#include error

[Xeris2]

#include "ActionScript/cObject.as"

Thats my line of code. The error is:
1093: Syntax error.

I don't think its wrong but it must be. Not sure why though.

[Baby Minion]

In AS3 you do not use #include.

In AS3 it is simply:

include "[path]filename.as"

Try that

[Xeris2]

Thanks!!! Works great but now I have another problem. Once that was fixed I received another error.

1131: Classes must not be nested.

I don't a nested class

class cObject
{
// Member vars

//=======================================
// Constructor
//
// Purpose: Simple Constructor.
//=======================================
public function cObject():void
{
}
}

any ideas?

[Baby Minion]

Are you doing the include on a timeline in Flash?

Cause if you are, you cannot define a class inside of the timeline.
If you want to use the class cOjbect, don't include it, and use the import statement.

Then, when you want to use the cObject, create a new one

var ex:cObject = new cObject();

[Xeris2]

I have cObject as a external .as file and I include it so I can create the cObject.
I have even tried to wrap it in a package but it tells me packages can't be nested.
No clue... and yes I am including it on my first frame of my actions layer.

[Baby Minion]

the include statement, is not meant for using class objects.

Make sure this is how your class looks.
Every class you create must be part of a package.
If you are not using a folder structure for your code, we will use the unnamed package. Since we are using the unnamed package, also make sure that cObject.as is in the same directory as your .fla

package 
{
    public class cObject
    {
        // Member vars
        //=======================================
        // Constructor
        //
        // Purpose: Simple Constructor.
        //=======================================
        public function cObject():void
        {
            //code
        }
    }
} 

Because the class is in the unnamed package, we don't need an import statement, which is what you use to make sure the .fla knows where to find the class file. Another problem, was that you MUST declare a class as public. If not it is treated as private.

Now, if you place in your code

var test:cObject = new cObject();
trace(test);

That should trace out [Object cObject]

[Xeris2]

What if I put all my .as file in a folder called ActionScript?
Would my package then be: package ActionScript? or what would I have it be because I still have the same issue.

[Baby Minion]

Yes, the package name matches the folder structure where your code is placed.

Normally the convention is to not use a capitol letter for package names.
So if your cObject class is in the folder ActionScript, your class would have this

package ActionScript
{
public class cObject {



and in your timeline, you would need the import statement.

import ActionScript.cObject;
var test:cObject = new cObject();
trace(test);

I do suggest changing the folder name to start with a lower case letter. It helps differentiate between classes (which normally start with an uppercase letter) and packages (which start with lowercase letters).

[Xeris2]

I still can't seem to get it to compile without the error. Probably something stupid on my part.
1037: Packages cannot be nested.

[Baby Minion]

If you could post exactly what you have in the timeline, inside the cObject class file, as well as the folder structure for the pacakages, we might be able to figure it out.
Don't post everything, just the barebones. I think the issue might just be a spelling problem...

[Xeris2]

Timeline:
include "ActionScript/cTimer.as"

cObject.as:
package ActionScript
{
//=======================================
// cObject
//
// Purpose: Simple class
//=======================================
public class cObject
{
//=======================================
// Constructor
//
// Purpose: Simple Constructor.
//=======================================
public function cObject():void
{
}
}
}

I have my .fla and ActionScript Folder all in the same folder.

Sorry for not putting the code in code blocks never new how to do it lol.

[Xeris2]

Timeline:
include "ActionScript/cTimer.as"

cObject.as:
package ActionScript
{
//=======================================
// cObject
//
// Purpose: Simple class
//=======================================
public class cObject
{
//=======================================
// Constructor
//
// Purpose: Simple Constructor.
//=======================================
public function cObject():void
{
}
}
}

I have my .fla and ActionScript Folder all in the same folder.

Sorry for not putting the code in code blocks never new how to do it lol.

[Baby Minion]

Like I said before, you are NOT using the include statement.

in the timeline, change it to
import ActionScript.cObject;

when using the import statement, you do not place quotes around the class name, and there must be a semi-colon

[Xeris2]

lol sorry about that, works now. So why is it I don't need the include statement? I thought a include statement was ment for external files, while import was for classes that are declared within the FLA.

[Baby Minion]

include is meant for code, that is not in a class format.

So you could have a few methods and variables in a file called goodCode.as
The code inside the .as file should not have any class declaration or package.
It's like code that you write in the timeline.
Using the include statement will take the code in that file, and essentailly add that code to the timeline where you include it.

so if you have this in goodCode.as:
And exactly that.

var cool:Number = 3.9204
var round:int = 4;

function makeCool ():void {
    //I made something cool!
} 

Then in your timeline you have:

stop();

var userID:int = 4183;

include "goodCode.as"

function eliminate():void {
    //destroyed!
} 

Once, compiled, what you have effectivley done is this in your timeline:

stop();

var userID:int = 4183;

// this is where the include statement used to be
var cool:Number = 3.9204
var round:int = 4;

function makeCool ():void {
    //I made something cool!
}
//

function eliminate():void {
    //destroyed!
} 

To get a better wording for it, look here for more info on inlcude and import

[Xeris2]

ic ic, thanks a bunch.