New instance of object from within a class

[thomashw]

This is probably really simple, but I can't figure it out.

If I pass a MovieClip through as an argument in the constructor for a class I am writing, how do I create a new instance of that MovieClip from within the class?

The MovieClip has a custom class name that is unknown to the class I am writing, it is simply passed through as a MovieClip.

I tried:

_class = Object(mc).constructor;
_mcArray[i] = new _class;

But it doesn't work. I am new to Flash and AS3 so it's probably really simple.

Thanks

[neznein9]

Interesting approach - I never thought of instantiating directly off of another object's constructor. You should be able to get that working like so:

_mcArray[i] = new mc.constructor(); 

[5TonsOfFlax]

That will only work if the class has a no-argument constructor. Since Thomas didn't tell us whether he's getting any error messages or what they are, we may never know.

[thomashw]

Thanks for the replies, fortunately I got he issue resolved myself. The code I posted does work, it was something else that threw up an error. Flash is so vague and cryptic with it's error messsages, it kills me

The class I am referencing has a no-argument constructor. I hadn't thought about it. Is there a way to copy a current MovieClip to an new instance instead of constructing a new instance?

Thanks again