In the last 2 parts we covered simple classes using object and static methods. Today I’m going to go over class extensions.Extending classes is really useful when you want to make a bunch of classes that have independent functionality but also share a lot of common functions.

One of the most useful ways to use class extensions in game development is to extend the MovieClip class, and that’s just what we’re going to do now!

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In the last lesson we went over what a class is, touched on the types of functions you can do and created a static class with some commonly used math routines.

This time we’ll get into object based classes.

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I know that ActionScript 3.0 is the big thing now, but for a lot of flash developers who started out as hobbyists with more art background than programming, a strict/rigid language is really imposing.

Because of this intimidation factor, many of today’s most creative flash developers still work with ActionScript 1 and 2, coding everything on their timelines and in #include files, but with AS3 looming overhead, they are looking to get their feet wet in the pool of structured programming.

For me, if I hadn’t learned how to work with AS2 classes, AS3 would definitely be way over my head, so I thought I’d take a little trip back in time today and write a long overdue tutorial for my olschool homeboys out there that want to learn what classes are all about.

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