Help needed about functions

code:

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var select:Object = sym01_id;

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this code doesn't give error but this code:

code:

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function prepareDrag(event:MouseEvent):void {

	var select:Object = sym01_id;

}

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gives following error:

1180: Call to a possibly undefined method select.
var newSymbol:* = new select();

Can anyone help me?

What is sym01_id, a function?

sym01_id is a library item. The code var newSymbol:* = new select(); is inside another function whose name is firstDrag

I don't quite understand what you are doing. But as the error states select() is something undefined. The syntax var newSymbol:* = new select(); is used to call a new object like
var a:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); Also why do you use the * as datatype?

I'm trying to give names to library symbols.

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I don't quite understand what you are doing. But as the error states select() is something undefined. The syntax var newSymbol:* = new select(); is used to call a new object like
var a:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); Also why do you use the * as datatype?

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Because I don't know what to use. I've tried some types but they didn't work. My other function is:

code:

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function firstDrag(event:MouseEvent):void {

	if (isMenuOpen==true) {

		var allSymbols:Object = { };

		var str:String = "sym" + num;

		var newSymbol:* = new select();

		allSymbols[str] = newSymbol;

		addChild(newSymbol);

		newSymbol.startDrag();

		newSymbol.x = mouseX;

		newSymbol.y = mouseY;

		newSymbol.buttonMode = true;

		newSymbol.useHandCursor = true;

		newSymbol.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragSelection);

		newSymbol.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUp);

		newSymbol.hitArea = newSymbol.sym01_btn;

		removeChild(menuBack);

		num = num + 1;

		isMenuOpen = false;

	}

}

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code:

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var select:Object;



function prepareDrag1(event:MouseEvent):void {

	select = sym01_id;

	firstDrag();

}

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Thanks for helps.