Help Getting Started w/Classes

[voxL]

Hi:

I'd like to setup a class file to store functions that I use frequently, not sure how to do it, but I think I'm close.  Here's a simple example that doesn't quite work, I get error:

import PFarmFunctions;

PFarmFunctions.fadeMe (mc,"off",1,1);

Call to a possibly undefined method fadeMe through a reference with static type Class.

My code is:

package {

import com.greensock.*;

import com.greensock.easing.*;

import com.greensock.plugins.*;

import fl.events.*;

import flash.display.DisplayObject;

import flash.display.MovieClip;

import flash.events.Event;

import flash.display.Sprite;

public class PFarmFunctions {

private var who:Object;

private var onOff:String;

private var delayTime:Number;

public function fadeMe(who:Object, onOff:String, howLong:Number, delayTime:Number):void {

if (onOff == 'off') TweenMax.to(who, howLong,{autoAlpha:0,delay:delayTime});

}; //End fadeMe

}

}

If someone could help me get going on this, I'd appreciate it very much.

Thanks.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

use public static functions (and use a shorter class name).  for example:

package{

// import statements

public class R{

public static function fadeMe(dobj:DisplayObject,duration:Number,delayNum:Number,inOut:Number):void{

TweenMax.to(dobj,duration,{autoAlpha:inOut,delay:delayNum});

}

// etc

}

}

then to use, in any of your classes:

R.fadeMe(mc,1,2,0);  // where mc is a display object you want to fade out over 1 second with a 2 second delay

[esdebon]

import PFarmFunctions;

var obj:PFarmFunctions=new PFarmFunctions();

obj.fadeMe (mc,"off",1,1);

[kglad]

don't use the code suggested by esdebon unless you change PFarmFunctions into a singleton class.

[voxL]

Thanks much, I think on my way.

kglad: Extra thanks for being thorough and cleaning up my code - really appreciate it

[kglad]

you're welcome.