ActionScript 3.0 :: Removing Objects Without Using For Loop?
Jul 10, 2009
i am having a problem removing objects from the stage and their associated arrays. basically when a "shark" is added to stage i want all "cans" to be removed and i dont want any "cans" to be added until the shark has left.my problem comes as i dont want to keep using for loops as i already have two or three for "cans" alone and i heard thats not good for the code!
Code:
var canTimer:Timer=new Timer(2000);
canTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, addCan);
canTimer.start();
[code]....
im not 100% sure were to put this in my code-i didnt really want to put it in a function of it's own as it would mean using another for loop?i get a output error when a shark is added like this:
Quote:
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null.
at flash.display:isplayObjectContainer/contains()
at dolphinmoviegame_fla::MainTimeline/canHitTest()
even though all "cans" are removed.
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