ActionScript 3.0 :: The Keyword "this" Doesn't Change Scope?
Jan 29, 2009
-I have an object with a function:
var AppMethod : Object = {
testFunction : function() { trace(this) }
}
-In the constructor of a separate class named "Vec", I call testFunction in the AppMethod object by:
NameSpace.AppMethod['testFunction']();
-After I create an instance of Vec, flash traces the AppMethod object. I thought it would trace the Vec object? At least that how it worked in javascript. The keyword "this" doesn't change scope in Actionscript 3? Is there a keyword that will trace the Vec object instead of the AppMethod object?
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