
            var enemy:monster_mc = new monster_mc();
            game_container.addChild(enemy); 
          }
        }


    }
}

[Quazel]

Thanks this helps me so much!