[RESOLVED] Functions Delema

So, how do I explain this?...
I'm working with all dynamic stuff.

On the main frame, I have a function, with parameters.
Each tile (there's 25), holds it's own call on the function.

Main Frame Function

Code:

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function tilePlant(plant,id,level,plantStrand){
//do stuff
return plant;
}

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Call of the function

Code:

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on (release) {
        _root.a1[1] = _root.tilePlant (_root.a1[1],1,11,_root.plant1[4]);
          // _root.a2[1] = _root.tilePlant (_root.a2[1],2,12),_root.plant2[4];
          // _root.a3[1] = _root.tilePlant (_root.a3[1],3,13),_root.plant3[4];
          // ect..
}

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So, I need to call the function from an external button that works for all 25.
But I can't specify the call of the function from there, it breaks the dynamics.

Could I like, somehow send the call of the function to the button somehow?
like

Code:

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sender = "_root.a1[1] = _root.tilePlant (_root.a1[1],1,11),_root.plant1[4];";

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and call the sender?

Does that make sense? Or am I a babbling fool? :confused:

create some objects, you can store information like that.

Code:

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var plant //whatever plant is

var f1 = {};

f1.func = _root.tilePlant;
f1.args = [plant, 1, 11, _root.plant1[4]];

_root.a1[1] = f1;

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then you can call the function like so:

Code:

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_root.a1[1].func.apply(_root.a1[1].args, this);

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So I need _root.a1[1] to be dynamic too.
Would I just do like

Code:

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var plant //whatever plant is

var f1 = {};

f1.func = _root.tilePlant;
f1.args = [plant, 1, 11, _root.plant1[4]];
f1.base = _root.a1[1];

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and call

Code:

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base.func.apply(base.args, this);

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:confused: Sorry if I'm not getting it, oop is a newer concept to me :(

what you should be doing is storing function calls (not actual calls themselves, but the components of the call i.e the function and the arguments) in an array then sending that data to a button when you need it.

the object "f1" represents a function call, maybe call it something like "call1". So this is how we would create our first call object

Code:

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var call1 = {} //create a new object

call1.func = _root.tilePlant //pointer to the function we want to run
call1.args = [something, something else, something else again] //an array of arguments which gets passed to the function

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thats it, thats all a function call needs to know, if you want extra data you can add it if you wish, just like you had above:

Code:

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call1.base = _root.a1[1];

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but its not necessary for the call. You would then add this call to an array of other calls.

Code:

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calls = new Array();

calls.push(call1); //add the call to an array

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now we have an array with 1 call, you could now add your 25 other calls in the same way:

Code:

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calls.push(call2);
calls.push(call3);
calls.push(call4);

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etc. However you want to do it, it doesn't matter. Next you set a call to the button:

Code:

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button.callObject = calls[0]; //give the button the first call
button.onRelease = function() {

this.callObject.func.apply(this.callObject.args, this); //call the function with the arguments

//here we can do something with extra data in the callObject

trace(callObject.base); //traces _root.a1[1];
}

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PM'd with the file, so you can help a noobie.

[**SOLVED**]
So the answer for this one was both Recursion and Pass by reference.
Recursion to call the function from the function.
Pass by reference because I never knew flash would let you pass entire arrays as parameters.

Here's the final code.

(on first frame)

Code:

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function func(array,id){
  if(condition >= 3)
  {
        _root.button.onRelease = function()
        {
                array[id] += 1;
                _root.func (array,id);
               
        }
  }
}

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(to call function)

Code:

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on (release)
{
                _root.func (_root.myArray,1,0);
}

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