Switch case trouble... it looks fine but output says otherwise

[the_missing_link]

Hi;

I'm hoping someone can be kind enough to help me with my annoying switch case problem that I've been staring at for hours with very little succsess.

function cool(event:KeyboardEvent):void

{
switch(event.keyCode)
{
 case  Keyboard.LEFT : shoot_mc.x -= 5
 break;
 case  Keyboard.RIGHT : shoot_mc.x += 5
 break;
 case Keyboard.UP : shoot_mc.y += 5
 break;
 case Keyboard.DOWN : shoot_mc.y -= 5
 break;
}
 }

[Ned Murphy]

It plays fine too (with a listener in the loop).  What is the output saying?

Update: I should add that y increases as you move down the stage, so you probably want to switch +=/-= between the UP and DOWN keys

[the_missing_link]

these are the errors I recieve... except I get 8 of them one for each command. I do have a stage event listener in place.

1119: Access of possibly undefined property x through a reference with static type Class.

1119: Access of possibly undefined property y through a reference with static type Class.

UPDATE: I made a newbie error and after a break from the computer I noticed it but I still got an error. I forgot to put the words event: in the listener. Here is my listener and the error that I get a lot.

stage.addEventListener(event:KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, cool);

1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before colon.

[Ned Murphy]

For the event listener, the following is correct:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, cool);

For the other 8 errors, what is the shoot_mc?  How is it created/added to the stage?  You appear to have used "Class" to define its class.

[the_missing_link]

Shoot_mc is a movie clip thats pulled from my library used as a cursor.

[the_missing_link]

I posted this a couple post up in a edit but I think no one saw it. I'm no longer recieving the shoot_mc errors I forgot to put the words event: in the listener. Here is my listener and the error that I get a lot.

1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before colon.

[Guest]

Change

stage.addEventListener(event:KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, cool);

to

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, cool);

[the_missing_link]

I did that and got another error. I decided to post the entire switch function and listener since that might help.

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, cool);
function cool(event:KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN):void
{
switch(event.keyCode)
{
 case  Keyboard.LEFT : shoot_mc.x -= 5
 break;
 case  Keyboard.RIGHT : shoot_mc.x += 5
 break;
 case Keyboard.UP : shoot_mc.y += 5
 break;
 case Keyboard.DOWN : shoot_mc.y -= 5
 break;
}
 }

[Guest]

Change

function cool(event:KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN):void

to

function cool(event:KeyboardEvent):void

[the_missing_link]

Thanks raymond for the help. I'm not sure why but I get the same errors that

I posted after doing what you said.

[Ned Murphy · Accepted solution]

The problem may not have to do with the switching and keyboard stuff, but just in case, here's a sample file with the keyboard controlling the position of a shoot_mc:

http://www.nedwebs.com/Flash/AS3_Key_Switch.fla

[the_missing_link]

thank you soo much Ned! I looked at your code and it was identical to mine,

so i looked at your library and my library and noticed a difference. You

exported as symbol1 when I exported as shoot_mc. The export was creating a

conflict. Thank you for your help!! Now a lot of my projects will work

thanks to this discovery.

[Ned Murphy]

You're welcome