ActionScript 3.0 :: Timeline Code "disappearing" BUG?
Nov 10, 2009
I am having an issue with Timeline ActionScript code "disappearing" when instantiating a custom class.Here is the situation: I have created a CustomButton class that is extended by MenuButton. Both classes are represented by an AS file, but MenuButton also has a symbol in a FLA pointing to the MenuButton Class.All is good except for one scenario. Actionscript that I have placed on the timeline "disappears" (doesn't function) if I attempt to import MenuButton into another class, instantiate it, and then use it:
Code:
import assets.dashboard.buttons.MenuButton;
...
var currentMenuButton:MenuButton;[code].........
This ActionScript works fine if I embed the MenuButton symbol in another symbol and place it on the stage, but as soon as I do something similar to the above, the ActionScript in the timeline of MenuButton does not function. It acts as if the code is gone.
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