vector. error 1046. Type was not found or was not a compile type...

[codeBeastAdobe]

Type was not found or was not a compile type constant at compile time.

BUT I have imported import flash.display.MovieClip; amd my vector variable declaration is correct.

private var myVect:Vector.<MovieClip >  = new Vector.<MovieClip > (5,true);

I am even copying and pasting from a tutorial so this is very strange.

[kglad]

copy and paste the error message.

[codeBeastAdobe]

1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: MoveiClip

That is th error that appears in the compiler errors window.

(esdebon - that's exactly the same code that I posted)

[esdebon]

that is not exactly the same code that I posted

You need add:

import flash.display.MovieClip;

[codeBeastAdobe]

I didn't make it perfectly clear in the first post - but it is there and in my code. That was the first thing I look for as it often happens to me.

[kglad]

tick file/publish settings/swf and tick "permit debugging".   take a screenshot showing the error message and attach it here.

take a sceenshot of the first 20 or 30 lines of that class showing you import statement and class name.  attach it here.

[codeBeastAdobe]

Sorry won't let me insert image BUT I have enabled debugging and I get those three errors about the same MovieClip.

The error I quoted above and the following.

1120: access of undefined property MovieClip (twice)

package

{

          import flash.display.MovieClip;

          import flash.media.Sound;

          import flash.events.MouseEvent;

          import flash.display.Sprite;

          import flash.events.Event;

          public class as3circle extends Sprite

          {

                    public var keyboard_input:keys;

                    public var circle_hero = new circle  ;

                    private var energyHit:Boolean = false;

                    private var enemy:Enemy = new Enemy();

                    private var myVect:Vector.<MovieClip >  = new Vector.<MovieClip > (5,true);

                    public function as3circle()

                    {

                              //Gerry hack. Make the helicopter smaller via code as I can't edit it properly

                              circle_hero.scaleX = .25;

                              circle_hero.scaleY = .25;

                              addChild(circle_hero);

                              circle_hero.init();

                              var keyboard_sprite = new Sprite();

                              addChild(keyboard_sprite);

                              keyboard_input = new keys(keyboard_sprite);

                              //add the enemies

                              for (var i:int=0; i< 5; i++)

                              {

                                        //enemy = new Enemy  ;

                                        enemy.x = Math.random() * stage.stageWidth;

                                        enemy.y = 0 + i * stage.stageHeight / 6;

                                        myVect = enemy;//populate the vector array with enemies. Vectors only hold one type but they are so efficient.

                                        addChild(enemy);

                                        enemy.cacheAsBitmap = true;

                              }

                              stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,on_enter_frame);

[kglad]

that error message won't be triggered by anything you've shown.

tick file/publish settings/swf and tick "permit debugging".   copy and paste the complete error message

[codeBeastAdobe]

permit debugging is ticked already. This is the error message.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

there's another as3circle class being used by whatever fla you're using to test.

if the code you've shown has been saved to as3circle.as, try using a new directory to save your fla and your class.  if you haven't saved your shown code to that file, save it and retest.

[codeBeastAdobe]

Thanks. I cut and pasted and also changed the classes to have capital letters (upper case) and now all works - God only knows why but it does in this format and it didn't before. An enigma.

Cheers

[kglad]

you're welcome.

[esdebon]

try

import flash.display.MovieClip;

private var myVect:Vector.<MovieClip> = new Vector.<MovieClip>(5,true);