as3 calling a function in Main.as Document Class from another class

Question

I am sure this is a popular question but I can\'t find the exact answer I need. I simply need to access a function or functions created in the Main.as document class. I have tri

Answer 1

Ok I got the following code to work. It's really a messy solution but I didn't know of a better way. It works. I just hope it's stable and does not use a lot of resources.

If you have a much better Idea I am open.

Here is the MainDoc.as

package  {

import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*;
import com.*;
import com.views.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.filesystem.*;
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.easing.*;
import flash.system.System;



public class mainDoc extends MovieClip 
    {

    /// (Get Main Doc flow) this creates an instace of the main timeline
    /// and then I send it 
    private static var _instance:mainDoc;
    public static function get instance():mainDoc { return _instance; }



    /// Calls the defaultVars.as in to "vars".
    var vars:defaultVars = new defaultVars();



        public function mainDoc() 
        {
            /// Makes this class ready to be passed to defautVars.as
            _instance = this;
                    // Sends the _instance to defaulVars.as to be accessed later.
            vars.getMainDoc(_instance);

            // Calls a function in defaultVars.as and loads a var
            vars.loadButtonVars("English"); 
        }

    }
}

Here is the defaultVars.as

package com {
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.events.*
import flash.net.*;
import flash.display.*;
import flash.filesystem.*;



    public class defaultVars
    {


        /// Makes the MainDoc.as a MovieClip
        // Not sure if this is good but it works. 
        public var MainDoc:MovieClip;


        public function defaultVars() 
        {

        }

        public function getMainDoc(_instance:MovieClip) 
        {
        trace("CALLED" + _instance);
            /// receives the _instance var and its converted to a MovieClip
            // This can now be used in any function because I declared it a public var. 
        MainDoc = _instance;
        }






public function loadButtonVars(Language:String)
    {


    myLoader.load(new URLRequest("Languages/" + Language + "/vars.xml"));
    myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, processXML);

     function processXML(e:Event):void 
        {
        myXML = new XML(e.target.data);

        /// Home Screen Buttons
        homeT = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeT");
        homeB1 = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeB1");
        homeB2 = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeB2");
        homeB3 = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeB3");
        homeB4 = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeB4");
        homeB5 = myXML.Button.(@Title=="homeB5");


    /// HERE IS WHERE I CALL FUNCTION from MainDoc after xml is loaded. 
    /////////////////
    trace("xml loaded!!!! " + homeB1);
    MainDoc.languageLoaded(Language);



        }

    }



    }

}